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By the end of last night it was only me and my mate in the lane so we were getting loads of help. First bit of real attentive coaching I've had since I was a kid. Here's what he had to say about my stroke.
First thing he said was that my left arm recovery was a bit screwed up. Apparently I was twisting the hand and recovering with too straight an arm. Spent the entire next two hours thinking about a nice high left elbow and relaxed forearm and wrist. Was starting to come by the end I think.
Wasn't kicking my feet out of the water enough. And I have to watch my catch which sometimes gets a bit mistimed. Also Have to remember to not shorten my stroke when sprinting for the wall, push out the back and manage breathing a bit better so I can finish with a sprint and a good few strokes without breathing. All good stuff to think about.
Started doing 100m in around 1:21 although that dropped to a knackered and stately 1:28 by the last one.