Poor body position

Head high, hips low or body bent, making movement hard work.

Activities that help

• Eyes on the Line – Swimmers keep their eyes on the line on the pool floor – a steady, low head gives a flat body and higher legs.
• Magic Carpet – Swimmers lie on their front on a noodle or float 'carpet' and are towed around by a helper.
• Pencil Glide on the Back – Back push and glide in a long pencil shape, starting from the wall.
• Press the T – Swimmers gently press their chest (the 'T' across the shoulders and down the breastbone) into the water to bring the hips up.
• Rocket Launch – Countdown, blast-off, glide! Swimmers push from the wall in a rocket shape and the teacher watches for a long, thin, still body.
• Rocket Push – Swimmers push off the wall like a rocket into a streamlined front glide.
• Shapes – Swimmers make body shapes in the water – star, pencil, ball – to explore buoyancy and body position.
• Superman – A supported front float and glide in a long, flying Superman shape.
• Torpedo Through the Hoop – Swimmers glide through a hoop held at the surface – a target that encourages a long, flat body.