A Set for Fixing a Slow Upkick When Dolphin Kicking

By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
Fast dolphin kicking requires that swimmers kick down powerfully, and kick up quickly.
And it’s often that “upkick” phase where swimmers’ feet get stuck in the chlorinated mud.
When the upkick lags, swimmers decelerate, take longer to get back into the more propulsive downkick, and create a lot of frontal drag.
And when the upkick is rocking and rolling, the feet move more evenly between kick phases, creating a smoother, more continuou