Kicking When Swimming
I am kicking when swimming and I think I never bend my knees enough. What is the correct movement required.
This depends on which leg kick or swimming stroke you are learning.
For freestyle, or front crawl leg kick (a simultaneous up and down kick) the knees bend only slightly to give the legs a relaxed kicking action. If they are rigid and straight then the leg kick is robotic and will lack any power or propulsion. In other words a straight and tense leg kick will result in you not moving very far through the water! Full details of this type of leg kick are available by clicking here.
If you are referring to breaststroke, then the knees are required to bend as the heels are drawn up, before they drive the water in a circular whip action around and back. This gives the whole stroke its power and momentum. Full details of this type of leg kick are available by clicking here.
Full details of all aspects of the four basic swimming strokes along with some easy swimming exercises are available in our best-selling book 'The Complete Guide to Simple Swimming', which is currently available to download at a discount. You can download it, print out the parts you need and take them to your pool to try out. Click the link below for more information.
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