Swimming Technique | Fundamentals of Propulsion and Drag | Key phases of your Swim Stroke | How to

Starting your Open Water Swimming journey, then a strong understanding of the fundamentals to Propulsion and Drag will make all the difference to your swim development.
In this video we cover the basic 4 phases to the swim stroke, the phases that develop your Propulsion, and dive into the fundamentals of drag, the common causes and a starter guide to minimise it.
Keep following our tutorials, future videos discover the detail of swim stroke and improvements, and about Open Water Swimming techniques, skills and knowledge. Stay tuned.

[@DeepDeepEast]

I dont understand where the pull phase begin, meaning when i am actively applying force to the water. Is it when my pulling arm is in front of the shoulder or when my forearm, elbow and shoulder are all aligned in a plane?

[@thibod07]

Very good video! Very relevant information!

[@7day_swimmer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@osamakhalifa3830]

Pro which program do you use to draw and analyse

[@7day_swimmer]

Not much of a pro, just patient. Premiere Pro for video editing, and used Adobe Illustrator for all the line drawings. No fancy animation software. Take a still of a swimmer in premiere pro, use that as template image in AI, draw with 'curvature tool' then move forward in video a few more frames, take another still image, template that in AI, draw using 'curvature' tool again, and repeat. Hence why I say Patience. It took some time.

[@djokovic1747]

What happens if you speed up your pull? Instead of fast to slow... slow to fast? Will this help body position?

[@markmanleyH2Oactivity]

My *logic* says "slow to fast" might be more resistant. Perhaps "fast to slow" MIGHT HELP to propel better. *Do what is most natural to Your body* 👊🏊 🥪💪

[@adhipmitra]

Good video

[@7day_swimmer]

Glad you enjoyed. Keep swimming.

[@charlieroldoni2830]

Woman or Men in the vídeo different swim ?

[@esthernjaria9319]

8S

[@christinewangari9463]

8s😫