Start Swimming From Treading Water
Is there an easy way to start swimming from treading water? My daughter is in school carnival & is doing 25m swim in free/breast/back strokes but they have to start from centre of pool holding onto rope then swim to starting blocks. She is excellent swimmer but this seems to hold her back as she has nothing to push or jump off from. Is there any tricks to getting a good start from treading water?
This is an unusual way to begin a swimming event! It is difficult to get a good start from treading water and there are very few magic tricks! It relies heavily on a strong kick and some good arm pulls to generate the momentum needed to get going.
In order to get a good start from a treading water position your daughter has to get her body into a horizontal position as quickly as possible. Sometimes a couple of large butterfly/dolphin leg kicks can generate some power and when they are performed with the head down, the body will become horizontal quickly and begin to move.
Partial submersion can also help as the body always move faster underwater. She could try taking a deep breath and moving off under the water, swimming the first few meters the same way as if she had started from a dive from starting blocks.
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