Should I Swim With Closed Or Open Hands? | Swimming Hand Entry & Technique Explained

Depending on when & where you learned to swim you might have been taught to keep your fingers close together. We're taking a look at the hand as it moves through the water, irrelevant to the finger position. We talk about aerodynamics in cycling, it’s time to address the fluid dynamics for swimming!

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