Catch Up (CU): basically one hand catches up to the other. You will be isolating one stroke at a time which allows you to work on every aspect of your stroke, balance, rotation, and the 4 phases of the pull (catch,pull,transition,push). This drill keeps you long in the water with a hand out in front at all times.

½ Catch Up (1/2 CU): this is the same as catch up except you begin to pull with the front arm when the recovering arm passes your head. This is really the way I would like to see you swim. It is also referred to as front quadrant swimming which means that you always have an arm in the front quadrant of your body space. This should be a long, relaxed, balanced stroke

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