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Floating board

Floating boards are often used to help beginners practice leg kicking and strengthen their leg muscles. They help maintain body balance, allowing swimmers to focus on leg training.

Materials and design

Floating boards are typically made from lightweight, waterproof materials such as EVA foam or PE plastic. Their design emphasizes buoyancy, durability, and comfortable handling, making them suitable for swimming training or water rescue purposes.

Athlete reviews

Katie Ledecky

Ledecky has mentioned on multiple occasions that using a floating board for long-distance freestyle endurance training is very beneficial for athletes.

Michael Phelps

Phelps has expressed his preference for floating boards on multiple occasions, believing that they help athletes focus on leg-kicking drills and provide better training support.

Athlete experience

Some athletes have mentioned that floating boards help them focus on leg strength during training, especially in long-duration leg workouts, where they can effectively enhance endurance.

Shortcoming

The disadvantages of floating boards include a reliance on the device during training, their limited functionality (primarily for leg workouts), the susceptibility of EVA material to aging and cracking, their bulky size which makes them inconvenient to carry, and the potential discomfort caused by hard models due to their rigidity.