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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Get faster, fitter, stronger at the pool by improving your swim technique with our series of Speedo Fit videos. Produced with an elite swim coach and filmed in slow motion to help you improve your freestyle: body positioning, kick, stroke and breathing technique.
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Комментарии • 991

  • @nmejias370
    @nmejias370 Год назад +193

    To whomever might be reading this, do take swimming seriously, it does work out your whole body, it does tone your mucles, it does strengthens your heart, lungs, etc.
    Wish I had started swimming many years ago.

    • @nasserkimbugwe
      @nasserkimbugwe 11 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you

    • @dws84
      @dws84 5 месяцев назад +3

      I'm a tired old footy player, 40yo. I'm starting swimming as a low impact alternative to running.

    • @bastogne315
      @bastogne315 4 месяца назад

      It gives you cardiac arrest.

    • @yvettegaleministries5245
      @yvettegaleministries5245 Месяц назад

      Have no regrets, it's better late than never. Cheers!!

    • @tirididjdjwieidiw1138
      @tirididjdjwieidiw1138 21 день назад

      @@bastogne315maybe if you have a heart condition, but that has a chance of happening with any physical activity.

  • @suthobay
    @suthobay 8 лет назад +1466

    Thanks I just broke the world record for 50m freestyle with this video

  • @imhakulon
    @imhakulon 5 лет назад +240

    Tip for people who can’t seem to do the side turn when breathing!!:
    -Try looking at your shoulder when you reach out
    -try breathing on the side when your dominant arm is out of the water/pulled back
    -i suggest people who have recently learned swimming to breath through their mouth and exhale underwater until you decide to get air
    -relax!! If you’re confident in the water you’ll do it just fine
    A tip for people who are stiff:
    -literally just look down completely to the bottom of the pool, your legs automatically float up and make you flat in water

  • @owenmajor1314
    @owenmajor1314 3 года назад +182

    I've been learning to swim freestyle now for about a month and can only now swim a full length of the pool. The most challenging thing in the beginning is that you become exhausted very quickly, and need to take breaths at least every 2nd stroke, and very quickly your form collapses as you need to take breathes. Just keep in mind that it will take time to learn it

    • @twinth
      @twinth 2 года назад +6

      Try breathing every stroke until your stamina improves.

    • @berrianazrubel795
      @berrianazrubel795 2 года назад +2

      How are you doing now at it if you are still doing it? Also I’ve been swimming for 8-9 years and I still breath 2’s. Breathing 3’s is most likely the best for most swimmers for stability over long distance. Breathing 2’s or 4’s is on one side and can leave you unbalanced after multiple strokes of it.

    • @fulldnbboy
      @fulldnbboy Год назад

      ​@@berrianazrubel795can replay based on my similar experience. When I started freestyle I couldnt swim half pool without going down like russian axe... I could easily swimm two kilometers with breaststroke at the same time! Month later I could do two pool lengths of freestyle. Year later I could go finnaly 500m with freestyle. After that it was purely mental overcoming because once I reached freestyle 500m swimming it was my brain that was limiting me. Once I overcame mental barier I could do 2km of freestyle swimming. That took something like a month for my surprise...
      I started with breathing every two. Skipped every three and went to breathing every four. How I got there? I started swimming pool length under water. That is 25m lenght without breath and breathing between pool lenghts. Went further by going to olympic size pool and doing same excercise there too. Personal record so far 40m on single breath under water. Hopefully someday I will reach 50m on single breath... One day.... Even more so, I was swimming at the depths of 4,5 meters. Thats how I went from two to four strokes between breaths swimming freestyle - mental barier and underwater swimming excercise.

    • @ottery2242
      @ottery2242 6 месяцев назад

      Yeah it does take time but apparently, our teacher wants us to learn it in a DAY. Plus with only one demonstration.

    • @jimmay1988
      @jimmay1988 17 дней назад

      ​@@ottery2242 Sounds like Navy Boot Camp.

  • @ginobretana1977
    @ginobretana1977 10 лет назад +2175

    literally just started swimming. quite possibly the hardest thing I've ever experienced in my life; coordination of both decent form and breathing. Other than looking like a complete idiot in the water, I almost passed out in the shower.

    • @TaeNyFan
      @TaeNyFan 9 лет назад +76

      you made me laugh hard lol haha

    • @2013danrazor2015danrazor
      @2013danrazor2015danrazor 8 лет назад +8

      +Gino Bretana you should try sepak man

    • @zolathemagician1187
      @zolathemagician1187 8 лет назад +3

      +tomaramudarurls how old r u? and thats quite good

    • @somedaymaybeyt4048
      @somedaymaybeyt4048 8 лет назад +4

      that was me when I first started! good for you for searching up these videos! you'll get to varsity soon!

    • @marnie7280
      @marnie7280 7 лет назад +7

      I've started swimming when I was 6 and now I have a pretty good freestyle tehnique and I'm kinda fast lol
      But I'm hoping to join college swimming club soon so hopefully I'll improve!

