Many people struggle with swimming. Our natural instincts often lead us to flail in the water, expending a lot of energy without making much progress. Obviously, this can be frustrating, especially if you’re looking to improve your swimming for activities like triathlon training or open water swims. The good news is that with a few simple technique adjustments, you can transform your swimming experience! Performance High’s Adult Swim Lessons can help you achieve exactly that.
Our adult lessons focus on proper technique for all four major strokes: butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, and freestyle. In these sessions, you’ll learn how to achieve proper body balance, roll for easier breathing, streamline your body for better water flow, and become more hydrodynamic overall. The result? You’ll move through the water with greater ease and efficiency.
Whether you’re a triathlete aiming to shave seconds off your swim time, an open water enthusiast wanting to conquer longer distances, or simply a parent looking to support your child’s swim team participation, Performance High’s Adult Swim Lessons have something for everyone. We offer private lessons for one-on-one attention, semi-private lessons for a more personalized experience with a friend, and small group lessons (3-4 swimmers) for a supportive and social learning environment.
Effortless Swim Package – 10 Lessons
Struggling to swim even a single lap? Feeling like you’re constantly fighting the water? Ditch the exhausting “survival-style” swimming and unlock the secrets of efficient, powerful strokes with our Adult Swim Lessons.
Our 10-lesson Effortless Swim Package takes you on a step-by-step journey to master the Four Fundamental Skill Sets of relaxed and efficient swimming:
Skill Set #1: Comfort and Balance – The Foundation of Effortless Swimming
Comfort and Balance are the foundation of effortless swimming. Without these fundamental skills in place, you’ll likely encounter a number of challenges. You need these skills if you…
- Struggle to swim a single pool length
- Have difficulty breathing
- Feel like you’re constantly battling the water
By mastering your comfort and balance in the water, you’ll lay the groundwork for a smoother, more enjoyable swimming experience in the lessons to come.
Skill Set #2: Core Propulsion – Your Engine
Think of your core as the powerhouse of your swimming. When you don’t use your core, you rely heavily on arm and leg movements, burning excess energy and ultimately hindering your progress. Telltale signs that you aren’t using your core to swim include:
- Desperately pulling and kicking with minimal forward motion.
- The thought of core engagement while swimming didn’t even cross your mind.
- Shoulder pain when swimming freestyle.
By strengthening and utilizing your core effectively, you’ll unlock a powerful engine that propels you through the water with greater ease.
Skill Set #3: Stroke Rhythm and Timing – The Orchestra of Movement
Efficient swimming isn’t just about brute force; it’s about a coordinated symphony of movements. The key to maximizing propulsion lies in creating a smooth rhythm where your arm and leg movements work in perfect harmony with your core rotation. While your arms and legs aren’t the primary drivers, they play a crucial role in optimizing streamlining, core power transfer, and building potential energy.
Here are some signs that your stroke rhythm and timing need some work:
- Plateaued swim pace – you just can’t get faster.
- Feeling rushed and hurried rather than calm and controlled.
- Unexplained fatigue despite being in decent shape.
By mastering stroke rhythm and timing, you’ll transform your movements into a cohesive and efficient unit, allowing you to swim for longer distances with less fatigue.
Skill Set #4: Efficient Breathing – Mastering the Art of Getting Air
Unlike fish, humans weren’t designed to breathe underwater. Our natural instinct, lifting our head to breathe, is actually quite inefficient in the water. To maintain peak efficiency, we need to learn to breathe with our core, not by raising our head.
Here are some indicators that your breathing technique needs improvement:
- Difficulty getting a consistent good breath.
- You only breathe comfortably to one side.
- Asymmetrical strokes – your stroke mechanics differ significantly, particularly when breathing.
Mastering efficient breathing allows you to seamlessly integrate getting air into your strokes without disrupting your rhythm or momentum.
