What problems can flaws in swimming technique lead to?

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Jay Dicharry
Director, UVA Health System
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Jay Dicharry MPT, CSCS, is the Director of the SPEED Performance Clinic and the Motion Analysis Lab Coordinator at the University of Virginia . Originally from New Orleans , LA , Jay received his BS from the University of Southern Mississippi in Exercise Physiology in 1997. In 2001, Jay completed the Master of Physical Therapy degree at Louisiana State University Medical Center . He has pursued additional course work in exercise physiology and wilderness medicine, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association and a certified coach through both the United States Track and Field Association and the United States Cycling Federation. Jay has a competitive history in swimming, triathlon, cycling, and running events on both the local and national level. He serves as the Coach of the Masters Swimming program for the City of Charlottesville . Jay has helped to organize and presented at the annual UVA Running Medicine conference and has been published in a medical review text. He has been an invited lecturer in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and the Exercise Physiology department at the University of Virginia. Jay's research and treatment interests lie in the biomechanics and treatment of athletes. Jay is the husband of his wife Asha and the servant of his loyal dog, Turbo.

What problems can flaws in swimming technique lead to?

In this video, Jay Dicharry, director of the SPEED Performance Clinic and the Motion Analysis Lab Coordinator at the University of Virginia Health System, discusses what swimming technique flaws can lead to.

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Host: What problems can flaws in swimming technique lead to?

Jay Dicharry: Common flaws in swimming can lead to over-use injuries, even though swimming is commonly prescribed for overuse injuries, it's also possible to have further injury due to swimming incorrectly. Keeping in consideration where we are entering, often swimmers will enter with their arm crossed over too far in front of the body.

Often they'll have too much of an arch in lower back which puts us in an incorrect position, which increases stress in the manner our body is trying get through that dense medium of water.

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