Instructor Spotlight Series Episode 4: KYLE!

This is Kyle's 2nd summer as an instructor at Sugar Land Swim School.  Kyle is not only great with kids but really excels at teaching Adults how to swim.

Instructor Spotlight Series Episode 3: VALERIE!

This is Valerie's second summer as an instructor at SLSS.  Valerie, like every single SLSS instructor, has competitive swimming experience, which is why SLSS is the BEST place to learn how to swim, improve strokes, and/or gain swimming endurance.  Every Monday throughout the summer a new episode of SLSS's Instructor Spotlight Series will post to illustrate why SLSS is the best swim school in the Sugar Land, TX area.  

What is Streamline?

Webster’s Dictionary definition of the word streamline is: a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc. In swimming terms, streamline is a body position in the water that produces the least amount of drag, resistance, and turbulence while you swim. It takes countless practices to perfect the art of being streamlined in the water. Top Olympic athletes like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Natalie Coughlin have the tightest streamline positions the sport has ever seen. Being streamline can make or break your race, event, or stroke all together. During a competitive race, if you are not in a close to perfect streamline position, your stroke falls apart right when you need it the most. Streamline position can be the easiest or hardest thing to learn in the sport of swimming. You have to have flexibility, relaxed shoulders, and core strength to keep your body from breaking perfect streamline position. Below is a picture of Michael Phelps in perfect streamline position. As you can see, his head is tucked tightly in between is biceps, his core is flexed in a manner that would help him not break stroke, and his eyes are pointed down to the black line of the pool. Also, his flexibility is incomparable to many other swimmers, which took him years of stretching, exercises, and training to reach this point.

Example of Perfect Streamline: Michael Phelps

There have been many races when I broke perfect streamlined position and went into a sloppy stroke. There are very few instances when a swimmer can muscle their way through a race and come out of it satisfied with their time. When a swimmer breaks streamline position their race is more likely to end in defeat and/or a poor performance. Like I said before, the top swimmers in the world have perfected the art of streamline position through hard work, patience, and dedication. Sometimes it takes athletes months of training to get one step closer to achieving their goals. In the end, it’s the satisfaction of success that drives swimmers further.


Written by: Crosby Johnson

SLSS Instructor Spotlight Series Episode 2

SLSS Instructor Spotlight: CHARLIE

Sugar Land Swim School has THE BEST swim instructors in the Sugar Land, TX area.  Our instructor spotlight series illustrates why Sugar Land Swim School is the best place to learn how to swim!

SLSS Instructor Spotlight Series Episode 1

SLSS Instructor: LILY

Sugar Land Swim School has THE BEST swim instructors in the Sugar Land, TX area.  Tune in each Monday throughout the summer to find out why!