So, this is his 1500m race. The reason he doesn't kick as much is because if he went all-out for 1.5km he would be dead. The style all depends on how far you swim. If you are going to swim, say, 100m then of course you would pump them as hard and as fast as you can. For longer distances such as 800m you wouldn't put as much energy into kicking. Remember to stretch out as far as you can with your arms to gain as much distance and speed and scoop in as much water as you can. Hope this helped ^^~
So I'm a distance swimmer and I want to refine my stroke so I can finally break 5 minutes in the 500. Should I dolphin Kick a lot off the turn, like 4-7 kicks? I do a 3 beat kick, but should I do a Negative, Even, Or just go ball's out the whole time which is what I do anyways on my whole race?
I am really pleased to see this video. I have never had a lesson and/or observed any swim techniques and I have naturally developed Grant Hackett's technique!
Its encouraging to see that you can breath to one side only and have a stronger arm.
Initially I would swim 1K without much legs. Then when introduced them I only had the energy for 100M!!!! I have since been working on the legs and now swim 1K with them all the way through.
I can now swim past the old ladies doing the breast-stroke
I am really pleased to see this video. I have never had a lesson and/or observed any swim techniques and I have naturally developed Grant Hackett's technique!
Its encouraging to see that you can breath to one side only and have a stronger arm.
Initially I would swim 1K without much legs. Then when introduced them I only had the energy for 100M!!!! I have since been working on the legs and now swim 1K with them all the way through.
I can now swim past the old ladies doing the breast-stroke.
I am new to learning the two-beat kick. Hackett's technique seems so strange to me – it's like he's mixing two beat kick and six-beat kick alternately. Perhaps someone more experienced than me could explain?
@ernesttubb In fact, what he's doing could be defined as a "4 beat kick". As you can see, sometimes he uses a classic 6 beat pattern, other times he uses 3 beats for the stroke when he breathes and one only stroke for the following stroke, when his face is underwater. So we have 3+1 beats for every cycle (2 arm strokes). It's mostly suitable for unilateral breathing and basically allows you to save some energy on long distances, keeping the same timing of the classical 6 beat kick.
No need for jabs on comment. Feet move slower for long distance I think to conserve energy. The idea of 80% stretch is maybe little high but NOT rubbish...gliding to get maximum stroke length without losing too much speed is very true long distance.
i have a question. how come when do the front crawl kick, my feet are pointed inwards for some reason and so i'm going REALLY slow when i just do the front crawl kicks. is there any way to fix that because i think my feet should be straight when i'm kicking. (i've been swimming for a few years now. i've learned with a few bullshit teachers therefore wasting some time. but i'm pretty good at it. i'm done all the levels, and i can be a lifeguard but i'm only 14 right now.
chinesep1mp - the kick in frontcrawl is primarily to "balance" the arm stroke (at best it provides only 10% of power of the stroke). A poor (shallow/unbalanced) kick can have serious adverse affect on the stroke (efficiency/speed/comfort wise). Very simple rule of thumb - the further the race distance the less the kick i.e. two beats per full stroke for longer distrances when shoulder power will prove essential. This can be cranked up for the last 100 or so metres.
swftypro - ideally you breath every three pulls (minimum), as breathing bilaterally helps balance the stroke, but 1500 m is quite a way - you get tired - so breathing every stroke is OK but only if you are way in front! Technique has to be allied to distance (and effort)
why is he turning his head after every stroke? Is he breathing everystroke, because I heard that you should never turn your head. Someone please message me.
@SwiftyPro these days swimmers like grant hackett and other long distance swimmers have developed this breathing pattern in order to gain more oxygen. you should notice the arms are not moving at even speeds and the stroke looks slightly uneven in the water. it is very difficult to master this while maintaining good balence and streamline. i reccomend you only try it if you are already very confident breathing bilaterally and dont try it in a race until you are sure you have the hang of it.
You can learn a lot about efficient swimming watching this video. Its about 20% aerobic and 80% about stretching. Keep your body as long as possible and reach out as far as possible in front of you.
This is one of the best swimming videos on youtube. I notice this guy's body turns almost 90 degrees when he goes up for a breath. It's asymmetrical but results in a faster swim
@nodgie1 i think you'll notice that his torso moves 90degrees allowing his shoulder to get out of the water for a more effective pull however his feet never rotate - allowing for a constant kick rate. to do this howeveer you need strong core muscles to be the pivot in your rotation. because the now banned suits were so tight on the stomach they provided swimmers with extra core strength which is why so many WR were broken
@chinesep1mp because it's a long distance event and swimming provides very little propulsion for the amount of energy it uses up. That's why you'll see the long distance swimmers and triathletes use little to no kicking until the final laps
Your comment ist great! If there would be a Q&A for this, I would copy your answer into it. Perfect description.
