Grant Hackett Swimming Technique

[DigbyCat]

Hackett you are now mega rich; drive a Ferrari and have a grand home, all due to your very hard work in the pool and winning gold for Australia. Times have changed. Those like you in the past, great gold medal winners for Australia, like Shane Gould; Tracy Wickham, are not millionaires at all. Australians have made you rich. For you to support Nick DArcy who almost murdered another gold medal winner, is totally out of line.

You are now a wanker in my books. So go fuck off.

[crustproductions]

@DigbyCat

WTF go fuck yourself kid GH is the best, he made millions off his acting and tv commericals. Nick Darcy is just a person with a temper and somone decied to piss off, anyone who pisses someone else off is asking for it.

[DigbyCat]

So... you nasty piece if nasal crust... why then would Hackett condone the arsehole & violent and spoilt brat D'Arcy... go figure prick.. And mind you sour mouth.. go see a Doc.

[crustproductions]

@DigbyCat

watch my mouth your the one trolling on a postive video about GH and you expect nothing? now you have to abuse me to make yourself look not as stupid as before you made that comment.

[DigbyCat]

@nasalcrustproductions ... burp!

[Meowws]

@DigbyCat hey STFU dumb truck!!! Nick Darcy is a whore and u are dumb!

[DigbyCat]

@Meowws you are so right Darcy is a wanking whore, and you are smart NOT!

[alexman324]

why are people discussing EFV and s-curve as if they are two different, mutually exclusive techniques? This very video shows Hackett utilizing the EFV and S-curve together. S-curve is certainly not a joke...go buy a book on swim theory and it will most likely have a discussion on why s-curve can increase efficiency. While a large s sweep isn't necessary, the slight s motion shown here by Hackett is used by many, if not most or all, of the top swimmers: Popov, Thorpe, Phelps...

[jungweizer]

the S-curve is not more effective then the EVF high elbow entry... S-curve means your only using your hand for propulsion. Meanwhile, the EVF allows you to pull using your whole forearm and hand. So, its debatable i guess between the "S" and the "EVF" but, most elite swimmers use "EVF".

[nadador1515]

Help me out...In the EVF how can you still use an inward sweep like Thorpe does? I just cant do it! Does it have to do with body rotation or maybe im pulling too far to the side or idk!

[ctcsandiego]

I'm still working on the EVF as well... I think its once your elbow is high and anchored, you pull your body past your arm feeling pressure against your forearm and palm/hand. I'm actually not too sure what inward sweep means cuz the hand doesn't go inward under your body but I really don't know. ONce again I need help on it too and I'm still learning how to do it

[jungweizer]

oops that comment by ctcsandiego is me... im in a library and i forgot to log out of some1's account... so

I'm still working on the EVF as well... I think its once your elbow is high and anchored, you pull your body past your arm feeling pressure against your forearm and palm/hand. I'm actually not too sure what inward sweep means cuz the hand doesn't go inward under your body but I really don't know. ONce again I need help on it too and I'm still learning how to do it

[nadador1515]

Hehe thanks for the quick reply. Here check this vvideo out: How to swim with a higgh elbow catch/EVF. Uploaded by totalimmersionisrael or something. Really helped me out=)Good luck!

[lbcitezen]

I agree the S-curve is noob like. Seams like all the college coaches tell their swimmers to do the s-curve, but anyone that knows swimming will tell you that the s-curve is a joke.

[ARPinBC]

@lbcitezen hehe nope, our team is ranked 20th in the country and our coaches still use the s-curve, so no, your a noob :)

[Jos3i70]

well that elbow up is dificult, i get so tired with that style, but i swim faster

[christiNaaaa18]

race of a lifetime

[atomterrible]

I'm just trying to comprehend the little wriggle motion he does on the way through—so he isn't pushing the same place the whole way.

[alexman324]

well the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line (and would be the least effective way to pull). by making an s-curve with each hand efficiency is increased.. or so i hear

[ezyroller]

Yep. The s-curve allows the hand to function like a sail or wing. Because it moves sideways through the water, it creates a pressure differential that gives the swimmer something to pull on. This is different to the usual backwards pull motion where the hand functions like an oar.

[flipsinair1]

the trick is when he comes out to breath, notice he does a body roll, that help him gain spped just a little..

[flipsinair1]

the trick is when he comes out to breath, notice he does a body roll, that help him gain spped just a little..

[Donoeoa]

Excellent video , worth a look for all keen swimmers.

[phoca99]

His outsweep is before the catch, his hand is then in-line with his shoulder before he sweeps inward, not downward, using the forearm for power.

[sawyergarpy]

very helpful comments!

[steele5237]

that is relaly good tech. its hard thought, takes so long to perfect and not lose efecentely from you old stroke. Mabie its just that hes a BEAST!

[nadador1515]

I know i get so tired trying it=(

[megapod10351]

wow, u can really see tht he tries 2 get everything out of his stroke. his stroke looks very effective.

[Trulyloyale]

but we can't see which way he gets his daily doping.....

The australians are a bunch of dopped cheaters & dirty liars, all their olympic medals are stolen & cheated.

australia is a disgrace for world sports !!!

[gonzx01]

Excellent!

[jpongin]

nice high elbow catch.

[hansitheswimmer]

nope i saw Mateusz Sawrymowicz and Przemyslaw Stanczyk in norway swimming 1500freestye and the tok a breath every stroke so breathing has nothing to do with it;)

[steele5237]

no reathing is very key to swimming, if it didnt make any diference people would take a breath every 1 stroke instead of breath atleast every 2. Also look at the 50 free thoes at the peak of swimming take 1 or 0 breaths on the 50 free, so it does make a diference.

[dalttleguy]

grant hackett's just a beast

[LUKAvac]

thet look nice....good job

[saigonnais]

Does he keep his index finger open ?

[gavleborg]

Wouldn't bi-lateral breathing be even better technique?

[violaoale]

good technique!