Backstroke Advanced
The child swims 25 meters of backstroke with advanced technique. Advanced technique means that the underwater phase of the arm stroke, after entry, is divided into a pull phase and a push phase. During the pull phase the elbow is bent; during the push phase the elbow stays close to the body and the water is pushed away with the forearm. In addition, the body must rotate around its own long axis with every arm stroke.
Preparation Exercises
Single-arm Backstroke
The child pushes off from the edge and swims single-arm backstroke. The aim is to rotate the shoulder as strongly as possible with each pull. A trick that can help with this is so-called apple picking. As soon as the arm is at its highest point and pointing toward the ceiling, you imagine that there is an apple above the hand. The shoulders are then pulled up to reach for the apple with the hand. Alternatively, the shoulder of the passive arm can rotate strongly along each time, whereby the passive arm can be slightly raised and then lowered again.
Chin Pressed to the Chest
Many children press their chin against their chest so that the nostrils point downward and no water can get into the nose. As a result they are no longer streamlined and the water resistance increases. However, since this core exercise prepares for the backstroke start and the backstroke turn, our goal is of course to move through the water with the greatest possible speed and as little resistance as possible. For this reason the steady exhalation must be trained with the preparatory exercises.
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