Anyhow, it's funny how many comments I get while swimming with a "non existing kick" that I do something wrong. Usually I leave these guys behind after 150m :-)
@jabbamom I'm a fan of long distance swimming and you're absolutely right. :)
This is a beautiful video. It's not only great to swim but to watch other people do it. One can always learn something especially when watching pros. :P
@chinesep1mp the legs are also the largest muscle in your body and therefore burn the most energy to 'use' out of any muscle. Hence you reserve kicking over long distances. This ofcourse is dependent on the swimmers style. E.g. Ian thorpe has strong legs so he uses them more
@chinesep1mp If you think about the largest oxygen-using muscles in the body, the legs are close to the top of the list. Like @jabbamom said, "very little propulsion for the amount of energy it uses up." Kicking is necessary to 'get on top' of your stroke, but over kicking leads to oxygen deprivation. It's a good question.
@branodi it looks to me like he breaths solely to the right every two strokes. I see what you're talking about though, not sure if that was a breath or part of his turn.
@xeony2k it just seems like he's taking an additional breath to the left at the very last stroke before the turn. Unfortunately I can't really tell more from the rest of the footage.
@branodi he most likely is but for good reason, he's about to do a turn of wish he can't breathe while doing xd and starting off with your head arched in a position where it'll cause drag after you kick off the wall will slow you down so he's stocking up on air :o
Amazing swimmer! As I study the video, it appears that his right arm (breathing side) is breaking at the highest point with his high elbow. The break for the left arm though seems to happen a little lower after he pulls his arm down. Maybe it's just the video angle, but I'm curious as I'm learning freestyle now and am trying to observe great swimmers to help with my stroke. Any comments from those who are knowledgeable about swimming would be appreciated.
Most people have a preference of which side to breath and it is easier for them to swim on that side. He may train breathing bilaterally, but when it comes down to race time, he doesn't. Similar to Michael phelps and many other swimmers if you notice.
they do that because if u swim like u do in a race one of ur arms would become stronger than the other. U have to do bilateral practice to even out ur arm strength to become as smooth as possible.
To not overtire his legs. I don't know what point this is in the race, but often people will go to a 4 or 6 beat kick towards the end of this race - try to sprint @ the end.
i have changed that and find that much more energy effecient. Several things to pay attention in the video, their finger tip is very close to the water when the hand is in the air. Their elbow are very high
Your push is stronger when your hand is close to your body. Imagine yourself standing, pushing something down to the ground. You wouldn't push it with your arms fully extended; you would bend your elbows and push close to your body where you're much stronger. A swimming pull is exactly the same.
Not true. While it may be the strongest, it isn't the fastest. fastest is when the arm is in front of the body and that is when you are able to move the most water. That is why high elbow is popular--you use it in the front quadrant. By the time your arm is right under your body, you should be near finishing your stroke.
@Trevorthekid I teach swimming . For more advance swimmers but naturally we all do it without realising or should do it there is an elongated s shape . So there is entry hand goes into water at a certain angle , Catch , pull and recovery during the pull ( which comes into the center of the body ) the hand gets ready to go into the recovery ( elbow bending to come out of the water then stretch ) in between that transition the hand slides down in an "s " like shape down the side of the body .
Hackett's world record still stands! Not even with space age "swimsuits" (more like wetsuits) could Hackett's time of 14:34.56 be broken. With the new swimsuits going to be banned it will most likely be decades, if ever, this record will be broken. In hindsight I believe Hackett's swim at Fukuoka in 2001 is one of greatest, single sporting performance of humankind.
Triathletes draft off each other and swim in wetsuits = faster times. No way they could beat GH over 1500 meters in a pool.
Likewise in the ITU events they draft on the bike leg - all legal of course, saving energy for the run.
Plus the record for a 40KM time trial is something like 45 minutes, so they´re not going as fast as the elite cyclists (who ride TTs without drafting).
A pro triathlete would never be able to beat a pro swimmer. Thriatlates have to have 3 different "sports" in focus. Swimmers only have to have 1 sport in focus. Michael Phelps trained every day for five years.
those pro triathletes guys are incredible! They perform olympic timings in each 3 sports, even though the 3 sports follow up each other. (15-17 min for 1,5k swim / 57-59 min for 40k bike / 27-30min for 10k run) go figure!
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.
not just $100 bank notes but $200 monopoly bank notes..... but the msg is still there Nick D'Arcy is an agressive convicted criminal wanker of a cunt...
sorry i read this by mistake but better safe than sorry, PLEASE DON'T READ THIS you will die in seven days if you don't post this comment on 10 videos in the next hour. if you do, tomorrow will be the best day of your life
Nobody focuses on their hand, keep your fingers slightly open and your hand relaxed, whatever works for you; it really doesnt matter. Good swimmers pull so much water because they use their shoulder and their forearm to get over the water, not just their hand (that is a common mistake among new swimmers).
Maybe is just how he got used to keep it, anyway i noticed that most of the speed comes from the legs, and having a big foot helps to, like Phelps has :)
No dude, freestyle is the event, meaning that they can use any type of style they want (butterfly, breast, crawl, whatever). They use the front crawl because it's the fastest but, in theory, they could be doing breast, back, or whatever stroke
or, it may be his kicking strategy, i dont know about you guys, but i've been taught and have seen different styles of kicks. so maybe it' s just his strategy?
