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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. We are at Machine. I'm not a swimmer so only know the basics. It is something like palm facing up for breaststroke.  [/quote]

Actually, palm placement in breaststroke (arguably the most technical of all the strokes) is a point of debate.  It varies in different parts of the stroke and, as long as it's legal, can vary between swimmers.  Swimming is incredibly technical - far more so than most non-swimmers realize.  That means that even when coaches do give technique feedback, many kids struggle to execute it.  Expecting a nine year old swimming club for the first time not to make mistakes isn't realistic.

Questions like these are best asked of your kids' coaches.  Kids aren't the most reliable reporters.  The most likely scenario here is that your kid's coaches have given them stroke advice and it's hard for the kid to implement.  While not impossible, it's unlikely that a random DPR instructor, who's not even instructing your kid, has such an eagle eye that they spotted this issue and know exactly how to solve it.  That's just not how swimming works.[/quote]

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