Swimming: How to Correct Faults

[mofared]

I did all this fault when swimming.No wonder i cant swim fast. Can you point out about fault in kicking too please??

[sfrance783]

maau kai naai vid in ani

[UruguayCanciones]

great video

[ridemeup]

This video is really helpful. I made these faults before, now I know how to remind myself everything Im getting into a pool. Thanks again for sharing! 

[TheLeilisa]

Being tall such as 6ft is an advantage in swimming ?

[MrBozo88]

@TheLeilisa Definitely! I'm 6'4 and with less power output I can swim the same pace as another swimmer that is shorter than me. You have more weight to pull but the same amount of drag if you keep your body straight, in other words, head down. Your reach is also further than the shorter guy's reach, thus more pulling and more power. If you look at the olympics, those guys are all above 6ft. The only disadvantage is in open water where the space is limited to how close the other athletes are.

[miketwo345]

Great tips! And if you want to see the 6th through 10th most common beginner errors, you can watch me swim.

Back to the pool...

[NyCBrooklynBoy]

notice how the man does aeverything wrong and the woman does everything thats right?

[madhvi15]

very helpful..thanks !!!

[russenbaer]

Very helpful!! Saved to my favorite! :)

[animic238]

very nice video

[thecolonen]

very good info! Thank you!

[danpilsss]

класс

[Gazolineboy]

Finally! After all these years someone comes up with a guide to the most common beginner's errors.

I'm definitely trying this tomorrow. I have a feeling I'm doing all of those things wrong.

[younggod11]

Definetely well done. Good job :)

[QuettaBugti]

Thanks alot

[zoidbetag]

@bigomni85 Yeah, worried about Iron man adaptations on a video about swimming.... aren't you a pathetic spammer?

[heavy9841898571]

THANK U SIR!

[idealogix1]

Great info - Thanks - Well done.

[lPurplPanther]

good tips

[imadudetteandyeah]

Great tips. I just realised that maybe I do all of these things, so thanks! :)

[FutureNavySEAL1997]

i have a swim meet that is on the 19th,plz help me im swimming 200 yard freestyle,and every time i do a flip turn i lose my breath please help me

[bigoceandotnet]

You want to keep your air as long as possible in the flip turn to allow the extra bouyancy help your breakout. Exhale at the last minute just before you get your first breath. Also, efficiency is very important so practice that flip turn endlessly with a quick flip and tight streamline. And, have a coach look at your flip turn to get some feedback. Good luck.

[MaxWatt1]

yeah, my feet and legs are not near the surface, and they kind of drag behind me at a 45º. Not cool.

[MrGalacticLight]

Thanks and thank you!

I learned that i every morning 08.30 to 10.00 i swim 3 miles overextended and i had pains in my back...

[flamingxcoolxsharad]

Excellent video, very clear. Except the last tip -- dropped elbow -- its so common when energy levels drop. Any drill to practice avoiding a dropped elbow? Or is it something that you just have to train your mind for?

[bigoceandotnet]

You train the muscles to avoid a dropped elbow, and a good training technique is with the elastic bands, half pulls with a high elbow.

[TheGatters]

Good clear advice. Thanks for condensing it and making it easy to understand.  Now to try and work on each item on the list!!!

[stiffler2785]

awesome video!!! i actually learned

[jamielv64]

Awesome. I just learned I was overextending. Will correct at tomorrows pool session!

[waltrulz]

wow, that was very helpful even to a double oo swimmer.

[oretg]

Dave Scott is a great teacher. great video.

[taushakuo]

this is really helpful

thanks

[HoradrimSage]

Great instructions! Thanks a lot!

[elnopal411]

Thank you very much as an open water swimmer this video fit like a hand in glove.

[jhondemetz]

Nice!

That was very helpful!

[bluemoves78]

Really helpful. Simple and straight to the point. Thank you.

[PickpocketPro]

Great video, really helpful!

[tmestudio]

Awesome video. This is by far the best, simplest and most effective video I have seen about freestyle swimming.

Too bad my kick sucks ass!!!!!

[StephanieSan]

Thank you very much, very helpful!

[tystesven]

great video, thanks!

[cooldudethegreatspy]

Thanks bro!.

[LFCinEthiopia]

Tnx both,,poster and teacher,,, Tnx a million ,,

[saubesas]

wow this helped so much i got a record time in my competition yesterday!! 23.17:) thank you so much!!!!

[coody94]

Greatz! it is really helpfull!

