|Advanced front crawl|
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Your legs are strong and powerful and if you work them efficiently it can be like changing up a gear in a car.
The trouble with this is they use a lot of energy.
If you want to swim a long way you need to use them a little bit more slowly.
The important phrase to remember is fast legs for short distances and a slower kick for longer distances.
Try this out.
The easy way to check the speed of your legs is to count how many leg kicks you do for a length of the pool.
Then try changing the speed and count again. You'll soon get the hang of it.