One way to improve your swimming strokes is by using training aids. Some of the most popular and most widely known swimming tools are the kickboard and the pull buoy. The Kick board is a tombstone shaped piece of foam that you rest your arms on when primarily focusing on your kicking technique, henceforth, the name “kickboard.” The pull buoy is a tool used to strengthen the swimmer’s pull while not relying on your kick to drive your stroke. It is usually two cylinder shaped pieces of foam either held together by more foam or by cords. The pull buoy is held between the legs at any point, you can put it between your thighs or your ankles depending on what you are wanting to accomplish. In the book it says that many people figure that doing lap after lap on a kickboard is going to improve your kicking technique but the real trick is to focus on what you are doing and find your center of gravity in the water (Laughlin 197). I will use this when I am at practice and really think about whe...