Why Swimming Still Feels Hard Even With Technique Drills

Unstoppable With Shangrila Rendon · Jul 5, 2026 · 1h

A friend once told me, “You’re lifting your head, sinking your legs, and yikes… you’re zigzagging in open water.

With your speed right now, you’re going to be in trouble meeting the cutoff time.”

Then he added, “Just do drills.”

That stuck with me. So I did.

When I eventually decided to get a coach, more drills showed up in my plan. Side kicking, catch drills, breathing drills.. and more.

I couldn’t really avoid the drills, so I did them.

Determined. I’ll do whatever it takes to become a better swimmer.

The truth is, at that time I had no idea why those drills were there, what problem they…