  • @soloisticorc2689
    @soloisticorc2689 9 лет назад +163

    I learned more about freestyle in the past 2 minutes, then in the past 2 years... Gotta love youtube ^_^

    • @thamade
      @thamade 5 лет назад +2

      ive been swimming for 15 years wrongly lol

  • @Gigatless
    @Gigatless 9 лет назад +742

    Holy fucking shit I will never learn anything like this without bringing my laptop to the pool.

    • @ilovecod64
      @ilovecod64 9 лет назад +1

      ***** Why would you take your laptop to the pool? Cover it up man

    • @Takeru9292
      @Takeru9292 9 лет назад +1

      Lol hahaha!

    • @clawjet6069
      @clawjet6069 9 лет назад +6

      ***** Also my WiFI

    • @vqdyonzwet7267
      @vqdyonzwet7267 9 лет назад +4

      ***** you don't need to bring laptop, what about bring smartphone?

    • @garrettzkool63
      @garrettzkool63 8 лет назад +3

      +Gigatless had to record it on my phone lol

  • @Kaegis
    @Kaegis Год назад +19

    I've been trying to refine my technique more each time I swim and all these points in the video are important for fatigue. Today I achieved my PB of 1,566m ocean swim. I'm happy with 1,500m as my endurance and 800m as my minimal

  • @oyamatoayei4497
    @oyamatoayei4497 5 лет назад +289

    Gameplay too complicated but physic and graphic were good
    7/10~ IGN

  • @jmichael1157
    @jmichael1157 10 лет назад +65

    I recently resumed my swimming after 20 years out of the water. I can say all of these videos have been helpful. After 3 months I have improved my technique.

  • @WyeExplorer
    @WyeExplorer 8 лет назад +37

    I had a great swim today similar to the above. It's just the way it is...the way I was coached. When I catch water, float, propel forward, glide, extend, feel, kick marginally and recover with each stroke I touch on beauty and light grows within. It feels like an art, which can indeed be mastered. Superb video and swimmer. Peace. Mark.

    • @Bondhio
      @Bondhio 7 лет назад +1

      Wye Explorer what the hell are you on about?

    • @WyeExplorer
      @WyeExplorer 7 лет назад +1

      Bondhi What don't you understand?

    • @Bondhio
      @Bondhio 7 лет назад

      Wye Explorer no the way you said it just sounds kinda dumb

    • @WyeExplorer
      @WyeExplorer 7 лет назад +1

      Bondhi That's no answer...your not a swimmer...

    • @Bondhio
      @Bondhio 7 лет назад

      ...yes i am...

  • @samirkad1193
    @samirkad1193 8 лет назад +2665

    I swim like a broken umbrella

    • @whatever6965
      @whatever6965 8 лет назад +57

      😂 😂 😂 omg this made my day

    • @bing755
      @bing755 8 лет назад +4

      +Whatever do you speak tamil

    • @whatever6965
      @whatever6965 8 лет назад +5

      Dragon Master no, why?

    • @lastserbian1925
      @lastserbian1925 8 лет назад +2

      XD

    • @YouTubeExplore777
      @YouTubeExplore777 8 лет назад +23

      same, I'm like a Swimming Exercise Noodle, forgetting how to use my limbs. I'll never make it, I can say I'm a professional floater.

  • @Angel_Kids908
    @Angel_Kids908 2 года назад +8

    8 years later.. this still works. Thanks! This gave me more confidence because i get embarrassed easily since i dont know how to swim properly.

    • @hantergidi
      @hantergidi Год назад +4

      😂😂😂 bro why would it not work. It's like saying centuries later
      .oxygen is still used by humans

  • @JohnSm926
    @JohnSm926 10 лет назад +11

    I didn't realize I make so many mistakes while swimming. Very inspiring video. The swimmer is very fluid

  • @perstahlberg8774
    @perstahlberg8774 10 лет назад +15

    Beatiful Only thing i miss here is an earlier catch with verical elbow.
    Harder to do with straighter arm recovery but should be higher.

  • @FlyGuy2000
    @FlyGuy2000 6 месяцев назад +2

    I wanted a breakdown of stroke fundamentals and arm positioning and this video delivered. Nice!

  • @DonJunigii
    @DonJunigii 4 года назад +21

    Thanks, this video saved me from drowning. My boat sank and luckily, I was able to pull up this video real quick!

  • @manusingh34
    @manusingh34 5 лет назад +1

    Swimming can be hard for some people but if u try hard and don’t give up u can get better. The whole secrets about swimming well in water is that u have to be confident. For example me I used to really scared of water and going in but then my mum put me in swimming I wasn’t the greatest but as I went on I built up confidence and started getting better and after a lot of hard work I started doing races.

