Sun Yang Front Crawl Technique (Under Water & Slow Motion)

[swimman69500]

Look at his leg ! He just beat a few the water :P It's a particulary technic which is use there especially for the swimmers of 1500 or 800m . But For Sun Yang , it's incredible ! All his propulsion his made in the rotation of his shoulders !

[ding174]

actually at the 11:42 mark he breathes on three consecutive stroke cycles before the turn

[ding174]

after the turns he actually breathes on one side and then breathes again on the opposite side breathing every stroke cycle. then he'll cycle two strokes then breathes. theres no oxygen deprivation especially after turns and the long push off and glide from the wall.

[MarineKingPride]

Winning the 1500m does that mean that he is the best distance swimmer in the world?

[MeMr1234321]

@MarineKingPride he broke grant hackets world record, so yeah it kinda means that

[zico973]

perfect swimmer

[georgiebanks]

He has a period in the middle of every cycle where he holds his breath. Then he expels all his air on his power phase and takes the next breath, lets out a little, and holds his breath again. You can see the conspicuous lack of bubbles every cycle. Also visible after pushing off from the wall and during flip turns. Actually he may just be entirely holding his breath until just before his next exhale/inhale cycle. Look at the 6 minute and 13 minute marks in the race. This is a huge deal for me.

[snowpants2212]

@georgiebanks This is a great observation. I think you're right that he's pretty much holding his breath until just before turning his face out of the water to inhale. I'm guessing this helps him maintain buoyancy during the glide phase of the stroke.

[poolrattie]

Sun Yang holds his glide longer and is in streamline longer also...watch the difference of Cochrane of their "catch" in the water...also Sun Yang did a two beat kick more until the last few laps when he kicked it in higher gear.This is an excellent example of beautiful technique combined with his height and reach for a better catch...he sets a good example of efficient freestyle!

[superdave31]

i think he does what i need to do more of. He puts his arm in and glides just that little bit. I think i also am faster when i allow myself a bit of that glide. Tho i dont know how i could sprint using the same technique

[snowpants2212]

I can see how the extra oxygen might be worth it, especially in a long race, even if it does slow you down a bit. But I don't see why it has to slow you down at all. Why is the first stroke off the wall any different than the later strokes? I expect we'll see more of this as time goes on. The trend is definitely toward more breathing at all distances.

[mancebo7]

@snowpants2212 Hi! The first stroke off the wall itself is not necessarily different from the other strokes; the difference is in the turbulence of the water near the wall, created by the flow of water bumping against it during the turn. If you don't breathe on your first stroke it will be significantly easier for you to go past that turbulence without slowing down; the first coach that noticed that was Sherman Shavoor, watching footage from the 1964 Olympics. Cheers!

[snowpants2212]

@mancebo7 Thanks. Coach Bowman gives a related reason for Phelps' not breathing on the first stroke of each butterfly lap. He says it makes you less likely to choke on turbulent water. Is that what you mean? Or is there some other reason why not breathing would make it easier to get past the turbulence near the wall without slowing down?

[mancebo7]

@snowpants2212 Hi. In the specific case of the butterfly stroke, "avoiding choking" is a reason you should add to the one I pointed out before, as most flyers bread ahead of them (not to the sides) which makes them prone to an undesided gulp of water from the incoming water, here and there, if they're not careful. In the front crawl this is not an issue, as you breathe to the side and you're not facing the incoming water directly.

[giveyouashot]

Huge noticeable difference when the video is slowed down. Alot to take in buy you can easily see the high elbow catch in line with the body. Watched this as a point of reference several times before I go out to swim. Thank.

[snowpants2212]

Great video, thanks. Breathing 3x in a row off each wall seems to help him. Coaches never explain why it's supposed to be faster not to breath off the walls. Seems like the extra oxygen helps. Compare Phelps' breathing every stroke on butterfly.

[rickyzmkuo]

@snowpants2212 i guess that extra breathing technique only works noticeably well for short-range races, where fractions of a second faster makes a whole lot difference. 

[mermonkey]

aaah, i guess that is what my coach is talking about when she says "high elbows!"...

[byoungpdx1]

What is the Front crawl? Do they have that in the olympics?

[AbleRanger76]

@byoungpdx1 front crawl is basically one of the 4 strokes, butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, and freestyle (front crawl is most commonly swam but you can swim any stroke).

[duckjd]

I get a big kick out of people like 1Tropical who think they can fix a world record holder's stroke. People like him don't have a clue what makes a swimmer fast. Moreover, his statement about his briefs in unintelligible.

[alexcrixus]

he is only 19, he still has a long way to go! See how far he can achieve!

[1Tropical]

Amazing not as much how fast he is, but how fast he could be if he improves in a couple areas. I also suspect his suit is helping him. How many of us in a brief could look up going into our turns and still keep our legs on top? He's also pushing back a little on some entries and is able to keep his legs closer together in almost not kicking at all than his competitors. Imagine if he were to kick off the walls! He's got another thirty seconds. Wow! Check out my new invention at Eyeswim.com.

[MVPacMan23]

He's an azmazing swimmer, and the assertion you seem to be making that Sun and other professional swimmers are unfairly "taking advantage" of jammers is ridiculous. Briefs have been outmoded for nearly 30 years now. There's only so far that you can set back the clock.

[jmag310]

@1Tropical You're an ass.

[annarborite]

His catch a power from the forearm is amazing.

[lesterlee2000]

thanks for the slow motion! good for learner!

[MacaPhil]

Totally perfect stroke!

[dmauleon]

Great swimming. Thank you for the video. Perfect to learn.