An Underwater Dolphin Kick Set for Exploring Technique and Speed
By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
Swimmers (and coaches, swim parents, and your favorite swim commentators) know the importance of developing a fast underwater dolphin kick.
It helps us get more from our starts, turns, and, once we really get good at it, can be used to carry more vroom-vroom off every wall.
This leads to lots of face-down dolphin kicking, kick counts, resisted kicking, breath training, ankle mobility, and making our undulation more buttery with each swim practice.
But if you