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"Swim like a train" 9 yr old Patrick Harper
I recently did some work with an excellent 9 year old pupil called Patrick who has Aspergers syndrome. When I asked him to show me his swimming, he started with back stroke. He was clearly a natural in the water but his strokes were a bit untidy and there was a lot of splashing. He responded very well to the idea of hands-on guidance and his stroke immediately changed when I put my hands on his head as he swam on his back. As he relaxed his neck so that his head could lead him where he wanted to go, his arms became light and free and the timing of the stroke immediately came together.
“It’s like a train,” said Patrick. I felt this was a fantastic comment. Swimming backstroke or front crawl is just like moving like a train. The head is the driver, the neck and back are the train and the arms and legs are wheels going along the tracks, keeping it all going. If you focus just on the correct movements of the arms and legs in these strokes, you will make limited progress through the water. But once you get the idea of the head and the body moving like a train, you’ll be flying. Just like Patrick. “The train is coming into the swimming station,” he repeated after every length. Thank you Patrick, for your insight and clarity.
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