Feb. 10, 2026 - Secrets to Faster Freestyle: Balance and Basics

One thing we learned from Jonty Skinner’s visit to the Zoom was that the world’s fastest freestylers know the importance of slowing down and working on balance and basics.  Join us this week as we do just that.   Monday Brad Tandy: Freestyle balance - Stationary Front Float It all starts here.   https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2934-stationary-front-float https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2968-stand-up-from-a-front-float Tuesday Free Drill: Building the Stroke Here’s a version of Ball to Line to Kick to Swim. https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1980-freestyle-building-the-stroke https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3172-andi-position-11-balance Wednesday Free Drill: Building Core Balance Making sure your bodyline is balanced can help build a faster and more efficient freestyle.   https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2213-freestyle-building-core-balance Thursday Brad Tandy:  Head-Lead Rotation If you can master balance and rotation without the use of your arms, you’re on the way to a faster, more connected freestyle https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2940-head-lead-rotation Friday Free Drill: Freestyle Eval – Timing the Hands and Hips Here’s a close-up and slow-mo look at how to swim with the entire body, connecting hand and hip…catch to core rotation. https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1924-freestyle-eval-timing-the-hands-and-hips Saturday Kara Lynn Joyce: Balance Three-time Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce attributes her speed to the constant honing of balance.  Here’s her favorite drill progression. https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/656-balance Sunday Andi Murez: UP Kick 2 Israeli Olympic sprinter Andi Murez shares one of her speed secrets:  working on the power of her UP kick. https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2065-freestyle-up-kick-2