Equipment

 

 

 

 

 
 

Swim suits*
You would need bathing suit of course. There are many different styles of swimsuits some are for racing some are for practice.

 

Kickboard*
This is a kick board. The kickboard helps you kick better and it uses to help increase your leg strength. To increase your leg strength you want to kick harder and fastest. Your kicking abilities helps a lot when you’re swimming a stroke. It helps people who like sprinting more than people who swim distance because you people go faster in shorter distances. The use the kickboard your hands go at the top part of the board and your just kick. There are many drills. One drill is fifteen minute kick. You kick nonstop for fifteen minutes. Some times you have to count how many laps you do.

 

Goggles*
Goggles are used to help you see clearly in the water. If you have goggles you would probably run into the wall and your eyes will burn. In case your goggles brake, always want to carry and extra pair with you. Also there are so many different styles and brands to choose from. Their main purpose is to help you see clearly in the water.

 

Pull buoy*
The use to pull buoy you put between your legs. You use it to pill your self threw the water to strengthen your arms. Its mainly use for arm strength. One drill for using a pull buoy might be eight one hundreds pull on 1:40.

 

Flippers*
 These are flippers. They help you to kick harder and faster. They are many sizes and different styles. There is one special kind of fin; it is used to butterfly swimmers. Their called monofins, they are connected at the feet. Flippers are used to help you kick faster while you’re in the water. One set would be six 50’s kick. You can use flippers by themselves, with a kickboard, or with paddles.

 

Paddles*
 Paddles are mainly used for arm strength. They also help you go faster. A good set would be eight 50’s on 1:20 with paddles. You can use paddles with fins or you can use them with a pull buoy.

   

Caps*
These are caps, they are mostly girls wear them. Boys could wear if they want or if they have long hair because it makes the water run right past your hair. Caps make you go faster of course. Most people wear their goggles on top of their caps, but some wear them underneath. There are many different types and styles of caps. But if really does not matter which one you have cause they make you go faster.

 
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