Although the release and recovery in backstroke seems as an easy job to do, swimmers make many mistakes during these two phases of the armstroke that can lead to an increase in resistive drag or disrupt the rhythm of the stroke. These mistakes are: to bring the arm out of the water with the little finger up and the palm facing out, to bring the hand out of the water with the palm facing down, to initiate recovery by lifting the hand rather than rolling the shoulder up, and to swing the arm low and to the side.
Let's take a closer look to each one of these mistakes that can affect your swimming technique.
How one swims a race matters, and there are many ways to race poorly and spoil good training. Physiologically, an even paced race takes best advantage of a swimmer's energy resources. This is true for elite swimmers who are driven, mentally tough, and used to hurting and who will use all the energy they have. Fos age group swimmers though, this might not be the best tactic. For age groupers, mental state is a key aspect in swimming a good race. Often if they see that they are far behind the other swimmers, they drop the race and stop trying . It doesn't matter how much energy they have in their bodies, if they feel that they cannot win the race they have no interest in using it. Alternatively, if they think that they have a chance to succeed, they will give all they have and surprise everyone with their toughness.
