No wonder USA has a massive advantage in swimming competitions, this is another example of a bold scientific approach to improve all areas of swimming technique and body position.
I'm lucky - when I was getting into Triathlon, I was a lifeguard at a lap pool. I had a really good reference to emulate with the swim teams that used our pool, and the coach would give me free pointers. I got good enough that I started teaching group pre-competitive classes myself after 2 years
you can really see the difference in body position, it has stopped that snaking from side to side that was in the first swim. feet are naturally higher. hands are much closer to centre line and front arm glides out further in front causing less drag. Big improvement smother swim.
I watched lots of videos where they just show an athlete swimming perfectly, but as an amateur I had no idea what to focus on, this one was great! I need to work on hands motion
Catch really is everything. Few swimmers in my club growing up who had seemingly trash strokes above water went to the Olympics - they were i guess just doing everything right under the water.
I would say his head is still a bit high. For the finish of his stroke, That last little whip with the wrist before you start your recover can make at least one less stroke per length in a 25 yard pool. I compare it to being in the sand box with a pile of sand in front of you, and a hole a meter or two behind you. For a proper finish, you want to toss that handfull of sand into that hole behind you. I would have to watch him swim a couple of laps to be sure. The before film he appears to be breathing on a 2, 2, 3 pattern. It appeared that he was more every other arm stroke on the after film. With the male elite swimmers, they pretty much all swim gallop style, and breath on every other arm stroke. Some of the women swim gallop style, some don't. One advantage of breathing every other stroke is you stay very well oxygenated. If you start running low on air, you have a huge problem getting that debt back. As for his arms being in the front quadrant, well, you do not want the windmill style where the arms are opposite each other like back stroke. You did one a while back where the swimmer was doing that. It works for the 50 meter sprint, but not for distance. Watch a video of Sung Yang, or Katie Ledecky. You did an analysis of a swimmer who was using the gallop style, and commented about how he 'almost had the one arm in the front quadrant'. It is not an even cadence arm stroke, which is why one arm is barely in the front quadrant, while the other clearly is. The breathing side arm is the 1 stroke, and the non breathing arm is the 2 stroke. The breathing side arm does extend and pause slightly before the next cycle starts. The swimmer also does porpoise slightly when using this method. Supposedly that adds a bit to the stroke. Not positive, but I think the reason this stroke is more efficient, is that instead of getting a constant steady speed/glide for each arm, you get one more 'normal' cycle, and the other cycle with the quick 1, 2, has less of a glide cycle so your speed is a bit more constant for that cycle. This style is some times called 'hybrid' style, which is for those that think that the lower body drives the upper body rotation, and they say there is hip driven and shoulder driven freestyle.
My technique is incredibly good, my best 100m is 1:00 and my best long distance is 6km, but I can't manage to combine them. When I do distance (which is the only thing I really want) My 100m average drops to 3:00. I glide more, I slow the rythm, I have to breat every two strokes, my body is burning if I don't breath more often. Not really sure how to get distance and a better time, I don't realize what degrades. Overall my body burns if I try to speed up, otherwise I think I can swim for 12 hours, slow paced like that
Hi Brenton, another great analysis that is worth watching to improve swimming. I'm in a limit pace of 1:38 per 100mts keeping it for 500mts. I'm 60 and I do not know what is the limit I could reach but I guess I still has some room for improvement. May I film myself and send you a video for your analysis? I'd like to improve to get 500mts under 8 min and besides the turn and underwater that I need to improve, I'd like to improve my catch, glide and probably my breathing as well.
@@tomkwan9228 Thanks Tom, I'm doing my best and challenging myself all the time as you do. The style is crucial, the glide, the catch, the flip, training hard will improve your time very fast. I'll try to film myself through my friends and send my video for Brenton's analysis.
You may want to check your rhythm. If you swim in a long reach and more languid free style, try doing higher stroke rate with minimum kick to see if you can go faster and less tiring.
Do you push your hand all the way through to the hip? I am trying to pay attention to that because when I forget I tend to have a shortish stroke and lose a lot of power in that way. A good drill for this is pushing until you actually touch your thigh w/ your thumb before you pull your hand out of the water. And also, playing "swimming golf" in the pool: do one lap, count the number of strokes and work on that glide catch and push until you can do one stroke less (or several) per lap. Then try to keep the same number of strokes, but turn your arms in a faster rythm (and put some more power into your kick). Speed should follow. Happy swimming !
sincerely thanks！ at 2:10, would it be recommended, when I breath towards to my left, while right arm still reaching towards? Only after my face re-immerse into water, I quickly pull my right arm to my leg? Would by doing this create any advantage/disadvantage to improve my speed?
