Try thinking about just one thing when you're swimming. Like making your fingers go into the water like arrows, or getting a good catch as you push back. Or forget about what your arms are doing and concentrate on your kick. Sometimes I'll just think about making the ends of my feet like mini flippers. Or I'll try to make my kick as silent as possible.

Don't worry about what your arm is doing out of the water. That's the recovery phase and it has little effect on your speed. Unless you're like slow motioning it back.

Veronica