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Summary: An expert swimmer show how to push off the wall in streamline position on your back and how to kick for the backstroke in this free beginner swimming video lesson.
Rotem Agame is a professional swimmer who has participated in the finals of the European swimming championship. She also was part of the Israeli National swimming team. Rotem Worked as...read more
"Hi, I'm Olga and I'm Rotem. We're former professional swimmers and we're here on behalf of Expert Village. Now we're going to do an exercise for the floating. You can push off the wall like Rotem is going to show you. Okay, with your head under the water and hold your breath under the water, when you get out just breath normally and you can add the kicks with it so it gives you more balance. So once you're in the streamline position, you can be in the streamline position without kicking or with the kicking. If you add the kicking, that helps you to master the pull stroke, it brings you closer to swim the pull stroke. "
eHow Article: How to Push Off the Wall for the Backstroke