Latest Technique Tip Posted: Freestyle: Straight-Arm Recovery

Text and Photo/Video by Glenn Mills
Demonstrated by Scott Tucker

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 31. THERE are many elements of straight-arm-recovery freestyle that we could talk about, but we would like to address only the main question raised by a swimmer in a recent email: “If you swim freestyle with a straight-arm recovery, does your upper body lift out of the water when you hand enters the water? And would this cause the lower part of your body to sink?” Click here for the answer.

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