How to improve freestyle for beginners [ 3 Simple Tips]
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- In this video you will learn 3 simple tips to improve your freestyle. Freestyle is also known as front crawl. If you are a beginner swimmer or have been swimming freestyle consistently for a couple of months this is the video for you.
Freestyle is the fastest stroke in the water and there are a couple of techniques explained in the video to help you improve.
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Breathing is major problem I feel
same
same
I love the whole video especially at last high elbow technique ☝️🏊♂️
Glad you like it. Tq
How can i open my eyes when swimming
I love all your tips. I usually swim on the ocean,but always looking to better my swimming. The tide is always changing and sometimes offers some challenge .
Yes swimming in the ocean is great. I love it too
wonderfully explained, thanks for this
Glad you like it
Thank you great instruction will be following for more video. You helped me correct head position because I used to sink looking up unstead of downwards. Furthermore I struggle with hand movement.
Thank you for the great instruction. How do you 'catch' the water with your fingers?
Make you have a firm hand with outstretched fingers closed but not tight together
Nice content. Anyway, it’d be appropriate if u can introduce some techniques for beginners to use in open water (lake/sea) and other tips to prevent from drowning in such places.
Sure, i will try to film one day at a lake if i can! Do you swim in the lake?
you have to gain some mileage in the pool. So swimming continuously for 30-45 minutes without placing feet on bottom. This will help to gain confidence in water.Additionally try to use a 2 beat kick and breathing on every other stroke on your favorite side so that you are relaxed. You should also be able to glide with every stroke. It will help to learn a survival breastroke if you get tired whilst swimming freestyle. In open water you have to do sighting to make sure where you going.
Thanks joe ...today I come to know the mistakes what I have been doing for the past 55 years😅.
Never too late to change
Nice beginner tutorial..simple Ang comprehensive
Tq
Oh damn. No wonder my legs sink because I look in front. Thank u Joe!! U solved a mysetery for moi
You are welcome
Great tips, thx Joseph😊
thanks for this video, it's excellent! My problem is a kind of "stop-sart" swimming, could you give a tip how to avoid it? thanks!
What do you mean by that? Could you elaborate further pls
@@Swimtopian thanks for the fast reply! I'm trying to glide and feel like stopping after every stroke, which makes the swim not smooth
@@zeevgilkis7970 Could be a few things. Are your legs sinking due to bad body position? Also your hands entry need to feel like you are spearing into the water (fingers enter and not palm enter first)
@@Swimtopian great! thanks! I'll try that
For longtime swimming, kicking from the knee will be easier or Kick from the hip???
Kick from the hip definitely
My struggle is breathing when I try to keep my head horizontal. I feel like I use too much energy turning my head to get air. Love the tips you're giving.
You can watch the video i have about breathing swimming freestyle. Is at the end of this video. Good luck.
joe my students mostly struggle with side breathing so after they are able to kick and take 3 to 4 strokes properly . I show them the Ti superman position just to get the feel of getting of side rotation. Is it wise to ask them to use fins to help them get some speed so that they can breathe easily ...
You have the same problem I have😅
Sir, I am unable to breath comfortably while swimming freestyle. I am 70 year old.
link..?
Okay that’s fine I meant to ask if there is any exercise/exercises that could help Any case your reply is self explanatory Thanks a lot
Joe, thanks for your video! Very good content. Are you ever in Southern California for swim lessons?
Hi Martin, glad you enjoy the video. Unfortunately I am in Asia now. I can help you to correct your strokes if you can send me a video of yourself swimming.
if you notice your legs are starting to sink what do you do to straighten and correct? push head down further? that is an issue i'm facing
Yes first time to check is probably put look down more when you swim. Having a strong core does help to elevate the legs too
My problem is breathing and go left or right any tips?
It's harder to produce this channel than swim! 😊
It is....thanks for being so understanding
I’m over 50 and now learning how to swim my struggle is breathing
🎉🎉🎉good job
How to synchronise hands and legs movements in freestyle swimming
With lots of practice 😁
I'm not getting high elbow and entry recovery. Please do advice....
Try to do the fingers-dragged drill. It may help
My struggle: I am a beginner swimmer. I was kicking fast lifting my head more for breathing and I was getting tired very quickly. May be after 30 - 35 meters I had to take a break for the next 25 meters.