That's what they lead you to believe, that if you breathe every stroke and on the same side you'll develop an impediment of some sort. Absolutely untrue.
see it for yourself, im asumming that u breath on one side, take a really fast 25-35 m sprint with no breathing and u'll feel how youre stroke feels akward and asymetrical
I don't, but I know swimmers who do and do so without problems of any sort. There is no universal "right" or "wrong," is my point; it's all relative to your body type and what works for you.
I always use the 2-beat kick in my races, I get a lot more propulsion by doing two hard kicks per stroke as opposed to many less powerful kicks - not many swimmer I know do this buy it helps me.
i keep sucking at front crwal cause like when my arm gose up my mom and my swimming teach to bend the arm when your coming down but this videos not like it!TELL ME HOW ITS REALLY DONE BENDING THE ARM OR NOT!HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they're right about the entry point, at the moment your hand enters the water, your elbow is supposed to be at almost a 90 degree angle (the hand's position should just be in front of your head), then you follow through and extend your arm, slicing the water while gliding, then you "pull". It just looks like they're not bending their elbows as much because the camera's under water and their entry is so fast and smooth you can't see it.
if ur talkig about ur recovering arm i think ur prob is that ur thiking about moving the hand while it's the shoulder and the elbow that lead the recovery. to familiarize urself with the movement, imagine that ur forearm and hand are merely spectators in the recovery. u rotate ur body to make room for the shoulder than u bring ur elbow from the back to the front in a high circle and put ur hand in the water halfway between ur head and full extension, more or less where ur other elbow is.
Yh hackett maybe overreaching a bit... Look @ vids with Van den Hoogenband, Sullivan and Schoeman.. Good techniques you can try out in the pool.. Also let some1 record yrself on tape when ur swimming. So you can see for yoursel ur weaknesses in ur stroke...
no he is not overreaching abit cos he is long distance swimmer unlike other guys who were sprint swimmer so distance and sprint front crawl technique r bit different
He's a much better distance swimmer than thorpedo. Overall I would say he is the best swimmer that's ever lived. He is able to swim and break records at anything from 200Meters to 10KM
is it the angle of the video that makes this look just like my freestyle, or are they the same thing? I just learned to swim (after 29 years of terror near water) so I'm really ignorant . . .
i think bishys is right. it would be like a "freestyle" race where you could either bike, walk or run, you would bike right? so overtime, people would just call biking "freestyle". technically i think he's right, but in common usuage, you are right (at least in US).
ya buddy after watching some videos of front crawl and proper freestyle there's slight variation, anyway i feel putting a shark behind in pool will improve the swimming speed.oooolooooooooololololo.
Front crawl is the stroke you see in this video, freestyle is a term that encompasses all four main strokes, any are permitted, and indeed front crawl is the fastest and most efficient. In fact one time when I was young I chose to do backstroke in a 200m freestyle event out of exhaustion from previous events.
So his kicking... That's the proper way to do a flutter kick? What's the proper thing to do with your legs? Do you move you entire legs up and down when kicking or just the lower portion?
hes definetely the most efficient swimmer to ever live. i reckon his technique here is definetely better than it is today since training with ian pope. dennis cotterell defintely had his stroke down to a fine fine art. its a shame he left him.
yes i see your point, but if you look at efficiency through the energy perspective, I'll bet Grant is using less energy per lap, even at his slower pace, Grant can hold up his slightly slower speed for a much longer time.
Jesus Christ! This guys like the water version of Flash!
SoSoJasper 3 days ago
EVF Rocks!
pnewell74 1 month ago
Hmm he swim faster than me :p
haikaldmax 3 months ago
Great swimming !
perception247 3 months ago
So, this is his 1500m race. The reason he doesn't kick as much is because if he went all-out for 1.5km he would be dead. The style all depends on how far you swim. If you are going to swim, say, 100m then of course you would pump them as hard and as fast as you can. For longer distances such as 800m you wouldn't put as much energy into kicking. Remember to stretch out as far as you can with your arms to gain as much distance and speed and scoop in as much water as you can. Hope this helped ^^~
YOURfaceHAHification 4 months ago
So I'm a distance swimmer and I want to refine my stroke so I can finally break 5 minutes in the 500. Should I dolphin Kick a lot off the turn, like 4-7 kicks? I do a 3 beat kick, but should I do a Negative, Even, Or just go ball's out the whole time which is what I do anyways on my whole race?
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I am really pleased to see this video. I have never had a lesson and/or observed any swim techniques and I have naturally developed Grant Hackett's technique!
Its encouraging to see that you can breath to one side only and have a stronger arm.
Initially I would swim 1K without much legs. Then when introduced them I only had the energy for 100M!!!! I have since been working on the legs and now swim 1K with them all the way through.
I can now swim past the old ladies doing the breast-stroke
Lindow2 9 months ago
I am really pleased to see this video. I have never had a lesson and/or observed any swim techniques and I have naturally developed Grant Hackett's technique!
Its encouraging to see that you can breath to one side only and have a stronger arm.
Initially I would swim 1K without much legs. Then when introduced them I only had the energy for 100M!!!! I have since been working on the legs and now swim 1K with them all the way through.
