Swimming Technique: Jodie Swallow World Triathlon Champion

[elinfiernoentusojos]

I've been goin to the pool allmost daily since 3 months ago, i do today 3000meters in 1hour and 15 minutes, is that good?

[AreannaofficalXD]

I have the best teqneque on my team :)

[pnewell74]

You went from holding around around 2:10/100 to 1:22/100 for dist in a matter of months and you are worried about hitting a wall LMAO! If you kept this rate of progress going you would be representing your country in London 2012. Holding sub 1:20/100 for dist takes years of training for most. If these really are your stats then keep doing what you are doing + main sets like 20x100@58-60spm on 1:35. At this level gradually increasing volume helps too. Thats what this tubby adolescent would do.

[pnewell74]

If you are swimming a 22min mile you are holding around 1:22/100 for distance. for a recreational swimmer that hasnt had 'lessons' this is more than okish. What is your stroke rate and SPL at this pace? What is your height?

[pedwards1978]

@pnewell74 I swim at 55 spl (I bought a wetronome) and I take 16 or 17 strokes per 25m length depending on how tired I am. Now you are probably thinking I could go faster than 22 mins, but I don't know how to tumble turn yet without getting a pint of water up my nose. I learnt to swim from Youtube. I was doing a mile in 35 mins some months ago, but now I'm kind of hitting a wall and don't know what to improve next. I figured stroke rate, but this lady is insane.

[pedwards1978]

@pedwards1978 Oh and I am 5' 10". :-)

[pedwards1978]

@pedwards1978 Damn I meant 55 spm. lol.

[sfrance783]

guzto pu ko mkabalo ug wimming

[pedwards1978]

Why are there so many angry adolescents on the internet? Go outside and play, tubby. My post should have read SPM not SPL.

[pnewell74]

She is swimming at 90 strokes per minute not 90 strokes per length dopey. Female swimmers generally swim at higher stroke rates. Grant swam at around 80spm at race pace. Sun probably has one of the lowest racing stroke rates at around 60spm. No one swims at 40spm race pace you big dope thats drilling!!

[pedwards1978]

I watched Bill Kirby in another of your videos. Bill is swimming the exact same pace at 1:10 at about 40 SPL. Why would anyone try to swim like this woman at 90 SPL? Bill looks like he's not even trying. This woman looks in danger of snapping an arm off.

[pnewell74]

@pedwards1978 you are watching a 6ft male olympic swimmer swimming easypace/semi catch-up and making a camparison to a 5'8" female tri/open water swimmer holding 1:10's at race pace. Grant, Keiran Perkins all swim in the 80spm range and their arms didnt snap off. I think that ss vid says Bill swims a 1:10 at about 32spl which works out at about 55-58spm not 40spm. You dont know much about this sport. Come back and criticise Jodie's style when you can hold 1:10/100 for distance. She swims great.

[pedwards1978]

@pnewell74 no, I don't know a huge amount about swimming. That is why I am watching instructional videos about swimming. When the same company shows videos of 2 completely different styles its hard to work out what they teach. There seems to be a huge element of snake oil peddling as well in swimming. Companies saying 'hold your arms in a 'Y' shape and then you see olympic swimmers not doing that. Or glide with each stroke and others saying no, rate is more important than length.

[pedwards1978]

Swim the TI way, or the swimsmooth way, or like 'x' or 'y'. As someone who is OKish at swimming (I swim a mile in 22 mins) it is hard for me to work out what to improve next when they all contradict each other and its making me even more reluctant to have lessons.

[pnewell74]

@pedwards1978 I feel your pain but there is no 'one style fits all' just type Janet Evans into google and you will see what I mean. TI is great for learning how to reduce drag and getting a feel for hip driven freestyle and low SPL swimming but they don't seem as concerned with speed. SS have great info in relation to CSS training and increasing stroke rate. SS seem to promote a higher stroke rate shoulder driven type of freestyle which probably suits distance swimming (OW and pool) better.

[Theshofumiah1]

My arm strokes  are fine, but my legs dont float up, i feel as I have to spalsh my legs constantly to keep going and stay afloat- hence i get tired and drained quickly within 2 laps. any advice please????!!!

[irespectmylife]

i am a swimmer, for the championship in bloom ^-^ today i swim before i do anything

[geonaturaleza]

I am a recreational swimmer since more than 20 years and I noticed that the front quadrant swimming is very comfortable and elegant but far from ideal if you are looking for speed. The classical ''windmill'' or rotatory pattern is the best if you want to swim fast.

[Theshofumiah1]

@geonaturaleza My arm strokes are fine, but my legs dont float up, i feel as I have to spalsh my legs constantly to keep going and stay afloat- hence i get tired and drained quickly within 2 laps. any advice please????!!!

[RedNativeRose]

@Theshofumiah1 Alot of it is in your breathing and how your body holds the air. Ive been swimming for years and have competitive swimming but I havnt for years now.

[waynejackiematt]

Cool, I'll try a faster stroke rate and stop stressing about whether I'm thrashing or not.

[MarkYouMadBruh]

Im 16 and find it hard to swim in the pool im slowly getting better but i have never actually really focused on swimming , can sombody give me some good tips on wht i should be doing to glide through the water thanks

[HuismanFrank]

@RonixCorp. Swimming technique has a huge learning progression. When you start out you first need to master the basics: streamline, kicking technique, armtechnique, breathing technique and then add this all together into a stroke and from there learn timing. So to start it is wise to keep it as simple and slow as possible, so front-quadrant swimming or even the slomo technique style of TI is perfect to get started. From there you need to evoluate your stroke. This nevers ends......