So my trainer introduced me to fins.
It was really good. It helped me become comfortable in water. It helped my breathing a lot.
Getting tired was completely reduced but with all these good something horrible happened as well.
Now without the fins I cannot even move 5 meters. With fins I have no problem at all. Something has gone wrong in my muscle memory.
How much hard I try I am unable to kick and move forward without fins.
Is there some drill which can help me?
Hi, thanks for sharing. I know what you mean. I introduced fins to one of my adult male students who sank a lot and with the fins he was able to swim freestyle (still struggling to breathe though).
I suggest you can build back your muscle memory by doing kicking drills without fins. Just kick on your belly, kick on your sides and kick on your back. It shouldn't take too long and your kicking should improve.
Try stretching to add mobility to your ankles.
Good luck
My struggle is turning both side because I too used to turning only on my right, need help on that
You got to practice more on the weaker side to improve the rotation and timing
Leg - arm- face out coordination
I am a beginner..If feel difficult keeping my head up and swim..
You are not supposed to keep your head up when swimming
(1) My right hand always starts to pull before my left hand is back in front.
(2) i have difficulty in kicking properly. Even i kick according to the instructions, i am not moving .
1. It depends how far apart are they before the other hand start pulling
2. Try using a pair of fins to work on your kicking
Nice tipps
Tq
Thank you very much Joseph , I am so happy to learn the correct movements to swim like a pro 😊 (just a beginner)
I needed to do exercises and swimming is great....just subscribed.....greetings to all !
Good video but reduce the background volume omg
Sorry about that
Am now you're follower
Tq
May I have your contact please. Would want to send you the video that I swim so that you can have the advice for me. I have difficulty in breathing. I can run 20, 30km but quickly get tired when swimming. Thanks
Sorry I think you better get a coach to help you
Biasa..ambil nafas time bila..i try 2 kuak 1 kali nafas xboleh...minum air
Could you please tell me when to turn the head to breathe.
This is subjective. My preference is when I start pulling and my hand is almost below my chest I will do a quick turn to breathe
When iam lifting hand for rotation my leg is going down .Pl advise
I think it has to do with your head turning and not your hand that is causing your legs sinking
I'm a beginner swimmer and have problems right now with my kick. I try not to bend the knees and head down looking down, but I'm not moving. What can I do to improve my kick? I go slow after pushing off to give me the feel of the water but, always being told to kick faster and still not moving. Please any advice.
Trying to wear a pair of fins. Will improve your kick
I have a defect in my right leg. Can’t bend the light leg fully but I can bend the left leg fully. So while swimming with board and swim with legs u tent to swim at same place. No real moment of right leg
My problem is breathing and the high vertical elbow
Breathing and my left arm wants to drop. It makes it hard to stay front quadrant.
Need a strong core
Surprisingly I'm not struggling with breathing but what I'm struggling with is my arm movement. After my fingers enter the water and I do the extension should I do an S shaped pull or straight forward? (I know there is a strong debate about this). Also how much do I have to drag my arm in the back before taking it out of the water?
You are right about the debate. I would personally just do straight pull. Keep my elbow high to have an early catch. Pull my hand past my hip and exit the water for a recovery
No offence whatsoever meant. The definition of “free style” doesn’t refer to the style that you are teaching in thi video. This is “forward crawl style”. The reference “free style” is used only in competition activities where the swimmers are “free” to swim using whatever technique they deem/prefer to give them the fastest time. Let me give you an actual event as an example. In the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, in the relay 4x100 meters “free style”, the last swimmer in USA team taking advantage of the large gap between them and the second team, rather than use what you call “free style”, used the “butterfly style”.
Yes thanks for the clarification. I know that. It's just freestyle is commonly used interchangeably with front crawl. Even within the elite swimmers
I'm stuck with breathing, I not being able to do the breathing
Pls watch my breathing video
My struggle: accidently intake of water from mouth when breathing. 2) at end i just float and not going forward .
Get used to water in your mouth. Happens to seasoned swimmers all the time
Hi Sir I am beginner my problem is that as soon as i start moving my hands my kicking stops and i start sinking and then stop in between. What i am doing wrong?
You got to try to do 2 beat kick. As the left hand enters the water the right foot do one kick. And then do the opposite
My entire body disbalances when I start pulling with my left hand which causes panic... also hand movement feels more restricted & unnatural for right hand than left, please help... thanks..