I can now swim past the old ladies doing the breast-stroke.
Lindow2 9 months ago
I am new to learning the two-beat kick. Hackett's technique seems so strange to me – it's like he's mixing two beat kick and six-beat kick alternately. Perhaps someone more experienced than me could explain?
ernesttubb 9 months ago
@ernesttubb In fact, what he's doing could be defined as a "4 beat kick". As you can see, sometimes he uses a classic 6 beat pattern, other times he uses 3 beats for the stroke when he breathes and one only stroke for the following stroke, when his face is underwater. So we have 3+1 beats for every cycle (2 arm strokes). It's mostly suitable for unilateral breathing and basically allows you to save some energy on long distances, keeping the same timing of the classical 6 beat kick.
wzard70 6 months ago
This is beautiful to watch.
Wiegieboard 10 months ago
No need for jabs on comment. Feet move slower for long distance I think to conserve energy. The idea of 80% stretch is maybe little high but NOT rubbish...gliding to get maximum stroke length without losing too much speed is very true long distance.
falasana 10 months ago
does he come up for a breath EVERY time he uses his right arm?
humby123 10 months ago
@humby123 yes. It allows a swimmer to favor their strong arm. In this case, the strong arm is his left.
swimcoachbrett 9 months ago
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thankallahalltime 10 months ago
@MultiMarty25
So... you're saying he should only ask aquestion if he already knows the answer? Otherwise don't ask & thus never learn anything - like you?? doofus!
phealy02 11 months ago
umm. english please.
andy95258 11 months ago
Hackett is LEGEND!!
Goldilocks3211 1 year ago
nice technique, i see the energy conservation, he breathes alot and uses more upper body and lower leg power which is probly more streamlined
asimioso 1 year ago
i have a question. how come when do the front crawl kick, my feet are pointed inwards for some reason and so i'm going REALLY slow when i just do the front crawl kicks. is there any way to fix that because i think my feet should be straight when i'm kicking. (i've been swimming for a few years now. i've learned with a few bullshit teachers therefore wasting some time. but i'm pretty good at it. i'm done all the levels, and i can be a lifeguard but i'm only 14 right now.
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up2trix 1 year ago
is it better to keep your arm perfectly straight the whole way in the water or bend so that it is perpendicular the the ground the whole time?
jewbinson 1 year ago
@jewbinson you should bend so your elbow stays high, quite close to the surface as your forearm pulls below it
adamlewis934 1 year ago
dUdE i just noticed he switches from 4 to 6 beat when going into walls/on his last laps. thats sick.
MGameSwim 1 year ago
chinesep1mp - the kick in frontcrawl is primarily to "balance" the arm stroke (at best it provides only 10% of power of the stroke). A poor (shallow/unbalanced) kick can have serious adverse affect on the stroke (efficiency/speed/comfort wise). Very simple rule of thumb - the further the race distance the less the kick i.e. two beats per full stroke for longer distrances when shoulder power will prove essential. This can be cranked up for the last 100 or so metres.
Insperato62 1 year ago
swftypro - ideally you breath every three pulls (minimum), as breathing bilaterally helps balance the stroke, but 1500 m is quite a way - you get tired - so breathing every stroke is OK but only if you are way in front! Technique has to be allied to distance (and effort)
Insperato62 1 year ago
why is he turning his head after every stroke? Is he breathing everystroke, because I heard that you should never turn your head. Someone please message me.
SwiftyPro 1 year ago
@SwiftyPro these days swimmers like grant hackett and other long distance swimmers have developed this breathing pattern in order to gain more oxygen. you should notice the arms are not moving at even speeds and the stroke looks slightly uneven in the water. it is very difficult to master this while maintaining good balence and streamline. i reccomend you only try it if you are already very confident breathing bilaterally and dont try it in a race until you are sure you have the hang of it.
adamlewis934 1 year ago
You can learn a lot about efficient swimming watching this video. Its about 20% aerobic and 80% about stretching. Keep your body as long as possible and reach out as far as possible in front of you.
nodgie1 1 year ago
@nodgie1
This is utter rubbish.
andrewwebber66 1 year ago
@andrewwebber66
You're utter rubbish
nodgie1 1 year ago
@andrewwebber66 "Utter rubbish"? He is a triple Olympic Gold medalist (plus 3 silvers and 2 bronze), and was world champion in 17 events.
Not bad for a rubbish swimmer.
gnarkillkicksass 1 year ago 4
@gnarkillkicksass
Not bad at all. But the idea it's 80% stretching is utter rubbish.