[chidiogoms]

I wish I was a better swimmer than her.

[tb523]

Those goggle look like white zogg predators. Nice tech. Swing your arms a little too much for me.

[shqiperiany]

should i leave my thumb away from my other fingers? and keep the other fingers together connected and leave my thumb away from them ?

[mcphistoification]

@shqiperiany your fingers should be together but slightly relaxed. Hang your arm at your side and notice how your fingers are together but relaxed that is the hand position you want to replicate.

[spanishryder]

She's like a dolphin!  Pretty cool

[jahlove111]

i'm 21 and i can't swim! yeah! pathetic!

this is really motivating! i want to learn!

[natty02ful]

@jahlove111 its rilly easy if u want to swim u have to knw how to float....

[caportica]

@jahlove111

im 22 and i cant swim too :(

[monikamittaz]

More importantly, what goggles are those? Not only is she hardcore, she looks pretty bad ass to boot. Swim on Jodie!

[ktayor1]

Thank you thank you so much for posting this, I have been swimming the overreach method for the last two months and although I have improved I was still getting tired pretty quickly, after seeing this vid I thought I would try this style (fast turn over shorter strokes) and what a difference. It instantly made a 10sec difference to my 100m. Although I still have more practice with this technique, this technique diff works for me! And Yes I too am splashing as well! Thanks Swimsmooth and Jodie.

[jhsporty]

would like see her stroke now that she is with brett sutton, doesn't seem like he would change much. if your non swimmer(started swimming as adult) you will never feel the water like Jodie. it's a waste of time to think you will. think what was said about Janet Evens freestyle, not your typical stroke, but it works for her. remember don't try to shove everyone in the same box. there's not one right way to swim freestyle.

[tapper43]

Lots of 'pro's' on here giving stupid opinions on jodie's technique who care's if she's splashing or whatever else that's not strictly from the coaching manual I bet there's not any of ye would live with her in the water she is a legend.

[titosrevenger]

She's halfway through her stroke by the time her face is back in the water after a breath. This is bad form, no?

[RonixCorp]

@titosrevenger i agree, she doesn't obey the 'front-quadrant swimming' principal - doesn't maintain "long body" principal that basically states that one extended hand should be replaced by the other to keep the body long... definitely NOT what all other coaches and TI preach... based on what i've learned (and i'm a verty slow swimmer) this video is not a good video to learn proper swimming technique.... yet, she is a champ. so who's right and who's wrong?

[ReyAudentio]

@RonixCorp Different strokes for different folks.

[upndown68]

@titosrevenger In my opinion TI is great for taking a person who has never peeled off a lap and giving them some nice basics, but the proof is in the pudding...you said it..."I'm a very slow swimmer". If there is one constant I see with TI followers it's over gliding which is the death of fast swimming. Accelerate....slow down....re-accelerate. It's maddening to watch TI swimmers not progress. In short, Jody is a small gal which lends itself to a faster stroke rate. Check out SwimSmooth.

[mrgoki27]

1:10 per 100m! 90 strokes per minute! love ya Jodie! :D

[TheLeilisa]

swimming would help you grow taller ?

[moviedude22]

that's freaking fantastic!!! she's a beast, monster, attacker ...all of the above

[zampdachamp]

3-5 strokes per minute? So how many strokes per minute is reasonable?

[mrgoki27]

3 dislikes!? just wander what is there to be disliked!?!?!?!?

[theserenos]

amazing , really nice!!!!!

[faustoam]

Fantastic!. First time a see so many detail. Thank, good job guys

[yohannajohnmikhail]

cool

[MickSFP]

What I love about Jodie is she doesn't have a mega slim Athletic body which is the norm' Endurance look, but is still one of the best Females around , she is my favourite Triathlete

[hans1066]

why doesn't she roll the arms more?

[gojatheking]

i actually dont like short lanes like 100 or 50

i am not like that,i like 800 or 400 freestyle because i have very good stamina and i have good endurance......

[kxrid3r222]

my 1st year on the swim team been swimming for 2 months i have a 1.02 100m. i get tired on my last 2 laps i need to increase my stamana to get it down more

[leguminosa]

Actually, she doesn't breathe every 5 strokes, but rather it looks as if she breathes "whenever she needs it", sometimes 3, sometimes 5 and sometimes 4!

[aascendant]

asbald.

jodie swallow is a top elite triathlete at olympic distance and has just recently won in japan at half ironman distance.

think about your own qualifications, then look at whether you're qualified to even carry her gym bag, and then STFU!

[Minkymoo222]

He's right, it is very splashy and not efficient.

[Colzify]

@aascendant some people think they are the equivalent of Jodi or Michael Phelps just because they've swum in college or highschool

[asbald]

This style may be OK for a young, super fit triathlete but would be crazy for the rest of the community. Trying to swim at anything like that cadence would exhaust almost everyone in no time at all. The style is also very splashy, you can hear the forearm smashing into the water with every stroke. That cannot be good! There is overall an over emphasis on pulling and not enough on body position hence wasting much energy.

[hans1066]

@asbald

I agree it is much more economic and relaxing to roll the shoulders more...

at least on long distances...

[madwithwords]

Excellent

[kerrid2001]

How on earth can she swim so fast and only breath every 5 strokes? How can you improve your breathing?

[AnnieBarryZed]

Wow... fantastic. Thanks for sharing that!