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Beginner Freestyle: Swim Your First 25 Metres

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COURSE INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Freestyle Swimming for Beginners

Welcome to your step-by-step freestyle swimming program.

This course is designed for beginners who want to learn freestyle in a clear and practical way — from basic body position and kicking to breathing, arm movement, coordination, and finally swimming your first complete 25 meters.

You do not need to learn everything at once.

Freestyle becomes much easier when you break it down into smaller skills and practice them in the correct order.

What You Will Learn

Throughout this course, you will learn how to:

  • Maintain a balanced body position in the water.
  • Develop an effective freestyle kick.
  • Exhale comfortably underwater.
  • Rotate your body and breathe to the side.
  • Perform the freestyle arm stroke.
  • Coordinate your arms, legs, body rotation, and breathing.
  • Swim freestyle continuously for 25 meters.
  • Record and analyze your own swimming technique.
  • Continue progressing toward 50–100 meters.

How to Use This Course

For every lesson:

  1. Read the lesson introduction.
  2. Watch the full video before practicing.
  3. Review the key points.
  4. Practice the recommended pool drills.
  5. Focus on one skill at a time.
  6. Complete the Success Check.
  7. Mark the lesson complete when you are ready.

There is no need to rush.

Some students may complete a lesson in one session, while others may need several sessions.

The goal is not to finish the course as quickly as possible.

The goal is to develop freestyle that feels controlled, comfortable, and repeatable.

Course Content

MODULE 0 — GETTING STARTED THE RIGHT WAY
LESSON 0.1 — WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
LESSON 0.2 — SAFETY RULES FOR SELF-PRACTICE
LESSON 0.3 — EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED
LESSON 0.4 — HOW TO LEARN AND TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
MODULE 1 — BODY POSITION AND STREAMLINING
LESSON 1.1 — CORRECT BODY POSITION IN FREESTYLE
LESSON 1.2 — STREAMLINE GLIDE DRILL PROGRESSION
LESSON 1.3 — COMMON BODY POSITION MISTAKES & ASSESSMENT
MODULE 2 — FREESTYLE KICK
LESSON 2.1 — FUNDAMENTALS OF THE FREESTYLE KICK
LESSON 2.2 — KICK DRILLS ON LAND AND AT THE POOL WALL
LESSON 2.3 — KICKING WITH AND WITHOUT A KICKBOARD
LESSON 2.4 — FIXING FREESTYLE KICK PROBLEMS
MODULE 3 — KICKING, EXHALING & BODY BALANCE
LESSON 3.1 — EXHALING WITH YOUR FACE IN THE WATER
LESSON 3.2 — KICK AND BREATHING DRILL PROGRESSION
LESSON 3.3 — COMMON BREATHING & BALANCE MISTAKES
MODULE 4 — BODY ROTATION & SIDE BREATHING
LESSON 4.1 — HOW BODY ROTATION HELPS YOU BREATHE
LESSON 4.2 — STATIONARY SIDE-BREATHING DRILLS
LESSON 4.3 — SIDE KICKING & BREATHING WITH A KICKBOARD
LESSON 4.4 — FIXING SIDE-BREATHING PROBLEMS
MODULE 5 — SINGLE-ARM FREESTYLE
LESSON 5.1 — THE FREESTYLE ARM STROKE CYCLE
LESSON 5.2 — ARM STROKE PRACTICE ON LAND & IN SHALLOW WATER
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