Swimming Tips #4 – How high should your elbow be when lifting it above the water?

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The right elbow positioning in the water allows body elevation and better and stronger strokes. In competitive swimming the highest the elbow is – the better.

There are many drills to practice high elbows such as touching your armpit with your thumb, scratching the water and many more. But is high elbow right for you? The answer is yes and no. Yes for high elbow, and no for not as high as for competitive swimming. We mean raising your elbow slowly, as high as possible, to a point where you start feeling pressure in your shoulder. Your optimal height is right beneath that point. This is your WEST. So, as high as your flexibility allows you.

This is your swim WEST. So, as high as your flexibility allows you.

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