  • @meeta9258
    @meeta9258 9 лет назад +3

    this is a great video....first i was so slow at freestyle and i used to have so much difficulty in this stroke but this video has made my stroke much more efficient and faster....his hand movement is amazing...you are supposed to extend your arms in that manner whilst you also have to move your legs fast.....but however it takes time to learn like this...i have seen Michael phelps videos and somewhat he too extends his arms like this....this is a perfect technique...but you will have to watch this video many times ...you can also download this offline....thanks a ton speedo

  • @MakeKnowledgeFree
    @MakeKnowledgeFree 2 года назад +1

    For beginners finding it hard try to perfect breathing I.e creating bubbles inside water as naturally as you can without trying too hard ..... the best advise my coach gave me was that the swimming becomes second nature when you can breathe in water as you breathe in land ..... let's break this up .... in swimming we inhale outside water and exhale inside ....try finding a rhythm or pattern that works best for you without trying too hard ....form bubbles slowly inside water and when you are out of it , just twist yourself along with the arm , so that there is a air pocket that just let's your head move alongside the surface and take in air and then repeat .... please note that don't try to rush in your breath or your bubbles .... the slower you do it , the better you get with time .... don't fight water , make love with it splashing as little as you love forward as if you are in sync with it. ....

  • @mint7479
    @mint7479 7 лет назад +439

    I went so fast that i lost my shorts :O

    • @meisongyang2608
      @meisongyang2608 6 лет назад +11

      lol

    • @Sara-wq1lj
      @Sara-wq1lj 6 лет назад +6

      I’m going to do that today in swimming lesson and I’m nervous :c we are going to do it in the deep too and I’m short T^T

    • @turtleshell8835
      @turtleshell8835 6 лет назад +2

      @@Sara-wq1lj you can always hold on to the wall

    • @lanceandreisulo391
      @lanceandreisulo391 5 лет назад

      Icey how are you now?

    • @xavdest5481
      @xavdest5481 5 лет назад

      That's what you need Speedo.

  • @VehiclesvsfordDEEP
    @VehiclesvsfordDEEP 3 года назад +2

    I'm a lane swimmer . Been swimming 12 years now. Still trying to swim smoothly. Fantastic to swim 😀😀. Great feeling

  • @Zigoeight
    @Zigoeight 9 лет назад +8

    Very detailed video tutorial. This video would be a great help for beginners to master the techniques quickly. Keep sharing videos like this. More power!

  • @choopohsengpohseng8792
    @choopohsengpohseng8792 6 лет назад +1

    I always enjoy myself while swimming 🏊‍♀️ free style and do floating for relaxing if too tired while listening to my favorite song during swimming sessions!! No stress!

  • @johnpaulremo9284
    @johnpaulremo9284 7 лет назад +3

    Thank you speedo for your technique swim,It improves my swim now from philippines

  • @maykomarquez
    @maykomarquez 10 лет назад +213

    I LOOOOVE these videos... short and very informative with great visual aid. can you please do some videos on flip turning and starts?

    • @SpeedoInternational
      @SpeedoInternational  10 лет назад +19

      Thanks for the feedback Marko, we'll keep those ideas in mind for our future videos. Speedo

    • @mohammedmasood462
      @mohammedmasood462 8 лет назад

      +SpeedoInternational Hey I just wanna know that a swimming cap increases speed or not.

    • @franckmalottky5212
      @franckmalottky5212 8 лет назад +1

      +Mohammed Masood not too much, better go to the trainings

    • @mohammedmasood462
      @mohammedmasood462 8 лет назад +1

      +franck malottky Not too much but does it have some effect???

    • @Quinleyy
      @Quinleyy 7 лет назад

      Mohammed Masood yes it does have an effect

  • @welcometoziii
    @welcometoziii 4 года назад +15

    "All right, let's do this!"
    *proceeds to get in the water and start stroking*
    *moves 1 inch per minute*

  • @misterka466
    @misterka466 8 лет назад +2

    So much for explaining how to do proper breathing while swimming

  • @DarkSoul43517
    @DarkSoul43517 8 лет назад +90

    i loveeee swimming !!!!!! i could live in a pool lol

  • @gabe.bbouyssou6553
    @gabe.bbouyssou6553 28 дней назад

    Thank you my niece was drowning exactly 200 meters away from me and I was able To do a proper stroke and make it over to her and save her in a timely fashion 🙏🙏🙏

  • @cobalt318
    @cobalt318 5 лет назад +6

    I just started swimming. Im 12 years old btw, and my pool has both a shallow and deep side. I actually like to stay on the deep side because of two reasons:
    1 - I absolutely LOVE swimming in deep water.
    2: I love to go underwater. So the deep side gives me more space to do my thing.

    • @ksamimi29
      @ksamimi29 2 года назад +1

      hows the swimming progress going? been 3 years

  • @mohammadalam7791
    @mohammadalam7791 7 лет назад

    Iam very much inspired by this videos and Iam now learning these techniques to improve my speed thanks to all.

