Swimmers use pull buoys to work on upper body and arms. They use these to work on their stroke. They fit between your legs right about the knee. You do laps with them in.

Swimmers use kickboards to work on their lower body and legs. They use these by holding the kickboard in their arms and swimming laps by kicking. These help with their strokes.

Swimmers use flippers for extra leg strengthening work. They do this by strapping their feet into the flippers, and swimming laps with them.

Swimmers use paddles for extra arm strengthening work. To do this, they strap their hands in the paddle and swim laps.

Goggles are the main part of swimming. Swimmers use them to see underwater and during their race and practices. They keep water our of your eyes.

Swimmers use caps to get their hair out of the way. They also use these to go faster. By using a cap, water can slide right over your head, which drops time.

Swimmers swim suits are a very important thing in swimming. There are special swimsuits to make you swim faster, and drag suits to make you work harder during practices to improve during a race.

Coaches use stop watches to time each swimmer. They also use them to get each swimmers split time. Stop watches tell you time to the hundreth place.

 

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