Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Among the most challenging swimming drills is the “Unco Drill” – short for uncoordinated. Ironically, this drill does wonders for developing coordination!

Head Coach of SwimSmooth, Paul Newsome, along with his Endless Pool Fastlane system, shows you this challenging swim drill. This drill requires you to hold a swim paddle in one hand while keeping the other held at your side. Only one arm will work at a time!

Sometimes called "the king of drills," the unco drill helps you to develop every aspect of your freestyle/front-crawl stroke, including rotation, catch, and breath timing.

Note: beginning around the 2:21 mark, the water distorts the size of the Fastlane unit in relation to the swimmer. The Fastlane unit measures just 34" tall, 18" deep, and 29" wide.

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