  • @adarshchakraborty
    @adarshchakraborty 8 лет назад +8

    Omg, finally a video taught me the correct way to swim, Thanks! Thumbs up

  • @marauder6661
    @marauder6661 10 лет назад +32

    Thanks speedo!!!!!! already knocked 4secs of my 200 free - now onto my favourite stroke butterfly ;)

    • @SpeedoInternational
      @SpeedoInternational  10 лет назад +11

      Brilliant! Well done. Speedo

    • @zsuzsannasiklodi9103
      @zsuzsannasiklodi9103 8 лет назад

      I'm Javièr Gomez

    • @momenosama836
      @momenosama836 8 лет назад

      ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME 4 MINUTES NOT SECONDS LOL STUPID Also 4 MINUTES ISNT THAT GOOD EITHER XD

    • @jesseriggs4553
      @jesseriggs4553 8 лет назад +39

      +momen osama . You're an idiot.. He meant that he knocked 4 seconds off from his quickest time.

    • @goobz9448
      @goobz9448 7 лет назад +2

      You'd have to admit, knocking 4 minutes off his time if his original time was 4 minutes, would be pretty good though, right?

  • @alexabandoy
    @alexabandoy 10 лет назад

    nice tips..my swimmers won in 800 meters freestyle using freestyle technique during the 1st Dinagat Islands Provincial Athletic Meet (DIPAM) last August 26-30, 2014.....thank you very much SPEEDO FIT....

  • @notofficialdani8250
    @notofficialdani8250 6 лет назад +42

    When I try to swim correctly like that, the others say: "You are swimming insanely wrong."

  • @seinfan9
    @seinfan9 8 лет назад +544

    Shit, way too many mechanics to keep in mind.

    • @kennethpenguin4745
      @kennethpenguin4745 8 лет назад +12

      simple, swim as best as u can. and keep breathing

    • @kimprobable4494
      @kimprobable4494 8 лет назад +31

      Breathe, it's ok :). You focus on one or two techniques at a time until they are mastered and begin to become muscle memory. It takes even just good swimmers practice to master these. Great swimmers have spent years learning and training outside the pool to become great.

    • @Deangela58
      @Deangela58 8 лет назад +3

      +Franky Acosta put your belly on something high off the ground with your legs and arms off

    • @kimprobable4494
      @kimprobable4494 8 лет назад +6

      ***** Training outside the pool is fitness training. Sorry.

    • @el_prezz
      @el_prezz 7 лет назад

      hahaha

  • @pabloguido5008
    @pabloguido5008 5 лет назад +7

    Very detailed with diagrams included but the one thing you missed that I’m not to sure about. What do I do with my legs? 😣

  • @rehazrajubally4140
    @rehazrajubally4140 5 лет назад +1

    I have started to improve on my stroke but it wouldn't be better if I had watch the COLLECTION lets say of this video. IT WAS SO MUCH HELP AND IT WOULD BE SAMA 2 U! Thanks 😎👍😂.FEEL THE FREEDOMS

  • @aza091234
    @aza091234 10 лет назад +6

    Cool cool cool, thinking of getting back into swimming. It sure is hard but this really helped thank you very much! :)

    • @lpabildgaard
      @lpabildgaard 4 года назад +1

      It's so worth it, hope you did.

  • @rhysshort4803
    @rhysshort4803 10 лет назад

    Swimming freestyle technique- the arm cycle (best RUclips explanation ever)

  • @jonmanilenio
    @jonmanilenio 8 лет назад +124

    i don't like swimming with paddles because when I go back to swimming with just my hands, it feels like my hands are full of holes.

    • @egp___8027
      @egp___8027 7 лет назад

      Jon Manilenio lol

    • @MKSurvant
      @MKSurvant 6 лет назад

      Jon Manilenio same here! Lol

  • @tjpia1345
    @tjpia1345 7 лет назад

    was suffering from shoulder pain. When I asked our part time trainer that why it is happening he said me... it happens.. don't worry you will be comfortable soon. Can you believe it?? thanx guys for saving my shoulder.. love these vdos. from tomorrow morning you guys will be my trainer...

    • @samuelcox9656
      @samuelcox9656 2 года назад

      You might not reply, but how is your shoulder 5 years later?

  • @renovatiovr
    @renovatiovr 7 лет назад +6

    There is nothing more beautiful than a swimming athletic male

  • @mamakiki5820
    @mamakiki5820 6 лет назад +1

    Smooth...and a lot to keep in mind while swimmin I just might have to watch this video a few more times...

  • @veteran501
    @veteran501 10 лет назад +14

    Really cool and helpful! Can you please elaborate a bit more on the breathing technique? I find that part the most difficult since when i surface my head to take breath sometimes slight amount of water pours in my mouth hehe and that discourages me a bit since its not a pleasant feeling. Im teaching myself to swim properly but this video helped a lot so thanks a bunch!

    • @kylehurley8655
      @kylehurley8655 9 лет назад +8

      Make sure you're exhaling as your mouth broaches the surface to help clear some of the water. Just after your mouth broaches, breath in through the side of your mouth away from the water and begin exhaling just as your mouth begins to enter the water again. This technique works pretty well for me. If you suck up a bit of water, which is expected to happen time to time, don't freak out, just breath out. You'll spit the water out as you exhale.