Reaching out as far as possible in front of you is also up for debate....
andrewwebber66 1 year ago
This is one of the best swimming videos on youtube. I notice this guy's body turns almost 90 degrees when he goes up for a breath. It's asymmetrical but results in a faster swim
nodgie1 1 year ago
@nodgie1 i think you'll notice that his torso moves 90degrees allowing his shoulder to get out of the water for a more effective pull however his feet never rotate - allowing for a constant kick rate. to do this howeveer you need strong core muscles to be the pivot in your rotation. because the now banned suits were so tight on the stomach they provided swimmers with extra core strength which is why so many WR were broken
:D
billzta2 1 year ago
any "good" swimmer provide me the answer why their feet movement is so slow?
chinesep1mp 1 year ago
@chinesep1mp because it's a long distance event and swimming provides very little propulsion for the amount of energy it uses up. That's why you'll see the long distance swimmers and triathletes use little to no kicking until the final laps
jabbamom 1 year ago 36
@jabbamom
Your comment ist great! If there would be a Q&A for this, I would copy your answer into it. Perfect description.
Anyhow, it's funny how many comments I get while swimming with a "non existing kick" that I do something wrong. Usually I leave these guys behind after 150m :-)
wwwTriDinoCom 1 year ago
@jabbamom yep the legs must be straight..
Basti849 1 year ago
@jabbamom I'm a fan of long distance swimming and you're absolutely right. :)
This is a beautiful video. It's not only great to swim but to watch other people do it. One can always learn something especially when watching pros. :P
rbaleksandar 1 year ago
@jabbamom Yeah, I was alway told arms take you out, legs bring you home.
Tharrild 8 months ago
@chinesep1mp the legs are also the largest muscle in your body and therefore burn the most energy to 'use' out of any muscle. Hence you reserve kicking over long distances. This ofcourse is dependent on the swimmers style. E.g. Ian thorpe has strong legs so he uses them more
889random 1 year ago
@chinesep1mp if you were a long distance swimmer you would know why there feet is movin slow,ofviously you are not so why bother askin?
MultiMarty25 11 months ago
@chinesep1mp If you think about the largest oxygen-using muscles in the body, the legs are close to the top of the list. Like @jabbamom said, "very little propulsion for the amount of energy it uses up." Kicking is necessary to 'get on top' of your stroke, but over kicking leads to oxygen deprivation. It's a good question.
swimcoachbrett 9 months ago
@chinesep1mp because he is swimming a 1500 m, if we would kick a lot in the first 1000 his legs would be dead by the end
montelongoalejandro 6 months ago
awsome
hehe20 1 year ago
best video for Crawl i ever seen ,thx for sharing.
jiangteng 1 year ago
thanks for putting all the videos together :)
hayleydisca 1 year ago
he breathes on the first stroke
yu0004ng 1 year ago
thats my problem... i need bigger feet!
mikey85essex 1 year ago
@mikey85essex i have size 13 feet so im pretty good on that one :p
kaptinkuftic 1 year ago
Is he breathing to both sides @ 1:18 just before the turn?
branodi 1 year ago
@branodi it looks to me like he breaths solely to the right every two strokes. I see what you're talking about though, not sure if that was a breath or part of his turn.
xeony2k 1 year ago
@xeony2k it just seems like he's taking an additional breath to the left at the very last stroke before the turn. Unfortunately I can't really tell more from the rest of the footage.
branodi 1 year ago
@branodi he most likely is but for good reason, he's about to do a turn of wish he can't breathe while doing xd and starting off with your head arched in a position where it'll cause drag after you kick off the wall will slow you down so he's stocking up on air :o
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fcukU2b2 2 years ago
maybe if youd think outside the box, tu pourais me comprendre et peut etre que nous pourions communiquer, mais non!
n15M0 2 years ago 3
that was actually read able, but i had french in school. Although i dont remember the 'how to'
WiredDrummer 2 years ago
@fcukU2b2 french canadians
mattchow 2 years ago
shush you lol learn some of my mumbling if you wanna know hah
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STATISTICS CALCULATION - from
BR-0 com/olympics htm
tietajajoshua 2 years ago
He has a face that only a mother could love.
zone1480 2 years ago
And a resistance that you will never had!
2099F 2 years ago 9
Amazing swimmer! As I study the video, it appears that his right arm (breathing side) is breaking at the highest point with his high elbow. The break for the left arm though seems to happen a little lower after he pulls his arm down. Maybe it's just the video angle, but I'm curious as I'm learning freestyle now and am trying to observe great swimmers to help with my stroke. Any comments from those who are knowledgeable about swimming would be appreciated.
stmcgarret 2 years ago
@stmcgarret , Yep, if it aint broke dont fix it.
schwantz037 2 years ago
I heard farting helps
frnksnbns 2 years ago 3
yeah,that release of gas just propels u right along =)
stinkypillow11 2 years ago
his high elbows are the best ive ever seen. i struggle with high elbows a lot.
lambson43 2 years ago
Why doesn't he breathe bilaterally?
TreeTimeWithBilly 2 years ago
Most people have a preference of which side to breath and it is easier for them to swim on that side. He may train breathing bilaterally, but when it comes down to race time, he doesn't. Similar to Michael phelps and many other swimmers if you notice.
