The SwimFast Sinking Legs Series #13 - FINAL

The Rules of Floating
Pushing Your Arms Forward Stops Legs Sinking

We complete the Sinking Legs series by mastering weight distribution and stroke timing in this 9-page guide. Learn how your lungs are your pivot point, why early pull-through shifts your center of gravity backward, and how front quadrant swimming keeps your hips up by maintaining forward weight distribution.

From the Guide:

Your lungs are your center of buoyancy and the 'pivot point' of your body. When you keep your arms extended in front of your head, you shift more body weight forward ahead of your lungs, which helps balance out the lower part of your body and keep your hips up. Pull through too early, and you spend most of your stroke cycle with very little weight distributed forward, causing your center of gravity to shift toward your hips and your legs to sink.

9 pages5–7 Min ReadImmediate Download

Sound Familiar?

  • Your legs sink no matter how hard you kick
  • You pray every race will be wetsuit legal
  • You rely on a pull buoy just to feel balanced

What You'll Learn:

  • Understand how your center of gravity shifts based on arm position and stroke timing
  • Learn the physics of buoyancy vs gravity and how they affect your body position
  • Master front quadrant swimming to maintain forward weight distribution
  • Recognize why breathing insecurity and balance issues force early pull-through
  • Use the 3/4 rule: wait until recovering arm passes your head line before starting your pull
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