  • @carlitobrigante3000
    @carlitobrigante3000 3 месяца назад

    the thing about swimming is that you should do the exercises. Almost impossible in a community pool. It is always crowded. I try to learn trough the videos. I still have sinking legs and my head position when i catch air is too high. But i figure it will all come together at one point

  • @dru1894
    @dru1894 7 лет назад +14

    What about your leg position? My legs tend to go down as I'm swimming. How do you (calmly) keep them up?

    • @ClareW23
      @ClareW23 7 лет назад +2

      Keep your head down and neck down and keep core muscles pulled in. Break water with the crown of your head and hold your body straight all the way from crown to tailbone. Legs are quite floppy for a long set. The high elbow technique and breathing to the side will help you not to raise your head/shoulders which it what sinks your legs. The body rotation is important for that too, try to have your hands close to your body so you aren't wasting energy and you kick on the water you've pulled.

    • @citizenrob8744
      @citizenrob8744 7 лет назад +7

      Breath to the side every third stroke, keep the water line at your hairline (assuming you don't have a receding hairline). Head position determines whether or not your legs sink. It is surprising but true.

  • @helaawesome4799
    @helaawesome4799 9 лет назад +10

    I also Love these videos getting back into swimming and this is exactly what I needed to properly do the strokes!

  • @Thru-The-Lens
    @Thru-The-Lens 3 года назад +3

    Having watched the clip, if I don’t win Gold at the next Olympics, I’ll be amazed.

  • @mat-fenakademi1827
    @mat-fenakademi1827 5 лет назад

    mükemmel kamera açıları ve mukkem bir egitmen ! yüzmek konusu bu kadar güzel ve profosyonel anlatılamzdı..

  • @youngmoney2931
    @youngmoney2931 7 лет назад +19

    The comments are killing me af😂

  • @Romleb11
    @Romleb11 10 лет назад +4

    Pretty sure this isn't meant for competitive swimmers more for the casual kind. Many changes should be done if he wants to swim faster. Like after the entry the guy just pushes his arm down instead of getting into catch and pulling the water back. You don't want to push your arm down because that will just make you move upward towards the surface and and not move forward towards the wall. Also his arm is too straight when he recovers, looks like he's swimming straight arm freestyle the whole time. Straight arm should only be used by experienced swimmers when ending a sprint not when swimming warm up speed.

    • @afara2000
      @afara2000 10 лет назад +1

      I agree this is not for competition. This style is more like front-quadrant swimming that Thorpe used to do which is hard for short distance sprinting. I think straight arm recovery depends on shoulder structure and swimmers choice. Some fast sprinters don't bend their arm much to get a quicker catch i.e., not having to extend arm in water to save fraction of time I guess.

  • @ThePassionT
    @ThePassionT 10 лет назад +359

    I found this extremely confusing

    • @SoSo-ci8su
      @SoSo-ci8su 5 лет назад

      passion taylor facts

    • @9FORDIE9
      @9FORDIE9 4 года назад

      Same

    • @hudsonquay
      @hudsonquay 4 года назад

      Don't worry, It's really poorly communicated. There are dozens of better videos on front crawl than this.

    • @alondraacortezz
      @alondraacortezz 4 года назад

      it was confusing for me at first too (I first just watched the video without pausing or anything), but I'm only watching this bc my coach made the swimmers do online assignments for the swim team lmao. and he made us take notes on the techniques he's describing, and honestly now it makes a lot more sense lmao I just broke everything down :)

  • @christinemccarthy4883
    @christinemccarthy4883 6 лет назад

    This was really helpful for my bio-mechanics assignment in Health and Physical Education. Thank you

  • @petmn8881
    @petmn8881 8 лет назад +3

    This is so helpful I have a swim meet today wish me good luck!!!!!🏅👍🏊

  • @allypezz
    @allypezz 10 лет назад

    I'm no pro but surely bending your arm (a bit) between strokes provides better recovery, relaxing your triceps for longer swims...
    Have a feeling you'd probably have to look like him to pull off a stroke like this. As efficient as it looks it must take its toll.

  • @under88Me
    @under88Me 10 лет назад +10

    Cool, but this is not for beginners or hobby swimmers. Today I tried to use this technique of arms straight making a half circle under water, I felt it extremely exhausting and the lifeguard guy saw my pathetic effort and told me that for beginners it is recommended to have the arm bent after the stroke, move it only to the hip and then make the stroke from this position... much easier

    • @celaroidplaysmc1087
      @celaroidplaysmc1087 8 лет назад

      Bend your arms during the pull and straighten when you push them forward again

  • @inox1ck
    @inox1ck 6 лет назад +1

    Although this technique seems very effective in terms of energy efficiency for long distances and reduces the air bubbles drawn beneath your palms, to me it seems you loose time and cannot mantain a high pace if you want to sprint fast for short distances. I wonder about something different. I hit the water hard with the arm comming from above slightly bent. The palm is in minimum drag position until you get to an optimum angle. Up to there, it seems to travel trough water instantly then at 45degrees or something, tilt the palm for maximum traction, elbow at 100degrees and pull trying to focus on using the back muscles until like 120deg then arm to minimum drag for exit.
    When the arm hits the water fast it catches air and goes faster through but the palm doesn't because you keep it feathered. After tilting for traction the palm is free of air and should give good resistance. With this I can go with maximum cadence but I haven't compared how fast it is.
    I'm not sure if this is effective in reality since I'm only an amateur swimmer, just wondering if it makes any sense.

