Mirrors are essential for teaching streamline.

Place your mirror on the bottom of the pool, several yards from the wall where the swimmer will push off.

Explain the streamline position that you want to see, and get the swimmer to demonstrate this position while standing near the wall.

Now describe what the swimmer will see when he pushes off and glides across the mirror.   Don’t overload them.  Pick just one or two things at a time.

You might say, “I want you to see your eyes and your entire face as you glide over the mirror.”

Or...”Watch for one hand flat on the water, because the other hand should be on top of the other hand.”

Or... “See your arms squeezing tight against the side of your head.”

Or... See your legs long and extended, with feet together and toes pointed.”

Whatever your definition is for a perfect streamline, tell them what they will see, and phrase it in positive terms, rather than saying “Don’t do this...or don’t do that.”

Remember:  Mirrors reinforce visual learning, so give instructions that tell your swimmers what to see and what to watch for.

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Mirrors for Streamline