Freestyle Arm Pull

How many phases in the Front Crawl arm pull?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Recovery belongs to which phase?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What should you do when you are in phase 1? (Select 2 answers)

• Enter the water at 45 degree angle

• Extended your arm

• Focus on pushing your hand back to your hip before lifting your arm out for the recovery phase

• Turn your head to side for breathing

Which phase is shown in the picture?

• Catch

• Pull

• Recovery

• Exit

Why it is important to keep your elbow high during the recovery phase?

• To swim faster

• To be able to extend the arm more efficiently

• To be able to breath easily

• To be able to kick faster

What do you need to focus on in the Pull phase?

• Strong kicking

• Keeping your elbow high, pull straight back, keeping your hand in line with your shoulder

• Focus on pushing your hand back to your hip before lifting your arm out for the next phase

• Lift your arm out of the water and bend your elbow, keeping your elbow above your hand at all times

Which breathing method should you use for long-distance swimming?

• Breath per arm strokes cycle

• Breath every 10 arm strokes

• Breath for every stroke

Our fingers should keep ______ when we are swimming.