  • @raysroom3223
    @raysroom3223 8 лет назад +11

    I'm an olympic baby. I was inspired to swim from watching the 2016 Rio games. lol

  • @brawlstars1662
    @brawlstars1662 7 лет назад +2

    This video is soooo satisfying😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Vincent2wice
    @Vincent2wice 9 лет назад +67

    It's one thing to watch this video while I sit on my toilet. But it's so hard to practition this when I get to the pool. It's so hard to remember to coordinate hands, feet, proper technique, remember to breathe lol. It's hard for me

    • @thelasttrinityomega2024
      @thelasttrinityomega2024 6 лет назад +1

      Vincent2wice Big mood

    • @itsmineshow655
      @itsmineshow655 5 лет назад +1

      Remember to practice to remember the proper position and to generate speed. If you swim enough, you might just get enough endurance to not pass out after a 50. I should know because I am in swim team and always want breath.

    • @rojkovli305
      @rojkovli305 5 лет назад +1

      Wtf !!! Im in toilet too while im watching this

    • @beatricezacarias8014
      @beatricezacarias8014 5 лет назад

      My coach said l should watch RUclips lol

    • @Throwenshapes
      @Throwenshapes 4 года назад +3

      Easy way to confuse things and poop in the pool.

  • @mariahadjiconstanti2276
    @mariahadjiconstanti2276 Год назад +1

    Perfect❣️ yes for me also breathing is not easy... Very challenging 😊

  • @opmajaw6451
    @opmajaw6451 2 месяца назад +4

    When someone likes my comment i hope i have become better

  • @emilbrandwyne5747
    @emilbrandwyne5747 3 года назад +1

    Is it ok if I dont do the correct technique and just trying to burn myself out in the water by 30 minutes intense swimming?

  • @lokidiesininfinitywar7831
    @lokidiesininfinitywar7831 7 лет назад +6

    I stared taking lessons and I am 12. I want to be professional. And I can swim a little bit. Am I to late for it? Cause I love swimming so much! 🤔🤔

    • @HenryTownsmyth
      @HenryTownsmyth 7 лет назад +2

      okaygn started at 30 and able to swim a bit with the help of such videos in just few tries already.

    • @sariyaacaranolli8679
      @sariyaacaranolli8679 6 лет назад

      Ha I'm learning at 14. Its never 2 late. My issue is with breathing. I know my strokes but I never intake enough air, mostly pool water. And that causes me to panic and stop swimming to normalise my breath. Its also really frustrating when you're learning with a 10 year old who is so much better than you. I want to excel in my class, I just get nervous once I'm in the water

  • @jarringjeans7792
    @jarringjeans7792 8 лет назад

    Thanks, i didnt know completely what to do when swimming freestyle so i learned by you and knocked my time with 30 sek on 200m

  • @Adityasingh-hw1xv
    @Adityasingh-hw1xv 5 лет назад +3

    the track used kinda sounds like the background music used sometimes in stranger things

  • @adrianthehyperboy
    @adrianthehyperboy 8 месяцев назад

    thanks this will help i will practice my swimming skills in summer

  • @capetowncoffee
    @capetowncoffee 9 лет назад +4

    great video, just one part of freestyle I struggle with is incorporating breathing techniques or coming up for air?

    • @phus2001
      @phus2001 8 лет назад +1

      +Evan Saunders Start breathing at the shallow poll endl. Place your head in the water move your arms as if you were swimming but keep your legs on the pool floor... when you feel you can move your arms well pull through the water while breathing, than now you are ready to swim. float in the water and start the motion without touching the ground. Good Luck!

  • @avat7596
    @avat7596 9 лет назад +2

    Hi im ten and have been swimming for 4 years and i still have trouble with my kicks. Although i have been to state and out of state but i have recently gotten a grouspurt and have trouble kicking my legs cross

  • @jayanthrejin4764
    @jayanthrejin4764 9 лет назад +3

    I LIKE THIS ALOT.

  • @licosbuildingup
    @licosbuildingup 2 месяца назад +1

    I’m trying to win a competition. This video is actually helpful( a lot)

  • @MAdDyMatt
    @MAdDyMatt 6 лет назад +3

    I would be at pool everyday doing laps when i learn to freestyle.

  • @AndreyOnFire
    @AndreyOnFire 9 лет назад +2

    Thanks a lot 4 this Speedo ! You have no idea how are these lessons helping me. Especially cuz like others here, I'm learning by myself. ;)

  • @nbmki8542
    @nbmki8542 5 лет назад +6

    I’m literally starting my neighborhood’s swim team and know none of the strokes and this is me preparing for *practice tomorrow with my period*

  • @youfoundsomeonetoday3028
    @youfoundsomeonetoday3028 6 лет назад +1

    Going swimming today 04/04/2018: Back: This helped me alot!

