Watch our Sweet Spot Video!

One skill we teach at Old City Swim School when preparing both youth and adult swimmers to learn freestyle is the sweet spot. The sweet spot builds on the flutter kick position. The sweet spot drill allows a swimmer to focus on using their body to balance in the water while moving across the water without using their arms at all and breathing normally. This movement is foundational for eventually learning efficient, non-tiring freestyle with side breathing.

Watch our sweet spot video by clicking on the image above. Look at how the body is positioned:

• The upward facing arm on top of the water is placed against the side of the leg.
• The downward facing arm is in the water extended out overhead in a streamline position.
• The swimmer uses a traditional flutter kick.
• Ignore the head position in the video as you will be taught to look up towards the ceiling and not asked to have the face in the water when learning the sweet spot.