Streamline Off Every Wall
During normal swimming, every push-off becomes a streamline check – partners score walls, so streamlining becomes a habit, not a drill.
- Stages
- Swimming – Stage 8, Swimming – Stage 9, Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Skills
- Streamlining, Push and Glide
- Equipment
- None, Float
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 2–20 swimmers
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- In a lesson
- Introduction / Warm-up, Skill Development 1, Skill Development 2, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Swimmers check the lane is clear before pushing off.
What it develops
- Streamlined push-offs, turns and finishes
- Turns with a streamlined underwater phase and breakout
- Starts, turns and finishes as part of a swim
How to run it
- Swimmers swim a set of lengths or widths of any stroke.
- On every push-off they must hold a tight streamline (hands stacked, arms behind ears, legs together) before the first stroke.
- A partner on poolside gives a point for each good streamline.
- Swap roles and see who can score a point on every wall.
Teaching cues
- Squeeze your ears.
- Glide before you swim.
- First stroke after the glide, not before.
Make it easier
- Use widths and hold a float in streamline.
Make it harder
- Add a set number of kicks in streamline before breaking out.
- Combine with turns rather than push-offs from standing.
Common faults
- Starting to swim straight off the wall.
- Head lifting to look forward.
Corrections
- 'Count two in your glide.'
- 'Look at the floor, not the far wall.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Score for any swimmer without a partner and point out the lane is clear before each push-off.