Madison Kennedy is balanced
It's the most important concept in swimming.
Each stroke, every part of each stroke, is all about balance. Your body must balance without the aid of arms and legs. Repetition of simple practice drills develops good balance.
Move your balance point forward
Press down on the front of the boat and the rear of the boat rises
Press to a balanced position, don't kick to a balanced position
Move your balance point up, way up, on your torso and lean on it, press down on it. Swimming is dynamic so your balance point is not fixed, it moves around, but it should always be as far forward as possible.
With good balance your torso, hips, and legs are naturally, effortlessly high in the water, close to or at the surface.
Good aquatic balance minimizes resistance and enables fast hip rotation.
Balance has two close friends: posture and alignment.
Balance is more than some of the time in some of the strokes, it is all of the time in all of the strokes.
Move your balance point far forward so you can ...
Swim from a balanced position.