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Pool / Drill / Beginner

Fingertip drag

Freestyle with the fingertips dragging along the surface during the recovery. It builds a relaxed, high-elbow recovery that spares the shoulders.

Dose
6 × 25 m
Rest
20 s

How to do it

  1. Swim freestyle; as the hand leaves the water, lift the elbow first.
  2. Let the fingertips trail through the surface all the way forward.
  3. Enter the hand in front of the shoulder and extend forward under the water.

Tips

  • The elbow is the highest point of the arm during the recovery.
  • The hand and forearm hang relaxed.

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