how can i swim faster?

Question

i want to know how to stregnthen my upper body when swimming.

Answer 1

To heck with all that upper body stuff. Put a Crocodile or alligator in the pool and jump in. Guarenteed you swim the fastest you ever have.

Answer 2

Lifting weights helps. Do shoulder and tricep workouts. If you don't feel like hitting the gym, try swimming with a drag suit and/or a pull bouy for a while. Just remember, while upper body strength is important, the kick is what really moves you. I've heard that an Olympic swimmer averages six kicks a second or something like that. But they do have huge upper bodies too. If you're dedicated I say lift weights, work on a fast kick, and a fast turn-over too.

Answer 3

Swimmers, can saying a few words to yourself while you are in the ocean or swimming pool make a difference in how you swim? Can what you think or say to yourself while you swim in a race change what happens? Swimmers could benefit - and swim faster - by applying a little sports psychology. Use positive, powerful words and affirmations to build a strong self-image and achieve swimming success.

While you are swimming, if you say a few words that strengthen or build your self image, you will cancel out some of the negative things encountered during a workout or race. Repeating a short, positive phrase or a few power words will help you ignore distractions and outside influences like:

* Minor aches and pains
* Other swimmers' distracting antics
* How many repeats you still need to complete to finish a set that seems to be going on forever
* The homework you still have left to do today
* The person swimming RIGHT behind me, touching my toes every other stroke

Saying a few, simple words or a short phrase, over and over, works like self-hypnosis.

Answer 4

Practice. Exercise. Kick faster. It works.
Also run around a lot more. If you're a fast runner, you should be able to swim at least half as fast as you can run. Your legs are the key to swimming faster. Trust me. I tried swimming without using my legs, and I rolled around and swam so slow!

Answer 5

Do excercises to strengthen your upper part and also leg excercises are good as well. You use both when swimming. Leg work is just as important when swimming faster. :)

Answer 6

seriously u can only practice and oso train ur arm and calf and thigh muscle.

if all else fails, stuck a motor into ur butt

Answer 7

Practice makes perfect, but nobody is perfect so why practice?!

Answer 8

do lots of arm drills with weights

Answer 9

do alote of pull at practise or fly

Answer 10

try towing a shark