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How can synchro improve my swimming technique? |
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Sculling Techniques for improved swimming strokesSynchronised swimmers use a technique known as sculling to help propel their bodies rapidly through the water and to create lift so that they can execute skills in the water at maximum height out of the water. Sculling is the action of the hands and forearms as they sweep back and forth. By learning to scull, a swimmer can improve their awareness of the water pressure on their arms. Sculling is a good skill for improving water safety and an understanding of this skill can help a swimmer to move efficiently when propelling themselves through the water or maintaining height in the water. The water will feel “thicker” in the area of high pressure. To perform a very efficient swimming stroke, swimmers can use synchronised swimming techniques combining a sculling action with a pull. The action is also called “feathering” through the water. 
Sculling techniquesBack layout, flat sculling - StationaryTo perform the Back Layout, the body lies flat, face up, at the surface of the water with knees straight and ankles together. The upper arms remain virtually stationary while the forearms and hands act together moving in and out, angling the palms up to 30 degrees on each sweep. The movement is similar to smoothing out a small pile of sand on a flat surface. The angling of the hands creates an area of high pressure below the hands and low pressure above the hands which creates lift in a similar fashion to the wing of a plane. When the force of the scull is directed toward the bottom of the pool the scull provides lift. This allows the swimmer to keep the body high in the water without travelling off the spot.
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