Your fastest freestyle in 10 Days! Abbie Fish and Dan Daly breakdown the freestyle stroke from the fingers tip back. Pulling the best tips from their coaching collaboration the last few years, learn the fundamentals of the stroke, and how you can swim faster by combining swim drills and dryland exercises. Swim your fastest freestyle in just 10 short workouts you can add to your existing training plan.
A
What is Body Line?
B
Freestyle Body Line Drills
4 x 0:30 @ 0:30
C
Side Kick with Fins
4 x 25 @ 0:10
D
6 Kicks 3 Strokes
4 x 25 @ 0:10
E1
hardstyle plank
3 x 0:30
E2
split stance side plank
3 x 0:30
E3
straight leg glute bridge
3 x 15
A
Breath Control
4 x 100 @ 0:30
B
90/90 Breathing
1 x 3
C
Crocodile Breathing
A
Streamline to Surface
B
Flipturn to Streamline for Distance
C
Streamline for Distance
D
Streamline Assessment
E1
Foam Roll Lats
1 x 1:00
E2
Foam Roll Tspine
1 x 1:00
F1
Downward Dog
3 x 10
F2
Streamline Hollow Hold
3 x 0:30
A
Underwater Fish Kick
8 x 25 @ 0:30
B
Streamline Push Off
8 x 25 @ 0:15
C
Kettlebell Deadlift
3 x 10
D
Kettlebell Swing
3 x 10
A
Flutter Kick with Board
4 x 100 @ 0:30
B1
Step Up Suitcase Hold
3 x 10
B2
Hollow Hold Flutter Kick
3 x 0:30
A
Connection Drill
9 x 50 @ 0:30
B
Half Kneeling Chop
3 x 10
C
Half Kneeling Chop and Lift
3 x 10
A
Freestyle Kick + Rotation
8 x 50 @ 0:15
B1
Rolling Patterns
3 x 4
B2
side front side plank
3 x 10
B3
Walking Lunge Bodyweight
3 x 8
Abbie started Swim Like A. Fish in 2019 after 25 years of success in competitive swimming and 10+ years and counting of elite swim coaching. During her swimming career, Abbie tried out for the Olympics, was a 6x Olympic Trial Qualifier, SEC Finalist, NCAA Qualifier, and 2x USA Junior National Champion. On top of that, Abbie started coaching as they were in graduate school and still training.
Dan Daly, CSCS, is a highly sought after performance coach, presenter, and content expert, with over 15 years in the industry. He obtained a bachelors degree in Kinesiology while competing as a collegiate All-American swimmer. Now a competitive masters and open water swimmer, he’s committed to helping endurance athletes perform better through strength and conditioning.