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Sometimes swimming a bit harder means you can go a little farther—after all, there’s no limit to how much your swimming skills can improve!

Sometimes swimming a bit harder means you can go a little farther—after all, there’s no limit to how much your swimming skills can improve!

For now, let’s put aside the dazzling array of swimming tutorials and focus on finding a practice method that suits you best.

For now, let’s put aside the dazzling array of swimming tutorials and focus on finding a practice method that suits you best.

Being well-rounded in the water is crucial for swimming—often rolling around in the pool can be incredibly effective.

Being well-rounded in the water is crucial for swimming—often rolling around in the pool can be incredibly effective.

Two-stroke kicking mimics drawing a bow and shooting an arrow—quickly mastering the technique of snapping-leg kicks.

Two-stroke kicking mimics drawing a bow and shooting an arrow—quickly mastering the technique of snapping-leg kicks.

Looking up while swimming isn’t an unconventional approach—here are three key benefits of improving your swimming technique.

Looking up while swimming isn’t an unconventional approach—here are three key benefits of improving your swimming technique.

The flawed movements that slow down freestyle swimming—specifically, the chain reaction caused by dragging the elbow upon entry into the water.

The flawed movements that slow down freestyle swimming—specifically, the chain reaction caused by dragging the elbow upon entry into the water.

Who has the stronger propulsion in freestyle—shoulder-driven or hip-driven? Don’t forget to maintain your core stability during either technique.

Who has the stronger propulsion in freestyle—shoulder-driven or hip-driven? Don’t forget to maintain your core stability during either technique.

How to build core strength for freestyle swimming? Start by squeezing your glutes!

How to build core strength for freestyle swimming? Start by squeezing your glutes!

A useful fallacy: deliberately avoiding focused leg-kicking practice can actually help you master it better.

A useful fallacy: deliberately avoiding focused leg-kicking practice can actually help you master it better.

Nice move—Three-Stage Yangtze Wave! If you can master this technique, your swimming speed will really take off!

Nice move—Three-Stage Yangtze Wave! If you can master this technique, your swimming speed will really take off!