tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post3860447203964067826..comments2023-09-11T05:14:14.531-05:00Comments on Swimming is Easy - Here's How: Easy way to Rotate your Body in FreestyleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-23479600788162026202011-05-26T16:37:39.033-05:002011-05-26T16:37:39.033-05:00I have been coaching Master's Swim for 23 year...I have been coaching Master's Swim for 23 years and swam Division 1 for 3 years. Please, whomever reads this. DO NOT do what this article says. I cry with tutorials on the internet b/c everyone is suddenly a genius. Crossing over center is the #1 cause of shoulder in juries and leads to shoulder impingement. Further more when you cross center it's nearly impossible to breathe properly and worst of all it's sets you up for a very weak catch.<br /><br />Go see a swim coach anywhere, but please disregard this web site's advice as I hate to see new swimmers start off with bad mechanics.Robert A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-30404195007246880922010-08-16T11:16:41.997-05:002010-08-16T11:16:41.997-05:00Appreciate the comment, but I stand by my post. I...Appreciate the comment, but I stand by my post. If you think about it, most every swimming move has some body counter move or else you would swim in circles or worse. Obviously my suggestions "can" pull the opposite leg to the outside. I'm not saying one should exaggerate the cross-arm thing which certainly would would lead to snake-like swimming (as you point out). A strong core will prevent this. I guess I did not take that into account and my advice is probably not the best for a new swimmer. BTW, your suggestions to "use your kick or reach directly forward" implies that rotating just happens. It does not.isplashdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771519128788355528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-49965826155446121162010-08-16T09:43:55.200-05:002010-08-16T09:43:55.200-05:00Do not follow this terrible advice. Crossing over ...Do not follow this terrible advice. Crossing over centre will cause the body to snake, breaking the streamline. To rotate use your kick or reach directly forward in line with the shoulder and down or both. Repeat do not follow the advice given in this articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com