Freestyle swim demo

[humboldt11ful]

Helpful for us surfers. Thanks.

[thankallahalltime]

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[TheLeilisa]

what's the ideal height for swimming?

[RaymondElMaid]

i think there's sthing wrong here. your head shouldnt be that high,, its blocking the water and creating more resistant. best to keep body on a straight axis from head to toe . clearly in the video the resistant of water against ur head us so obvious

[VaishaliUke]

@RaymondElMaid U r right about his head, it shouldnt b that hi, he could gain speed by keeping his hd dwn.

[RagsYooTube]

Thanks for the lesson but nothing said on kick/leg technique?

[lexsoft]

What is the SPL (stroke per length) this swimmer achieves for 50m lap ?

[jennangel122397]

Prof. Banola wants us to swim like this? I'm terribly uncoordinated!

[actionaccents]

Hey thanks for sharing such a video. Got to pick up a trick or two.

[TheSpiritshark]

Thank you for help everybody!

[strubelstern]

haha! This seems like a video from the 80s, with the deep narrator voice and all that. Still pretty useful I think, though! Thanks!!!

[bretskiT]

thanks surfline, good stuff.

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[bushtrees]

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[tallkidrunner92]

Thank you Surfline

[EnterInTheShikari]

Thanks Surfline! im ready for the CT now!

[FallenKain]

If you're here because of Surfline, give a shaka \'m'/

[FallenKain]

How long is that friggin pool?

[RyEBreaD757]

gawd i hate swimming long corse :[

[justinperry1]

He is swimming a little flat. Better rotation but good high elbow recovery.

[ABC2007YT]

that's professional

[xoxollamalovaxoxo]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh speeedo!!

[ElicopterKing]

Im having trouble keeping my hips hi and my head hi enough for me to turn to the side and breath, any advice?

[TracyMacToDaRack]

should your fingers be slightly open or closed?

[AssExtinction]

closed

[hintergedenke]

He is holding his head a bit too high. This makes him work harder to keep his hips up.

[baileykins3]

true, he's supposed to keep his head down, and straight

if your head moves, then your body will move with it

[pksvf]

Ha...elbow highest part of body is correct, but if you look, his elbow drops and contacts water before his hands do. I would say his hands are entering the water a tad bit too lat, causing his elbows to drop.

[marioelie]

how much propulsion comes from the arm stroke and kick respectively?

60% arm, 40%kick,

70% arm, 30%kick, etc...

[superdave31]

it can change on the person

some swimmers hardly get any power at all the leg kick is simply used for balancing (check for example david davies the olympic swimmer) but then obviously other swimmers like phelps and thorpe probably get a huge amount of power from their kick

[abdiyare121]

that rat

[abdiyare121]

sharmuuto

[cogitacogito]

Very good! Thanks! ::))

[THEROVKSOLO]

good

[princesslauryjc]

hes really rather slow XD

[ecsyntric]

he's hauling ass

[jungweizer]

Would it be better to enter the hands in front of the shoulders? He enters in front of his head and catches outwards anyways. I know it's a lot easier to do the "V-line" entry, but not sure if it's better...

[andereh678]

okay, does anybody else notice, that this is thorpe?

[bylejakie]

It is Alexander Popov not Thorpe...

[cellardoor70]

It certainly isnt thorpe, but I'm not sure it's popov...

how about mark foster?

[afara2000]

Alexander Popov is doing a great job of keeping a steady head position. However, today's elite freestylers, extend their arm more in the water and try to catch with higher elbow with vertical forearm through the pull phase. I think correct head position depends on speed and body type. In case of Popov, he is swimming at higher tempo than Total Immersion (slower tempo) and he keeps his head raised so that his kick stays below the surface of water for effecient kick.

[cellardoor70]

forget about total immersion man, that's freestyle for desperate houswives

[jimwrryt]

Totally!

[dandruffo]

I agree. I admire the guy's ability to breathe at long intervals without any particular pattern - he just inhales whenever he feels the need, I should learn that! His flutter kick is also proficient, however I prefer to keep my head immersed (looking down), which I believe minimises water resistance.

[adylazaroiu]

good swimmer! nice freestyle!

[eccchung]

He swims like a fish, and so long.....must study his every stroke and master his moments. thanks for the video.

[paspolc]

what are you talking about, man? i think he is real, and he swims damn good!

[rickyu8818]

aint a real guy! 3d image!

[o0o0o0o0lala]

hahah that's what i thought

[blindguardian805]

hahah me too

[paspolc]

Great video, i wish i could swim like him!

[AZ6195]

The swimmer shd be Alexander Popov.

[bf72]

Great video, this guy is so smooth. Interesting to see how much he looks forwards, these days everyone says to look straight down. What's the consensus?

[free4david]

looking forward can make your body drop a little

causing you to lose steamline and can also put strain on your neck

[blindguardian805]

no your supposed to look forward if you look down your body will want to go down also

[free4david]

you don't point your head down, you face down

it helps streamline

[test186]

amazing vid ! anyone knows who is the pro swimmer on this video .

[mighty58]

I can never coordinate and timing and the breathing with this.

[cxteng]

I'm on Brea!!

[reynalyne31]

i'm in a swimming team on Winnipeg! my team is MANTA

[camoral66]

Outstanding video!!!

[cw91335]

so do i! when i first started, i could only do 125m in about 15 minutes before i stopped. now i can get about 375m in the same time...not that good but im not a particularly strong swimmmer...

[cw91335]

do you breathe on the opposite side of your writing hand?

[doodlexxd]

i love swimming!!

[laxchick01588]

Swim instructors (like myself) and coaches encourage breathing on both sides because if you breath on one side continuously it will cause uneven muscle development in your shoulder area (assuming you swim like crazy) and it will also put unneeded strain on one side. However, breathing is the hardest part of the stroke to master. Most people tend to breath on the side that feels best to them which will not hurt your stroke if you are a recreational swimmer.

[tooberwoober]

That's like the longest pool ever!

[doodlexxd]

its a 50 metre pool ive swam in one

[GautamGarima]

@tooberwoober :) u r ryt!



[ssjumbo2]

Thanks a ton. I was desperately looking for this since i swim in a pool where there is no coach. this is really helpful. Do u have anything what is considered good exercise in swimming? i am 42 and no clue on how many laps of which stroke? which is better etc?? thanks again

[kenidream]

thanks for your comments, as I find it's helpful to all swimming friends. I hope it's a good share tool.

[LesWilis]

This video is quite helpful in addition to stroke mechanics class. It's hard to tell if the swimmer is bending his knees at all tho.