Amazing improvement and analysis! Quick math check, if his aerobic threshold is 1:45/100m how is he achieving a 31 min 1/2 IM swim? I calculate almost 34 mins at that pace for the 1.2mi swim. 31 mins would be more like 1:36/100m. Is he able to go faster in the race due to adrenaline?
Aerob threshold is low intensity meaning he could swim at 1:45 for a very long time if he needed to. The 1/2 IM was most likely swam at a higher intensity so a faster pace.
@@kakman1958 A good (and even a mediocre) wetsuit makes you at least 10-15s/100m faster, especially when you are not an elite swimmer with perfect body position.
@@joshpain349 I, myself breath from the right side when racing , but I practice both sides all the time! If waves come from the right side ,I can race from the left side easier nonstop
Check this out. I've been struggling for years to break 2 minutes on 100 meters. Awful, I know but after watching these videos and getting some 5mm neoprene shorts, I dropped to 1m 33s today, fist time ever. You can do it!
Neoprene shorts for someone that can’t keep their hips are can easily take 15sec per 100 off their time. A good tool to help. But don’t swim in them all the time. They are not a true reflection of your progress
Better technique = less effort = you can go farther For longer distance, you just need to make longer swims combined with some interval training (faster/stronger swims that raise your heart rate) to build up aerobic endurance (stronger heart muscle) and increase your muscle strength. You want to feel fatigued and/or feel that muscle burn once in a while to see your stamina improve. The video demonstrates that technique improvement can make a drastic improvement in your average swim times. After you’ve mastered technique, any other improvement comes from consistency and hard work.
@@EffortlessSwimming whenever i try to do any technique i slow down and become a dead fish. randomly while swimming ill hit the perfect technique and my speed will literally double. like right now im fat and unfit and im doing 60 seconds for 25m freestyle lol but im going slow on purpose to breathe better. but sometimes something just happens and my hands accelerate forward and i literally do 30 seconds 25m. it seems the less i breathe and turn my head the better i maintain the technique and build up speed. bizzarre
i am 6 foot 3 and 230 pounds so hope once i lose all the weight i am gunna try to break the ymca records. do you have any videos on mobility for butterfly. my shoulders and chest are too tight to do it
Great detail in the analysis, nevertheless still a mediocre performance that can be easily improved at such levels. Eager to watch another 10 second drop at same frequency.
Technique is so much more important in swimming than in other disciplines of triathlon! Your videos show how impactful even minor changes can be.
Swimming is a technical sport. Power and endurance comes next.
Super valuable, concise, relatable teaching video… Thank you so much.
I've been swimming one month now, and am focusing on technique above all :-)
Having this footage seems so helpful in understanding what you're doing. I think seeing it for yourself makes the learning process better. Great job!
Glad it was helpful! We appreciate that!
This was a super nice video comparison, I wish all coaches had such a detailed approach.
No wonder USA has a massive advantage in swimming competitions, this is another example of a bold scientific approach to improve all areas of swimming technique and body position.
Did you mean Australia??@@franciscogerardohernandezR1979
I'm lucky - when I was getting into Triathlon, I was a lifeguard at a lap pool. I had a really good reference to emulate with the swim teams that used our pool, and the coach would give me free pointers. I got good enough that I started teaching group pre-competitive classes myself after 2 years
I'm training for a 70.3 Ironman in Vietnam and your channel is so helpful for someone like me who wants and needs to improve his form. Thank you.
That's great to hear and thank you for all of your support!
you can really see the difference in body position, it has stopped that snaking from side to side that was in the first swim. feet are naturally higher. hands are much closer to centre line and front arm glides out further in front causing less drag. Big improvement smother swim.
I watched lots of videos where they just show an athlete swimming perfectly, but as an amateur I had no idea what to focus on, this one was great! I need to work on hands motion
Catch really is everything. Few swimmers in my club growing up who had seemingly trash strokes above water went to the Olympics - they were i guess just doing everything right under the water.
This video is very well explained. I’m new to swim training and clueless on technique.
So many pointers from watching you critiwue others that I can think about for myself. Thank you!
Great video. I know the day will come when I look forward to swimming!
Great explanations.
I would say his head is still a bit high. For the finish of his stroke, That last little whip with the wrist before you start your recover can make at least one less stroke per length in a 25 yard pool. I compare it to being in the sand box with a pile of sand in front of you, and a hole a meter or two behind you. For a proper finish, you want to toss that handfull of sand into that hole behind you.
I would have to watch him swim a couple of laps to be sure. The before film he appears to be breathing on a 2, 2, 3 pattern. It appeared that he was more every other arm stroke on the after film. With the male elite swimmers, they pretty much all swim gallop style, and breath on every other arm stroke. Some of the women swim gallop style, some don't. One advantage of breathing every other stroke is you stay very well oxygenated. If you start running low on air, you have a huge problem getting that debt back.