  • @Mcdonalds_Neuviotter
    @Mcdonalds_Neuviotter 8 лет назад +94

    the anime "Free!" brought me here.

    • @InfernalHeirvideos
      @InfernalHeirvideos 8 лет назад +8

      +sophia yay oh no nonononononononononoono, I just remembered the greatest swimmer of all time... HARUUUUUU

    • @Mcdonalds_Neuviotter
      @Mcdonalds_Neuviotter 8 лет назад +2

      +_ InfernalHeir _ yes yes yes yes yessss

    • @Makochciken
      @Makochciken 8 лет назад +1

      SAME 😂😂

    • @yessaminemastura7471
      @yessaminemastura7471 8 лет назад +2

      My friend made me watch that since she knows I lve to swim and fish's my favorite food. XD

    • @suyeon7782
      @suyeon7782 8 лет назад +1

      same my mom made me watch it for the swimming lessons I was forced to go even though I know how to swim I have to watch it every day

  • @patrickcallow6315
    @patrickcallow6315 8 лет назад +1

    thanks for these helpful tips !!!! iam loving swimming !!!!! swimming might be my career !!!! :)

  • @hellrrrtherrr5547
    @hellrrrtherrr5547 7 лет назад +7

    OMG WHO ELSE GOT A STRANGER THINGS VIBE FROM THE BACKGROUND MUSIC!?!?!?!?! It sounds so similar!

    • @ikarismawati
      @ikarismawati 7 лет назад

      Jasjit Kaur i like the music hihihi

  • @nvm231
    @nvm231 2 года назад

    This video was so helpful that I watched it once and immediately started swimming like a complete noob.

  • @concubinage
    @concubinage 10 лет назад +3

    Why do I have to rotate my body. why can't I just swim flat???

    • @laybaby7059
      @laybaby7059 10 лет назад +3

      Because swimming flat, can lead to serious injuries later on, and medical problems

    • @concubinage
      @concubinage 10 лет назад

      Like what?

    • @davidwolowsky4025
      @davidwolowsky4025 10 лет назад +2

      Chuck Norris Shoulder issues. Also you will go faster on your side. A physics thing. lol

    • @hippos4lyf
      @hippos4lyf 10 лет назад +2

      when you swim flat, your arm has to reach behind your back as you pull, straining your shoulder (it can lead to injuries.) if you rotate as you pull, your arm doesn't have to go past your body. you can also reach farther forward with your body rotated.

    • @gigisprankslol7945
      @gigisprankslol7945 10 лет назад +3

      because you might fall in drown

  • @tohirizulkifli7369
    @tohirizulkifli7369 8 лет назад +2

    I learnt a lot from this awesome video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @sofiakrystin6091
    @sofiakrystin6091 9 лет назад +7

    i was in a swimming lesson and i almost drowned I think i'll never learn to swim!! after 10 seconds i get tired and drown ❌ I hate THIS

    • @TheTaylorhale
      @TheTaylorhale 9 лет назад +2

      Practice makes perfect don't give up! Nobody taught me how to swim when I was a child, I doggy prattled for the longest time before I started competition swim, keep trying! Or try a different teacher :) best of luck

    • @EngiTurtle
      @EngiTurtle 8 лет назад

      Same for me but after a little time i Learned it just hope and dont get scared i was scared first i Wouldnt learn anything but now i belive if you are about to drown just stand and take you're head up and you're good

  • @staschiscio
    @staschiscio 10 месяцев назад

    this is perfect crawl, freestyle doesn't exist, it's not a style.

  • @alexanderalex8667
    @alexanderalex8667 8 лет назад +3

    i swim 2 kilometers a day

    • @mohammedmasood462
      @mohammedmasood462 8 лет назад

      45min of swimming is enough for a day

    • @mohammedmasood462
      @mohammedmasood462 8 лет назад

      45min of swimming is enough for a day

    • @seanthompson3568
      @seanthompson3568 8 лет назад

      You only swim to kilometers? At 12 I was swimming three to four miles and for two hours. Don't come on RUclips videos to brag about something like that for future reference

    • @redracist
      @redracist 8 лет назад

      Holy sheeet, dude. That's great! Was it exhausting?

    • @mohammedmasood462
      @mohammedmasood462 8 лет назад

      +Sean Thompson
      Exactly

  • @bowiestones1
    @bowiestones1 6 лет назад

    Just so anyone cares to critique, i have a documented situation of training a fearful child into a competent (can make it a long time without drowning)swimmer within an hour with the help of trusted one alongside the pool!. Survivability is more important than a 400m freestyle test.

  • @rhysshort4803
    @rhysshort4803 10 лет назад +44

    I am a professional swimmer, swum for 16 years and currently swimming for Harvard. In those 16 years of swimming never have I ever seen a technique as AWFUL as this, and to know this is the type of thing that Speedo a well known swimming advocate is displaying such poor technique to the world is not only upsetting but a disgrace to the ASA.