It's hard to pinpoint what's the issue from what you mentioned. I suggest you engage a qualified swimming instructor to have a look at your strokes. Good luck ya!
Hi, i m beginner in swimming.. i do freestyle swimming.. but during swimming i can't take breath.
Kindly explain how to take breath
Pls watch my video on that. Tq
I do kicking, hands movements properly, but without floater afraid, can't do.
Yes must try do it without floater
shoulder stuck and breathing while doing freestyle
Pls watch my video on breathing
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I'm not able to raise my face to inhale, even after exhaling under water..... Please respond....
Turn your shoulder more, look at the sky if you must as long as your mouth is out of the water
I sink and I get really mad and my swimming instructor forses us to swim not teach us
Time to change the instructor
My shoulders hurt when my the elbow is already pointing the sky to get back forward. It's hard to reach my arms backward.
Probably need to do some mobility work like stretching
Thank you Joe for the awesome tips. Looking at this I found the mistake I'm making.
1. My legs drag cos I'm looking forward. I'm looking forward cos I'm watching my arm pull.
2. I need to do the movements without obsessing to see it for myself.
3. I'm definitely going to practice the finger drag drill.
Thank you for the awesome video 🙌
Glad you like it.
You can watch your arms pull but not all the time. You need to stay streamlined as long as you can in the water
My struggle is, I am unable to take out head outside water and take into water and swim
I am at beginner level and age around 45. It took much time in kicking and now learning hand movement but during that body balance is the issue. How do I improve and also learn hand movement?
You can follow this video. I have explained how the hand movement works. Try wearing a pair of hand paddles too. They might help
Hello, Thanks a lot. I have problem with breathing. When I breathe, the water goes to my hear and it bother me. Pls give me some Tipps for breathing and fast swimming.
My struggle is whenever I use hands my legs go down.i have not learnt breathing technique yet.
You can use a pair of fins to learn the proper way of kicking.
Thanks for the swimming guidance ..
My Struggle is To Keep in Horizontal Position,Arm Pulling, & Timing of The Breath when Turn on the Side!
Cheers Mate.
Hi thank you for your valuable video when I swim freestyle I feel very tired for about 10 meter and I am 66 years old is this because of age?
Age is only a number 😄. Maybe you can improve on your technique in your water so your swim will be more effortless
My struggle is to kicking... I can't kick out more than 100 meter. My legs pain so much😢
Practice more. Use fins also
I would like to know more about the timing to breath and the kicking rythem.. is breathing on both side highly recommended? I felt won't shot of breath with both side
Pls watch my other video on breathing. Tq
I look down and I can breath fine
I just have problem to keep my backend from floating more horizontal
Backend?
I am senior lady ,started swimming now.I am doing fine with the kick board can't swim without it 😢pl.tell me what to do
Are you able to float without using anything?
Struggle with kicking l don't know how to do it
I struggle with my hand strokes in freestyle. My right hand is powerful but i am not able to do the same with my left...its a bit weak.
You need to do some land exercises to strengthen both arms
My upper body and head doesn't come that easily up to take a breath, feel like I am sinking. What should I do?
You need to know how to float parallel to the water surface first
Whenever I do freestyle swimming, I cannot breathe properly and I get tired even after going a short distance.
Pls practice more and you will feel more relaxed. When you are relaxed you can swim further
I struggle w legs when I catch
Sir how much time I have spend to learn swimming my age is 19 year old I have not to ability to swimming
Get a personal coach to teach you. Never too late
My struggle is rotating the head position for breathing. please guide. Thanks!
Rotate your shoulder will help rotating your head
I just cant lift my head to breathe. The moment i do my legs sink . Finding it very difficult
Try to kick a bit more when taking a breath
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Thanks so much!
My struggle is I breath from right side and when I breath from another I cant balance correct ly
It's normal. Try to practice bilateral swimming (breathe on both sides) when you swim the next time
What is correct breathing timing?
It depends on individuals. I prefer every 2 strokes 1 breathe but it will be good to do 3 strokes 1 breathe so i can turn both sides.
@@Swimtopian what I mean is, when should I turn my head for breathing? Beginning of pull phase or begining of recovery phase? Still struggling with breathing timing.