As for his arms being in the front quadrant, well, you do not want the windmill style where the arms are opposite each other like back stroke. You did one a while back where the swimmer was doing that. It works for the 50 meter sprint, but not for distance. Watch a video of Sung Yang, or Katie Ledecky. You did an analysis of a swimmer who was using the gallop style, and commented about how he 'almost had the one arm in the front quadrant'. It is not an even cadence arm stroke, which is why one arm is barely in the front quadrant, while the other clearly is. The breathing side arm is the 1 stroke, and the non breathing arm is the 2 stroke. The breathing side arm does extend and pause slightly before the next cycle starts. The swimmer also does porpoise slightly when using this method. Supposedly that adds a bit to the stroke. Not positive, but I think the reason this stroke is more efficient, is that instead of getting a constant steady speed/glide for each arm, you get one more 'normal' cycle, and the other cycle with the quick 1, 2, has less of a glide cycle so your speed is a bit more constant for that cycle. This style is some times called 'hybrid' style, which is for those that think that the lower body drives the upper body rotation, and they say there is hip driven and shoulder driven freestyle.
My technique is incredibly good, my best 100m is 1:00 and my best long distance is 6km, but I can't manage to combine them. When I do distance (which is the only thing I really want) My 100m average drops to 3:00. I glide more, I slow the rythm, I have to breat every two strokes, my body is burning if I don't breath more often. Not really sure how to get distance and a better time, I don't realize what degrades. Overall my body burns if I try to speed up, otherwise I think I can swim for 12 hours, slow paced like that
Thanks for this!
Very nice video. I also noticed that he splashes less when he enters the water. That saves a lot of energy.
Hi Brenton, another great analysis that is worth watching to improve swimming.
I'm in a limit pace of 1:38 per 100mts keeping it for 500mts. I'm 60 and I do not know what is the limit I could reach but I guess I still has some room for improvement. May I film myself and send you a video for your analysis?
I'd like to improve to get 500mts under 8 min and besides the turn and underwater that I need to improve, I'd like to improve my catch, glide and probably my breathing as well.
Yes you can send it via the Skillest app (see description of this video)
hi Jorge, you are very fast with 1:38 for 500m as 60 man. and im 54, only 210. i am trying to improve freestyle on triathlon swim section...
@@tomkwan9228 Thanks Tom, I'm doing my best and challenging myself all the time as you do. The style is crucial, the glide, the catch, the flip, training hard will improve your time very fast. I'll try to film myself through my friends and send my video for Brenton's analysis.
You are necessarily a former elite swimmer, I mean when you were young. Those times are top class level for for age.
Change to brighter more vibrant colours is the key.
This was really well done. I learned a lot. Thank you.
That's amazing I've improved my swim as well thanks to my coach 🏊
I do all this but still slow AF
You may want to check your rhythm. If you swim in a long reach and more languid free style, try doing higher stroke rate with minimum kick to see if you can go faster and less tiring.
a friend had to become a good swimmer and his one simple trick was: 9 swims a week for a year and a half
@@JackMott😂😂😂
@@JackMott it's the rhythm that's important "into the pool every 24 hours"
Do you push your hand all the way through to the hip? I am trying to pay attention to that because when I forget I tend to have a shortish stroke and lose a lot of power in that way. A good drill for this is pushing until you actually touch your thigh w/ your thumb before you pull your hand out of the water. And also, playing "swimming golf" in the pool: do one lap, count the number of strokes and work on that glide catch and push until you can do one stroke less (or several) per lap. Then try to keep the same number of strokes, but turn your arms in a faster rythm (and put some more power into your kick). Speed should follow. Happy swimming !
Those are some great analysis and commentary on techniques. I want to drop in the 1:30s and I feel like this is what I am missing
I needed this detail. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Look how much less turbulence in the water too!
sincerely thanks！ at 2:10, would it be recommended, when I breath towards to my left, while right arm still reaching towards? Only after my face re-immerse into water, I quickly pull my right arm to my leg? Would by doing this create any advantage/disadvantage to improve my speed?
Hi Brendan, how long would you typically expect this turn around to happen?
You can see who's not comfortable in water n who is..its about been relaxed in the environment..total immersion swimming 4 long open water
Great video!
That's so good Brenton!
Thank you so much 😊
You're welcome 😊
I’m wondering od this pace is achieved on 25m od 50m pool? I can see that my pace is much better on shorter pool.
I don’t know how to get my hips higher..and I try to look straight down as well as not hold my breath.
Amazing improvement and analysis! Quick math check, if his aerobic threshold is 1:45/100m how is he achieving a 31 min 1/2 IM swim? I calculate almost 34 mins at that pace for the 1.2mi swim. 31 mins would be more like 1:36/100m. Is he able to go faster in the race due to adrenaline?
