Hi. Very informative but I am used to open water so struggle with breathing correctly during stroke. I often lift my head before turning it to the right. My current average is 2 minutes per 100m but want to go much faster. Stroke rate averaging 14 per 25m. Leg kick tends to slow me down. If I use ki kboard I can do 25m in 2 mins 15secs as I can hardly move jyst kicking. I still do not know how to sort this issue. I do however have a good catch and pull but seem not to be able to completely turn my shoulder over to get maximum stretch. Can you please advise how I can improve further? Thanks.
Pff I don't need this fancy pantsy technique guide. All I need to remember is this: "pick an apple, put it in your pocket, pick an apple put it in your pocket…"
I like this video which I believe is generally accurate— I thought Head is not facing down enough Need to discuss fingers No discussion on kicking? No discussion on front quadrant Free? Need to discuss sprint v distance swimming Early vertical forearm Late vertical hand?
Still it was very entertaining and generally accurate
Oh to be able to swim like this. Can you do a very basic or more in depth version of this for the total beginner/none swimmer. I found this really informative re. arm technique & the sculling technique to maybe help me with my confidence in the water but there was no mention of breathing or legs or syncing all these things together. It is 25 years since I last tried to swim & I just recall gasping after half a length & clinging on to the side for dear life trying to recover before going again. So I feel I must have had everything wrong. Also, any more confidence boosting tips to be comfortable in the water appreciated. Again I could never tread water & would tire almost immediately trying to stay afloat 🥺
Can you talk about the legs. As much as I try to do the arm technique, I always find my legs sink and I just can't seem to stop it. This then increases the drag, makes me slower, tires me and then I run out of breath. I struggle to do more than a length freestyle where as I could swim for an hour breaststroke, and also run miles so I know it isn't my aerobic fitness making me short of breath
And once again, advising to go underneath the body with your hand is NOT the way to go (my god you are hard learning). Going underneath the body neglects the biggest muscle you can use (lats) and makes you use shoulders and pecs more, which tire far quicker and are less strong. You want to aim your hand just beside the body, not wide and not underneath.
the 'slicing' of the water is actually a very bad tip. Most people tend to cut in way too short en way too slowly because of that general advice. Most top swimmers actually have a pretty heavy entry with quite some splash. The splash itself is not such a big issue, as long as the fingers go in first, elbow high and aligned with the shoulder. So don't bother trying to slice the water, just go in smoothly and don't mind the splash that much
How to link/chain or whatever it's called… The stroke and kick? Also on the stroke, I see some people has it's hand enter the water then only the other hand starts to pull, what is the correct way? Lastly we breakdown the entire front crawl. How do we link/chain everything together?
It would be nice to have a video about the real basics, like how to relax in water so to breath easy and avoid CO2 build up, how to use strength while performing flutter kicks so swimmer won’t go backwards or stagnant in water, how to get the accurate breathing window so swimmer is not pressing the water down with lead hand just to bring head up to water surface, instead of using shoulder rotation to help breath at ease. Don’t get me wrong, this is a fantastic video, but it’s more for people who can already swim a lap or two to fine tune their techniques instead of a real “how to” guide for non-swimmer, just my suggestion.
I'm wondering, how do you guys earn a living? I mean, you guys need to train for triathlon, plus making these videos must be a hell lot of work. And Youtube isn't exactly known for paying content creators well.
great video
So nicely done, as always Mark…
Great and complete explanation
You don't know what you're talking about with the high elbow catch, you have absolutely no catch at all
Those are excellent video shots. The pacing, cuts and lighting really help with the narration. Thank you 🙏🏼
Hi. Very informative but I am used to open water so struggle with breathing correctly during stroke. I often lift my head before turning it to the right. My current average is 2 minutes per 100m but want to go much faster. Stroke rate averaging 14 per 25m. Leg kick tends to slow me down. If I use ki kboard I can do 25m in 2 mins 15secs as I can hardly move jyst kicking. I still do not know how to sort this issue. I do however have a good catch and pull but seem not to be able to completely turn my shoulder over to get maximum stretch. Can you please advise how I can improve further? Thanks.
