Training the 5th Stroke: Progressions & Drills for the Underwater Kick - Kevin Zacher

with Kevin Zacher, Scottsdale Aquatic Club Head Coach; American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 5 certified coach; 2007 ASCA Arizona Age Group Coach of the Year. In this video, Coach Kevin Zacher shares his strategy for helping each swimmer find the right size and tempo of kick for their current abilities. He introduces drills and training sets that build speed, endurance, and power for swimmers of every age group.

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Hi,   May I ask you about how long would it take an average person to get a hang of it?  I have been practicing on and off for quite a few years. Until recent, I am swimming about 45 minutes a day, 5 days a week.  I have been practicing underwater dolphin everyday for about 2 weeks. Currently, I  can handle about 400m of underwater dolphin with fins, then about 15 minutes worth of vertical dolphin kick.  I wonder if it is my conditioning that needs improvement as I know very well that 400m is nothing.

I am seeing little improvement with coordinating myself either normal, sideways, or upside down. However, if I take my fins off, I wasn't able to carry the speed after swimming about 15 meters.  I am very persistent on learning the stroke.  Please let me know around how many more weeks until I will see a rather dramatic improvement.Thanks,