HungAzn 2 years ago
why would an olympian do that ? He should be doing the same thing in practice as in a race, you have to feel your stroke and know your rhythm.
swimmerforever2008 2 years ago
mince.
didgerman66 2 years ago
they do that because if u swim like u do in a race one of ur arms would become stronger than the other. U have to do bilateral practice to even out ur arm strength to become as smooth as possible.
metalicsupra 2 years ago
hes a long course swimmer.
as you see nearly all people swimming ´200m-1500m breath at every second stroke.
and in 50m some doesnt even breath once.
kris533d 2 years ago
am I the only one who noticed that he stops kicking mid stroke for no reason at all? or is there a reason that I cant see yet?
anyone?
miraan786 2 years ago
That is a pretty common kick for distance swimmers.
carennesset 2 years ago
but is there a reason for the pause?
miraan786 2 years ago
To not overtire his legs. I don't know what point this is in the race, but often people will go to a 4 or 6 beat kick towards the end of this race - try to sprint @ the end.
carennesset 2 years ago
it happened alot if you swimm that distances. for everyone
dimadeloseros1 2 years ago
Why do they bring one hand close to their body? I always have both arms fully extended when I'm swimming, unless I'm reaching forward.
Trevorthekid 2 years ago
i have changed that and find that much more energy effecient. Several things to pay attention in the video, their finger tip is very close to the water when the hand is in the air. Their elbow are very high
benoityip 2 years ago
Your push is stronger when your hand is close to your body. Imagine yourself standing, pushing something down to the ground. You wouldn't push it with your arms fully extended; you would bend your elbows and push close to your body where you're much stronger. A swimming pull is exactly the same.
Sjor5930 2 years ago
Not true. While it may be the strongest, it isn't the fastest. fastest is when the arm is in front of the body and that is when you are able to move the most water. That is why high elbow is popular--you use it in the front quadrant. By the time your arm is right under your body, you should be near finishing your stroke.
HungAzn 2 years ago
@Trevorthekid I teach swimming . For more advance swimmers but naturally we all do it without realising or should do it there is an elongated s shape . So there is entry hand goes into water at a certain angle , Catch , pull and recovery during the pull ( which comes into the center of the body ) the hand gets ready to go into the recovery ( elbow bending to come out of the water then stretch ) in between that transition the hand slides down in an "s " like shape down the side of the body .
sonkamoo 10 months ago
Hackett's world record still stands! Not even with space age "swimsuits" (more like wetsuits) could Hackett's time of 14:34.56 be broken. With the new swimsuits going to be banned it will most likely be decades, if ever, this record will be broken. In hindsight I believe Hackett's swim at Fukuoka in 2001 is one of greatest, single sporting performance of humankind.
bongo155 2 years ago
Triathletes draft off each other and swim in wetsuits = faster times. No way they could beat GH over 1500 meters in a pool.
Likewise in the ITU events they draft on the bike leg - all legal of course, saving energy for the run.
Plus the record for a 40KM time trial is something like 45 minutes, so they´re not going as fast as the elite cyclists (who ride TTs without drafting).
Cheers all
yourehavingalarf 2 years ago
Yeh very few elite tri men would be under 16 mins in a pool 1500.
mc1703 2 years ago
Shallow stroke..you can tell he's a distance swimmer.
HungAzn 2 years ago
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HungAzn 2 years ago
A pro triathlete would never be able to beat a pro swimmer. Thriatlates have to have 3 different "sports" in focus. Swimmers only have to have 1 sport in focus. Michael Phelps trained every day for five years.
BackfischBangers 2 years ago 2
apart from when he got snowed in!
mc1703 2 years ago
those pro triathletes guys are incredible! They perform olympic timings in each 3 sports, even though the 3 sports follow up each other. (15-17 min for 1,5k swim / 57-59 min for 40k bike / 27-30min for 10k run) go figure!
jeromed2 2 years ago
pro triathletes swim 1500m in 15-17min, but in lakes. So in the pool, maybe some of those guys would beat grant hackett!!!
jeromed2 2 years ago
what's his breathing technique??
CowsEatGrassandBeef 2 years ago
:o
he kinda does a butterfly kick when he breathes
AnProGamer 2 years ago
MANDY WILLIAMS IS A BEAST
gza2k7 2 years ago
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.
DigbyCat 2 years ago
wow wot comment matey - good for u!
jimmyuk007 2 years ago 8
I'm sure he read this and is in tears as we speak. He'll have to wipe his tears with $100 banknotes.
kam1kazy 2 years ago
not just $100 bank notes but $200 monopoly bank notes..... but the msg is still there Nick D'Arcy is an agressive convicted criminal wanker of a cunt...
DigbyCat 2 years ago
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pinkypie1994 2 years ago
shit man this i soooo true i read this then i died.
shaunamatic90000 2 years ago
so its a bend at the elbow for the pull?
i come froma weight lifting background and have strong triceps,and have been keeping my arms straight, "windmilling" if you follow.
imgonna try to bent the pull arm from now on. any advice
thebullmc 2 years ago
Your elbow should be bent at about 90 degrees. Remember to keep it high. This allows you to use your forearm, as well as your hand, in the pull.
jesusjonez 2 years ago
Nobody focuses on their hand, keep your fingers slightly open and your hand relaxed, whatever works for you; it really doesnt matter. Good swimmers pull so much water because they use their shoulder and their forearm to get over the water, not just their hand (that is a common mistake among new swimmers).