[ejoyhendo]

Brilliant!

[710HS]

Very helpfull. Thanks a lot :)

[Tharrild]

thank you so much for this video. I have been teaching (the little ones) for almost 5 yrs now and have just started coaching so I'm sure this will come in handy.

[chandlerbingbong]

Is dave scott the guy who invented 'Cillit Bang' ?

[darkwrath89]

Thanks a lot. This is gonna help me tons!!

[swimerj71]

Great instructions!!!!

A friend of mine watched me while I swimmed the other day. He said, that even though I moved my arms fast, I didn't swim fast enough. Seeing this videos now I know why.. Thanks Dave Scott

[consistentbass]

Great !!!

Absolutely on eof my favoritest videos hehe(i made that word up i think)

The thing is I was always a convinced the the completing the extension underwater was more efficient But friend of mine who swim faster always told me to "EXTEND YOU ARM MORE "

And I think that led eventually to overextension. Its good to have an outline of what to watch out for and practice one thing at a time. Thanks a lot!!!

[randimapss]

thanks.....

[Nismogen]

i understand everything except the head position.

why is ian thorpes head so high then?

[warrenG54]

Keeping your head high will eventually lower your legs and Ian Thorpe has Strong Legs and he gets more propulsion by doing so. In the end it works for him!

[pidnod]

Super advice!!! (two thumbs up!!!)

And thanks to Dave Scott for sharing his expertise.

[randi858]

means when u start pulling back your forearm, keep elbow high near water surface, an inward vertical sweep motion

[hyphyazn415]

I didnt understand the dropped elbow part

[timepassman]

nice :)

[Cliffycliffz]

these are good to note cuz I was wondering what I would begin to neglect once I get tired :p...

[Tochiazuma]

Nice video and very clear instructions, thanks for posting this.

[doc7amod]

Great explanation :)

Great video .. i canot wait to try this in the water .. thank you

[ColourTheTallOne]

I really cannot explain how helpful this video was! The instructions were so clear and fixed so many of the problems I have seen myself make. I really am so excited to try this out in the pool; just a big thank you for posting this!

[KingColliwog]

Great video, thanks a lot. I had trouble finding an helpful video on youtube. Very simple, easy to understand tips. Won't make me a champion, but will definitely help me have a better technique.

[RainyDays93]

this video was actualy really good.

[INTERDURAN]

This is the best video on swimming technique that ive seen. Been swimming this morning and could really tell the differencce, just by watching and learning from this clip. so thanks a lot, cant wait to go again.

[ignuz]

Ahhh I've been looking down like the end of the friggen pool haha.. Instead of right beneath me.

[cactuscity]

Thanks for the tips! Off to the pool now!

[19374628]

man, i never knew there was soo much to swimming!!

[TashaG16]

Now I know what I've been doing wrong.

[whateverfourever]

thanks

[jjaniero]

terrific coach

very helpful telling what to visualize

i was taught by two different coaches, one to look down, the other to look ahead

this is the first person to make sense - look down but 5-6 feet ahead of you

thank you very much

[aria1993]

if this video helps than give me a thumbs up

[Guatemalanfatkid]

Thanks! I am finally swimming instead of sinking!

[Grantibean0]

Excellent Video!!!

[sav209]

Who is this poor gie they use for an example.

[aria1993]

its the same dude who's talking dipshit

[JESabins]

F'n A this guy rocks. Thanks for the post.

[kkstandskraper]

this video is everything that i wanted to know in refining my stroke.  double thumbs up!

[thegreatone12345678]

Excellent video! Helped me a lot! Thanks!!!

[shell2400]

extremely helpful! thanks so much!

[xcskierboy]

that's why they call you "The Man"!!

[chistinel4u]

thanks....helped me very much!

[darwinturk]

Impressing, thank you very much...

[arbri9]

Liked the video u helped more than all other videos I've seen and i have seen so many videos...

[kec8]

What is a drill to do to help keep the elbow dropping?

[TooSmallToBeTrue]

shark fin its where you over exagerate your high elbow comming out the watter ...- when you bring your hand up you rub your hands aggainst the sides making you have a very high elbow!

[vwongboi]

More excellent detail instructions about improving the freestyle stroke.

[ashweiner99]

good video!:)

[barriethedog]

Thanks Dave: that's really helpful stuff - I've been reading about improving my freestyle technique but it's hard to understand exactly what's meant - your video really makes clear a lot of common faults (and I have them all, but hopefully not for much longer)