The Side Stroke

Butterfly is one of those strokes that's so hard, takes so much energy and knowledge. If anyone swims the butterfly stroke in a public pool, everyone else is aware of it. And when you're a complete beginner at something, a complete novice, you don't want everyone watching you as you fail. When researching this podcast I learned about a different stroke that I've never heard of before. It's called the side stroke. By your lying on your side, you have your head turned up out of the water,. Your lowest arm, the one that's nearest the bottom of the pool is out ahead ofYou are kind of gliding and you're propelling yourself with a