UNo0b 2 years ago
I never thought you should have your thumb "open". Maybe you focus more strenght to your hand by doing that?
123TauruZ321 2 years ago
Maybe is just how he got used to keep it, anyway i noticed that most of the speed comes from the legs, and having a big foot helps to, like Phelps has :)
2ShaePussyCat 2 years ago
wrong dude
Danpower101 2 years ago
No dude, freestyle is the event, meaning that they can use any type of style they want (butterfly, breast, crawl, whatever). They use the front crawl because it's the fastest but, in theory, they could be doing breast, back, or whatever stroke
israelg48 2 years ago 2
Front crawl or freestyle, either way.
LiamEuanK 2 years ago
wow... look at those feet... i dont think he's wearing fins, this guy is like an alien
punkrockrocks 2 years ago 2
he is like really far ahead. where was he swimming this?
danielcarrol12 2 years ago
well that was boring
BloodRaine252 2 years ago
He doesn't use S crawl like what I was taught before. Is S crawl outdated now?
jslovers 2 years ago
Sad, but true
juskreyy 2 years ago
yes, the s crawl is for the 1980 and 1990...
now the good tecnic is a high elbow catch.
LeonardoMartinezguit 2 years ago
魚人一個，好樣的!
willchang1978 2 years ago
When it comes to short races.. sure Phelps has a stroke better suited for that.
But this guy Hackett, has the most efficient long distance swim I've ever seen.
EricTheRed03 2 years ago 4
I second that
jimmyuk007 2 years ago
Look so much easier then it is.
RyanClause 3 years ago
what race is this? has the full race been posted elsewhere?
mc1703 3 years ago
this is the final of the 1500m in montreal 05
casperyeah1 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
my PB for 50 front is 32.45 sec and am 11 years old and my butterfly is crap my PB for 50 is 43 sec...
HorseMad0 3 years ago
I've calculated that I can keep his pace (25m in 17.1 secs) for about 50m! :))
giorgiobello1 3 years ago
Uh, his pace is definitely NOT 17.1 seconds for 25m. He holds around 59 seconds per 100, which is around 14.7s per 25.
17.1 per 25 equals 1:08s, which is 17 minutes for a 1500. For a competitive swimmer, that's good if you're a 16 year old girl.
assfault88 3 years ago 3
why does he stop moving his legs when he breaths? ar eu supposed to do that?
yaranzo5 3 years ago
Because he doesnt want to disturb the water, he wantes the water to move with his momentom so now water goes heavily BY him
naruto01048 3 years ago
no because he'll get eventually slow when he stops moving his legs and brethe alot and trust me I went there! :)
HorseMad0 3 years ago
or, it may be his kicking strategy, i dont know about you guys, but i've been taught and have seen different styles of kicks. so maybe it' s just his strategy?
GAMER4LIFE7777 3 years ago
this makes me want to cry! i quit swimming jk but wow
Brad300909 3 years ago
ye man
pokejoesbros 3 years ago
its a longer race thats why he is taking longer strokes then other short distance freestylers.
swimbeast197 3 years ago
E io che pensavo che respirare ad ogni bracciata e ad un solo lato sia da scarsi/dilettanti :D invece vedo che anche i più grandi lo fanno.
E189Siemens 3 years ago
That's what they lead you to believe, that if you breathe every stroke and on the same side you'll develop an impediment of some sort. Absolutely untrue.
VladekMeyer83 3 years ago
see it for yourself, im asumming that u breath on one side, take a really fast 25-35 m sprint with no breathing and u'll feel how youre stroke feels akward and asymetrical
andresrojas22 3 years ago
I don't, but I know swimmers who do and do so without problems of any sort. There is no universal "right" or "wrong," is my point; it's all relative to your body type and what works for you.
VladekMeyer83 3 years ago 2
I always use the 2-beat kick in my races, I get a lot more propulsion by doing two hard kicks per stroke as opposed to many less powerful kicks - not many swimmer I know do this buy it helps me.
luanswan2002 3 years ago
i keep sucking at front crwal cause like when my arm gose up my mom and my swimming teach to bend the arm when your coming down but this videos not like it!TELL ME HOW ITS REALLY DONE BENDING THE ARM OR NOT!HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hurryupgirl 3 years ago
they're right about the entry point, at the moment your hand enters the water, your elbow is supposed to be at almost a 90 degree angle (the hand's position should just be in front of your head), then you follow through and extend your arm, slicing the water while gliding, then you "pull". It just looks like they're not bending their elbows as much because the camera's under water and their entry is so fast and smooth you can't see it.
leokuan 3 years ago
if ur talkig about ur recovering arm i think ur prob is that ur thiking about moving the hand while it's the shoulder and the elbow that lead the recovery. to familiarize urself with the movement, imagine that ur forearm and hand are merely spectators in the recovery. u rotate ur body to make room for the shoulder than u bring ur elbow from the back to the front in a high circle and put ur hand in the water halfway between ur head and full extension, more or less where ur other elbow is.
cellardoor70 3 years ago
Yh hackett maybe overreaching a bit... Look @ vids with Van den Hoogenband, Sullivan and Schoeman.. Good techniques you can try out in the pool.. Also let some1 record yrself on tape when ur swimming. So you can see for yoursel ur weaknesses in ur stroke...
