One thing we learned from Jonty Skinner’s visit to the Zoom was that the world’s fastest freestylers know the importance of slowing down and working on balance and basics.  Join us this week as we do just that.

 

**Monday**

**Brad Tandy: Freestyle balance - Stationary Front Float**

It all starts here.  

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2934-stationary-front-float>

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2968-stand-up-from-a-front-float>

**Tuesday**

**Free Drill: Building the Stroke**

Here’s a version of Ball to Line to Kick to Swim.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1980-freestyle-building-the-stroke>

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3172-andi-position-11-balance>

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**Wednesday**

**Free Drill: Building Core Balance**

Making sure your bodyline is balanced can help build a faster and more efficient freestyle.  

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2213-freestyle-building-core-balance>

**Thursday**

**Brad Tandy:  Head-Lead Rotation**

If you can master balance and rotation without the use of your arms, you’re on the way to a faster, more connected freestyle

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2940-head-lead-rotation>

**Friday**

**Free Drill: Freestyle Eval – Timing the Hands and Hips**

Here’s a close-up and slow-mo look at how to swim with the entire body, connecting hand and hip…catch to core rotation.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1924-freestyle-eval-timing-the-hands-and-hips>

**Saturday**

**Kara Lynn Joyce: Balance**

Three-time Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce attributes her speed to the constant honing of balance.  Here’s her favorite drill progression.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/656-balance>

**Sunday**

**Andi Murez: UP Kick 2**

Israeli Olympic sprinter Andi Murez shares one of her speed secrets:  working on the power of her UP kick.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2065-freestyle-up-kick-2>


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Feb. 10, 2026 - Secrets to Faster Freestyle: Balance and Basics