Nice video 💐💐💐👍
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Great & Excellent
awe-sommmee i finally got the breathing part but as a result started snaking 🙁 this helped me sooo much
Pff I don't need this fancy pantsy technique guide. All I need to remember is this: "pick an apple, put it in your pocket, pick an apple put it in your pocket…"
How would you structure a complete swim session, from beginning to end, so that it includes both drills and intervals?
Oh 😯
No discussion on breathing?
I like this video which I believe is generally accurate—
I thought Head is not facing down enough
Need to discuss fingers
No discussion on kicking?
No discussion on front quadrant Free?
Need to discuss sprint v distance swimming
Early vertical forearm
Late vertical hand?
Still it was very entertaining and generally accurate
Rick Amira
USA Swim Coach
This is an interesting breakdown
Here are some thoughts:
Alguien hablas espanol o português brasil
Very helpful video.
Very good instructional!
Without a doubt the video that's helped me most as a beginner. Thank you tons!
I just followed your "putting your arm around a barrel" advise for the first time today. Very helpful!
drills for breathing on both side please. I breath best on my dominate arm side
The model presses down with his hand in the front. This is a lost speed, there should be more backward motion.
slowly don't slap the water farst after tall as wat to do
Great informative content, but the music is awfully annoying
What? What about the kick. That’s such a huge component for rhythm and timing. You talk about the arms for the run.
This is great. But you didn't mention anything about blowing the air out of your lungs. Thru the mouth? Or thru the nose? Or it doesn't matter.
Oh to be able to swim like this. Can you do a very basic or more in depth version of this for the total beginner/none swimmer. I found this really informative re. arm technique & the sculling technique to maybe help me with my confidence in the water but there was no mention of breathing or legs or syncing all these things together. It is 25 years since I last tried to swim & I just recall gasping after half a length & clinging on to the side for dear life trying to recover before going again. So I feel I must have had everything wrong. Also, any more confidence boosting tips to be comfortable in the water appreciated. Again I could never tread water & would tire almost immediately trying to stay afloat 🥺
I thought it was called king?
Can you talk about the legs. As much as I try to do the arm technique, I always find my legs sink and I just can't seem to stop it. This then increases the drag, makes me slower, tires me and then I run out of breath. I struggle to do more than a length freestyle where as I could swim for an hour breaststroke, and also run miles so I know it isn't my aerobic fitness making me short of breath
Is it ok to breath just on one side (left)? I've tried every 3 strokes but for the life of me, I just can't
Love the content, love the video!
And once again, advising to go underneath the body with your hand is NOT the way to go (my god you are hard learning). Going underneath the body neglects the biggest muscle you can use (lats) and makes you use shoulders and pecs more, which tire far quicker and are less strong. You want to aim your hand just beside the body, not wide and not underneath.
the 'slicing' of the water is actually a very bad tip. Most people tend to cut in way too short en way too slowly because of that general advice. Most top swimmers actually have a pretty heavy entry with quite some splash. The splash itself is not such a big issue, as long as the fingers go in first, elbow high and aligned with the shoulder. So don't bother trying to slice the water, just go in smoothly and don't mind the splash that much
How to link/chain or whatever it's called… The stroke and kick? Also on the stroke, I see some people has it's hand enter the water then only the other hand starts to pull, what is the correct way? Lastly we breakdown the entire front crawl. How do we link/chain everything together?
SUPER USEFUL GTN! THANK YOU!
Beautiful
Priceless!
Great cinematography!
You have excellent form Mark.
It would be nice to have a video about the real basics, like how to relax in water so to breath easy and avoid CO2 build up, how to use strength while performing flutter kicks so swimmer won’t go backwards or stagnant in water, how to get the accurate breathing window so swimmer is not pressing the water down with lead hand just to bring head up to water surface, instead of using shoulder rotation to help breath at ease. Don’t get me wrong, this is a fantastic video, but it’s more for people who can already swim a lap or two to fine tune their techniques instead of a real “how to” guide for non-swimmer, just my suggestion.
Very comprehensive 👍
just another 10/10 video
I'm wondering, how do you guys earn a living? I mean, you guys need to train for triathlon, plus making these videos must be a hell lot of work. And Youtube isn't exactly known for paying content creators well.