343596 3 years ago
no he is not overreaching abit cos he is long distance swimmer unlike other guys who were sprint swimmer so distance and sprint front crawl technique r bit different
jimmyuk007 3 years ago 2
Wow. It is amazing to see this - look so elegant and graceful yet assertive.
By the way, does anyone have the fastest times for the front crawl for all the Olympic distances and who holds that fastest times?
booeing2007 3 years ago
use google
hhoh12 3 years ago
sometimes his feet move constantly, sometimes not, why is that?
Coenas 3 years ago
Because he's swimming 1.5km long :)
he is saving his energy by doing that.
if it was a short distance race, his feet would be moving like hell constantly :)
JWPNZ 3 years ago
conerve energy
jalp1310 3 years ago
So the key is to roll your upper body and have a long stroke =). I'll try to do that.
chuchofreeman 3 years ago
is he better than Ian Thorpe?
dolunay88 3 years ago
He's a much better distance swimmer than thorpedo. Overall I would say he is the best swimmer that's ever lived. He is able to swim and break records at anything from 200Meters to 10KM
pauldawson2003 3 years ago 3
agry completely with you, his versatility is amazing
andresrojas22 3 years ago
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this is so cool
greengobbb 3 years ago
is it the angle of the video that makes this look just like my freestyle, or are they the same thing? I just learned to swim (after 29 years of terror near water) so I'm really ignorant . . .
JAHRULing 3 years ago
Well... I'm sorry JAHRULing, but your freestyle can't be that perfect and efficient...
waouwaouwaou 3 years ago
You misunderstand my question. Is the freestyle the same as the crawl? That's all I'm asking.
JAHRULing 3 years ago
freestyle, you do what you want but most ppl choose the front crawl cuz its the fastest
coolanin7 3 years ago
na man freestyle is official name for front crawl.
dimputhegreat 3 years ago
Wrong. Front stroke is just one of the many strokes which can be used in a freestyle race. It is always used though, because it is the fastest.
Bishysmurph 3 years ago
can you clarify clearly step-by-step how front stroke is performed?and how it varies from freestyle give with a video example, if any.
dimputhegreat 3 years ago
i think bishys is right. it would be like a "freestyle" race where you could either bike, walk or run, you would bike right? so overtime, people would just call biking "freestyle". technically i think he's right, but in common usuage, you are right (at least in US).
cobrien1977 3 years ago 2
ya buddy after watching some videos of front crawl and proper freestyle there's slight variation, anyway i feel putting a shark behind in pool will improve the swimming speed.oooolooooooooololololo.
dimputhegreat 3 years ago
Front crawl is the stroke you see in this video, freestyle is a term that encompasses all four main strokes, any are permitted, and indeed front crawl is the fastest and most efficient. In fact one time when I was young I chose to do backstroke in a 200m freestyle event out of exhaustion from previous events.
cactuscity 3 years ago
that was in response to dimputhegreat
cactuscity 3 years ago
apart from the freestyle element of a IM race - you are required to swim front crawl
mc1703 3 years ago
front crawl and freestyle r the same thing
heirtothethrone3 3 years ago
My word! In the 1500m free he beats me by 10 minutes! I never knew I sucked that bad!
thegreatone12345678 3 years ago
You don't suck it's just that Hackett is one of the great 1500m swimmers of all time.
bunyip2005 3 years ago
i swim like this but not as fast lol
Ken2234 3 years ago
never seen a machines like him before lolll
amazing !!!
spittfire77 3 years ago 2
So his kicking... That's the proper way to do a flutter kick? What's the proper thing to do with your legs? Do you move you entire legs up and down when kicking or just the lower portion?
Thank you
gundamWWW 3 years ago
thats really interesting, he almost dives with his right arm and his kick pretty much stops after that, watch it closely
westogmoney 3 years ago 3
hes definetely the most efficient swimmer to ever live. i reckon his technique here is definetely better than it is today since training with ian pope. dennis cotterell defintely had his stroke down to a fine fine art. its a shame he left him.
BRadLikesGirls 3 years ago
thorpe is more efficient -- fewer strokes per lap at around the same speed if not slightly faster than hackett.
breastplates 3 years ago
yes i see your point, but if you look at efficiency through the energy perspective, I'll bet Grant is using less energy per lap, even at his slower pace, Grant can hold up his slightly slower speed for a much longer time.
BRadLikesGirls 3 years ago
thats the best way to swim
nomy 3 years ago
lol all australians swim the same technique
ajmosvi 3 years ago
yh he would go quicker but he doesnt want to go quicker, he would nacker himself out, he needs to keep a steady pace
beef03rugby 3 years ago
my opinion is that if he dolphin kicked off the wall better he would go much faster
mnmizqt01 3 years ago
In a 1500m? He'd lack oxygen for his arms after 400m.
AlbThirdEye 3 years ago