Learn different types of Swimming Styles and Benefits

 Swimming is a single sport that requires one to move their entire body through water. It sounds easy doesn't it. Water's viscosity creates drag, which can be difficult to counter. While one may feel lighter in water, the drag won't let your muscles relax as you move. This allows you to exercise your muscles and doesn't put too much strain on your bones. There are five types of swimming styles that you can choose from. Let's discuss in detail each type's benefits, advantages, and muscles.

Front Crawl

This stroke is also called Freestyle. This stroke allows for maximum speed and minimal effort. The Prone horizontal (face-down) position is used for freestyle swimming. Flutter kicks, alternate arm movement movements and flutter kicks create the thrust necessary to push the body.

Legs alternately move with quick, compact kicks in water to keep the feet pointed. The water is pulled back by the arms . One arm pulls water forward towards the hip while the other retrieves water from the hip.

Sideways breathing is when an arm is lifted out of the water to recover. As the air is inhaled quickly, the Head emerges from the water with the shoulder. To ensure sufficient intake, air is exhaled from the water to ensure adequate intake within a short time.

Because:

1. Because of the pointed hands, arm recovery is less dragging.
2. b) One arm pulls the water.

Muscles used for front crawl:

1. Core and abdominal muscles are important for keeping your body slim and lifting your breathing.
2. The water is pulled back by the muscles of the forearms.
3. Glute and hamstring can be used to propel the legs through the ground and keep the body in a balanced position.
4. To reach out and allow your hand to enter the water, you will need to use your shoulder muscles.

Breaststroke

This swimming stroke can also be done in a prone position. Breastroke is a movement where the body is forced to move in an inclined position. The body can glide through the water by using frog-like kicks, and simultaneously moving its hands inside the water.

Legs can be bent and kicked into the water to propel the body forward. This is a frog-like movement, or symmetrical whip kick, that occurs underwater.

Armmovements can be symmetrical or simultaneous. The hands create an arc by moving from a forward-leaning position to below the chest. The recovery phase is different from the freestyle stroke in that the hands move in a straight line.

When the hands are below the chest and the head above the water surface, breathing takes place at the end propulsion.

Breaststroke is the most slow of all 5 swimming strokes. This technique is usually taught to beginners first, since the head is most often above the water.

Breast Stroke: used by Muscles

1. Pectoral and Latissimus Dorsi muscle are used to move the arms inwards against the water.
2. To kick your legs in the water, you can use Quadriceps and Glutes.

Butterfly Stroke

The butterfly stroke requires a prone position. This stroke is more strenuous than other swimming strokes and can be exhausting. The body performs waves-like movements by moving the hips and chest up and down on the water surface.

Legs go through a dolphin-like motion. This means that both legs remain straight and together as you kick them into the water.

Arms are symmetrical and follow an hourglass motion underwater. They move from a forward-leaning position and extend to the underside of the chest, toward the hips.

Recovery occurs when both the head and chest are raised above the water.

The butterfly stroke is the most difficult to master. It is not easy to master the undulations, dolphin kick, arm movements, and arm movements. It can be very tiring, so it is not recommended for fitness or recreational swimmers.

Muscles are used in the Butterfly stroke:

1. High use of the core abdominal, lower back and lower back muscles is a sign of a healthy body. They lift the body from the water when it comes to breathing.
2. The leg movement is similar to a dolphin's, and glutes are used.
3. This powerful stroke requires a lot of pecs. Quads, hamstrings and calves are all important.

Backstroke

The only competitive stroke that can be done on the back is the backstroke. The head is facing forward in neutral. It is similar to the Front Crawl type, except that the back faces down.

Legsdo quick and compact flutter kicks.

The arms are used to pull water under the back so that the body moves backwards. Backstroke is competitively third behind Butterfly and Front Crawl.

Swimming is free of movements as the head does not enter the water.

Muscles used backstroke are:

This stroke requires that the shoulder muscles dominate more than in other strokes. In the backstroke, the muscles of the lower leg play an important role. The rotator wrist muscles, particularly the subscapularis or the teres minor, are used extensively. Patients with back problems should try the swimming stroke. It will relax the muscles and straighten them.