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I get the glide if I use my hands, but if I only use my legs with board, head up, I am very slow.
Got to train kicking more
I cannot breathe when swimming free style. If I turn my head on one side to breathe water enters my nose and mouth . So I have to hold my breathe until I can
Pls watch my other video about breathing
How to swmming Butterfly?
My legs don’t move from hips and tend to get exhausted early and can’t control my body sometimes
Please practice kicking with a kickboard or wear a pair of fins
Hi sir,,I feel tired very quickly,,,How can i improve Myself
This takes some practice. You can also do some land workout to improve your strength like push up and burpees. Do some running to improve your stamina may help also
ashk
stuggling with my arm movements
What seems to be the problem?
How to moove against flow ?
You need to be as streamlined as you can to pierce through the water
I am not able to breathe. Whenever I try side breath, my mouth is not coming over water surface.
This happens to many adult beginners. Try rotate more on your shoulder not just your neck
I think I lose balance while making the hand movement.
You have to work on your core stability
I cant swim follow the line😂, more to the left. I dont know whats the problem. can you tell me sir
Could be many factors. I suggest you get someone to video you then you can analyse yourself
My head does not come out of water while swimming. When i try to put my head out of water my legs sink in the water
Try to kick more everytime you turn your head to breathe
I dont know the breathing patterns ..plus i put too mch energy in kicking its loud and i get tired easily
Try doing the 2 bear kick. Only 2 kicks per arm cycle
Hi my name is Helen i can swim but i have lost my confidence and i can't swim to the deep end i can inly swim to shallow end and back
Maybe bring a friend who can swim or get a coach to help you out. Safety first
I have back issue not able to lift my left for breath not side ways half eye, guide & advice needed
Try to do some stretching before you go into the water. Or see a physio
why always can't finish swimming to end cause out of breath???
You need to learn how to be relax in the water when you swim 😉
Excellent explanation
I really leant a lot ❤💙👍👌👍👌🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️
I can swim a length ,but on second length run out of air and have to stop ,Any tips?
You can try to swim a smooth 1.5 lengths and work your way up. Slowly and surely
I thought I was the only one who had problems with the breathing...!
You are not alone
Love this channel. I was breathing out using my mouth , and changed after watching your videos and it definitely has helped immensely.I currently am struggling to get my head out to get some air when breathing freestyle.
You need to rotate your shoulder more when you turn your head for breathing
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I was struggling with my hand movements during my freestyle, but now i learnt where i was going wrong. However, if i run out of breath in the middle and wish to stop and stand, i am not able to stand with both my feet on the bottom of the pool. I struggle and flounder.
I think my problem is Breathing and moving my body properly
Pls watch my video on breathing the right way. Tq
Breathing is the problem. Water always comes in my nose or my mouth😢
Try to practice opening your mouth in the water. Get used to water around your nostrils
Kicking also breathing.
my struggle when in deeper i'm not comfortable, i'm feel tired
You need to know how to do water treading
I am having hand movements problem somehow I am not doing it correct..
What kind of problem?
Well, I settled on a breathing pattern a long time ago, which is every other arm stroke. I did pretty much completely change my arm pull about a year ago, mostly due to 2 videos, one from Effortless swimming about getting full extension, and one from Swim Skills about 'shoulder shrug'. I had always thought I was getting a full extension, but after watching the one video, realized that I could still extend more without starting to snake through the water. The shoulder shrug one made me realize that I was starting to use my shoulder, back, and lats as soon as I started my catch. Proper way is to do the catch, then the 'set up' as the Effortless Swimming guy does, which is mostly getting your forearm vertical, and then engaging all the shoulder, back and lat muscles. It really changed my stroke. Still having to work on it though. Too many years of not swimming it correctly.
Well at least you know what's the right way of doing it now. Good on ya and happy swimming
Problem with looking down is that you are liable to run into people. The other day I caught up with someone in the same lane and he became incandescent with rage, even though I did not actually touch him. I apologised, but to no avail. Later on I met him in the changing room and tried to make small talk about how many lengths he had done (at least 1500 metres, I would guess) But he wasn't having any of it and was still angry and stormed off, still in a rage.
Some people just take their swimming too seriously. It's ok....at least you apologised. Just move on
@@Swimtopian
Not so somple to move on - the guy is there nearly every day and no so easy to avoid. I suspect this is quite common.