Drills

Drills are exercises done to emphasize a specific element of a stroke, intended to improve technique. Including drills in every workout is a good way to ingrain solid habits into your stroke and should generally be done on a very easy base. There are a wide variety of drills for each stroke.  See a list of drills below:

Freestyle

3/6/3
Fist Drill
Fingertip Drag
Single Arm
Head up/Tarzan (OW/Tri)
Fast Turnover
Sighting (OW/Tri)
 

Butterfly

Single Arm
3/3/3
1/1/1

Backstroke

Single Arm
Three strokes/Hold
Double Arm
 

Breaststroke

Pull with dolphin kick
Pull with freestyle kick
Two kicks/one pull
Three kicks/one pull