Game version
Streamline statue: push off in a tight streamline and glide while a partner marks each glide with a flag. Swap, and let the pair try to beat its own total number of flags.
Body Dolphin Without Arms
Learn the butterfly wave by moving from your chest, with arms at your sides.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Push off on your front with arms by your sides.
Core: Push off and one kick. Beat your own best glide.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Pool
- Bring
- Pool, fins (optional)
- Level · skill
- Developing · Streamline & Breakouts
The steps
How it works
- Push off on your front with arms by your sides.
- Press your chest down, then let your hips rise.
- Let the wave finish in a small kick.
- Breathe by lifting your chin; do 6 half lengths.
Coaching point
Chest presses, hips follow.
Safety: Swim only with a lifeguard or coach watching and, under 14, a grown-up within arm’s reach.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (push off from the wall), Core (push off and one kick), More (push off and a smooth stroke). Beat your own best glide.
Story
You are a rocket sliding through the water without a ripple.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best glide. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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