How can a swimmer improve in the water?
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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.
How can a swimmer improve in the water?
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 a swimmer can improve in the water.
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Host: How can a swimmer improve in the water?
Jay Discharry: Improving our performance in the water involves two key components. First we want to increase our leg repulsion and second, we want to work on where our hands enter the water. To increase our leg drive, it's important to think about the fact that kicking is two parts; kicking forward and kicking back. A lot of us tend to have strong quad muscles, but we have deficient or weak hamstring and glutes.
Kicking on your back is a great drill that allows you to work on the second part of the kick stroke. Kicking through to help increase our height in the water and maximize our body position. Second thing to pay attention to is where our arms enter the water in freestyle. A lot of individuals have a habit of crossing over mid line which results in compression of the shoulder, which can be frequently result in over-use injury to the tissue of the shoulder. One of the things you want to try and do is constantly entering the water with your ring finger, this will allow your shoulder to enter the water in a proper state of rotation and decrease compressive force in the shoulder.
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