Aerob threshold is low intensity meaning he could swim at 1:45 for a very long time if he needed to. The 1/2 IM was most likely swam at a higher intensity so a faster pace.
@@blainj2 ok thank you I didn’t realize what aerobic threshold meant
Good chance he's also wearing a wetsuit in the race.
@@kakman1958 A good (and even a mediocre) wetsuit makes you at least 10-15s/100m faster, especially when you are not an elite swimmer with perfect body position.
@@Alex-kr7zr Yes, that was my point. It's how he could swim a HIM 'faster' than his pool times suggest.
How do they breath?
Thank you.
This is great thank you.
Great work in improving his catch ... recovery could also improve
I think that breathing from both sides and more stretching exercises would give him more alignment and comfort in the future
Perhaps Brenton doesn’t want to overwhelm him yet.
Most people only breath to one side in open water… he is a triathlete remember.
@@joshpain349 I, myself breath from the right side when racing , but I practice both sides all the time! If waves come from the right side ,I can race from the left side easier nonstop
@@joshpain349 I get neck pain if i breath one side.
ow long did it take him to do these changes?
Amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Looks like the timing with his kick and pull on the same side was fixed as well
..that those small changes made 20sec/100mtrs difference..wow
I'm around 2:05. This improvement would be huge!!!
Check this out. I've been struggling for years to break 2 minutes on 100 meters. Awful, I know but after watching these videos and getting some 5mm neoprene shorts, I dropped to 1m 33s today, fist time ever. You can do it!
Neoprene shorts for someone that can’t keep their hips are can easily take 15sec per 100 off their time. A good tool to help. But don’t swim in them all the time. They are not a true reflection of your progress
Good improvement
Bro when I saw the thumbnail I was like: “wait 2:05 to 1:45 on a 200free LCM? Impossible.” And then he started talking about it being just a 100 lol
brenton.. from the side wiev of the athlete.. doesnt his right elbow sink.?
Yes, his elbow is still sinking, he hasnt fix it yet. But the most valuable and easiest change he can make right now is lift his butt to the surface.
Sweet! First attempt: Bet my PB by 30 Seconds swimming 1km. I'm still at 20:20, but I see there's improvement and how it can be done.
Thanks!
Please add to Turkish subtitles 🌻
This is no proof that technique improved his results. How do you correct for improved stamina?
His 100 PB improved as well to 1:27
Or power
Better technique = less effort = you can go farther
For longer distance, you just need to make longer swims combined with some interval training (faster/stronger swims that raise your heart rate) to build up aerobic endurance (stronger heart muscle) and increase your muscle strength. You want to feel fatigued and/or feel that muscle burn once in a while to see your stamina improve.
The video demonstrates that technique improvement can make a drastic improvement in your average swim times. After you’ve mastered technique, any other improvement comes from consistency and hard work.
2:00 to 1:45 per 200 is a different ball game
i do 59 sprinting a 100m, 1:18 at an anaerobic pace
nice tips gunna try them tmrw
Hope you enjoy
@@EffortlessSwimming whenever i try to do any technique i slow down and become a dead fish. randomly while swimming ill hit the perfect technique and my speed will literally double. like right now im fat and unfit and im doing 60 seconds for 25m freestyle lol but im going slow on purpose to breathe better. but sometimes something just happens and my hands accelerate forward and i literally do 30 seconds 25m. it seems the less i breathe and turn my head the better i maintain the technique and build up speed. bizzarre
i am 6 foot 3 and 230 pounds so hope once i lose all the weight i am gunna try to break the ymca records. do you have any videos on mobility for butterfly. my shoulders and chest are too tight to do it
your arm still not straight at the end of pull phase.
Why is he called Z???
Position, Pace, Persistent...
muito bom 🎬📺📉
I’m very much like the before but way slower pace
He’s kicking x3 as well ….??!
No he’s not. It’s clear from the above water shot his kicking is almost identical
@@dbo4506wrong
The before video is more streamlined than the after video. The video after shows rhe leg sinking more and more kicks as well. Not really efficient
Great detail in the analysis, nevertheless still a mediocre performance that can be easily improved at such levels. Eager to watch another 10 second drop at same frequency.
So his strong arm must be his left arm I imagine
Now do tell how to get under 1m per 100m
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I can't learn freestyle stroke for the life of me :-)
Try wit a snorkle and a pull bouy
@@adambrickley1119 TThanks. Have tried. Didn't work. Maybe I am just too lazy. :-)
he got faster when he started wearing red
RED MAKES FASTA
Triathletes who don't do 2-beat kicks or bilateral breathing. Hmm...
Nice info, you're just overstating this guy's performance to sell your YT channel or are a fool.
But he still is kinda slow 😅
sorry u literally changed sht xd i cant believe he swam with his hands like that, considering he was already a triathlete
maybe hes just got rid of his giant earth sized balls.