Winter and spring is the perfect time to hone your technique to make you both faster and less prone to injury during the summer season. Our editor Jonathan had been suffering from shoulder pain – a common injury with swimmers. After his first session with Total Immersion coach James Ewart, he worked on an earlier hand entry diving to a deeper point to take the load off his shoulders. You can see the results of that first lesson opposite and on our YouTube channel at bit.ly/2MfUjvB. The second session looked at implementing a slightly wider arm recovery to eliminate any tension that might be contributing to his shoulder pain
Drill: recover with hands under the water
Result: a wider arm recovery to protect the shoulders