    • @CharlesPuyol
      @CharlesPuyol 10 лет назад

      I totally agree.

    • @irvinghenriquez8231
      @irvinghenriquez8231 10 лет назад +22

      is it really? Im looking for a proper freestyle technique intro video. Could you recommend one on youtube?

    • @RichardRozema
      @RichardRozema 10 лет назад +12

      I see so may things wrong in this video: "overgliding": right hand goes above wrist when fully extending the arm, resulting in putting the breaks on and potential shoulder injuries. Also virtually "no catch", both arms go down almost fully streched, a high elbow should be maintained and the hand should be pointed down as soon as the backward motion is set in. both to ensure a maximum amount of water is pushed backward, not downward. When pulling the arms over the water , again the elbow should be higher than the wrist, the wrist should be higher than the hand: you'll point your hands into the water horizontally and in line with your shoulder, not sidewards as is demonstrated here. The demonstrated technique again results in shoulder injuries, plus it easily allows you to place your hands into the water "over the middle line", i.e. to far inwards, resulting in a sideways push of water, where we need a foreward push only. This video, presented as a demo video, should be taken offline a.s.a.p.

    • @RichardRozema
      @RichardRozema 10 лет назад +2

      Irving Henriquez have a look at swimsmooth.com. They have excellent videos, free tips plus they a have an animated free style swimmer that you can fully control to see the motions from every possible angle and at every possible speed, including paused. And if you're serious about improving your technique, I recommend you get either their dvd (set), their book or both. Which to get depends on your level and ambitions.

    • @davidwolowsky4025
      @davidwolowsky4025 10 лет назад +5

      How much is Harvard paying it's swimmers these days?

  • @samanthalopez27
    @samanthalopez27 9 лет назад

    My coach told us to bring our pull only as far as our waist. Also said that we should enter our hand in the water pinky side first.

    • @celaroidplaysmc1087
      @celaroidplaysmc1087 8 лет назад

      enter your hand fingertips first and the waist is a good place to stop your pull

  • @HULKBIGHEAD
    @HULKBIGHEAD 6 лет назад +3

    😍👂🏽👍🏽👌🏽

  • @Cemtexify
    @Cemtexify 8 лет назад

    I'm trying to get faster at swimming so this is helpful, thank you.

  • @SteveFriederang
    @SteveFriederang 10 лет назад +3

    Speedo should do better.

    • @VirtualSwim
      @VirtualSwim 10 лет назад +1

      Im noticing some questionable demos too.

  • @juandenz2008
    @juandenz2008 9 лет назад

    Does anyone know who the swimmer is ? I don't know much about swimming, but having watched a few videos it seems that you can use quite a variety of techniques and still win olympic gold medals.

  • @YoguiDhi
    @YoguiDhi 9 лет назад +9

    this video is completely wrong!

    • @piazovaro5102
      @piazovaro5102 6 лет назад

      Freddy Rodriguez how do you know that

    • @heavygoer
      @heavygoer 6 лет назад

      Every phase is wrong. Recovery - keeping the wrist above the elbow. Catch with straight arm. You'd just get a rotation cuff injury. Catch is awful, a lot of power wasted on down move. An extreme overgliding. You will never get past 2 minutes pace...

    • @PotatoBoiOfficial
      @PotatoBoiOfficial 5 лет назад

      talk to michael phelps, not us

  • @copperdevs
    @copperdevs 2 года назад

    Gotta love having to watch this for a school assignment

  • @maximsalnikov6732
    @maximsalnikov6732 2 года назад

    It's one of the breaststroke technique: straight hand over water. Another technique and I think more popular in 70s, 80s, 90s - high elbow.
    I learned high elbow in my swimming club at the beginning of 80-s. I would have beaten by my coach, if I have used another technique than high elbow)

  • @zakariyastarley984
    @zakariyastarley984 7 лет назад +1

    training for the army so gotta learn this :/

  • @betsylaughlin8652
    @betsylaughlin8652 5 лет назад

    If you find this confusing or difficult, you are not alone. Nor is it your fault. I’ve been teaching for over 20 years and the number one mistake coaches make (coaches, NOT swimmers) is failing to teach comfort and BALANCE first. You can’t learn arm position without these two fundamentals. Look up Total Immersion Swimming if you want help that truly works (TI Swim is the RUclips channel)

  • @cmrodriguez57
    @cmrodriguez57 8 лет назад

    entering the water with the tips or palm facing downwards makes greater resistance against the water the idea is the opposite, create lesser resistance, this is done by entering the water with a incline palm thumbs first. The pull its just simple physics, if you do like the video instructs you by going all the way down with your arms to the bottom of the pool (for each action their is a reaction equal in force and in opposite direction) your opposite direction will be upwards. And when you swim your efforts should be going forward with the less exertion of force. So your arm pull should be in an S type movement so you can "grab" the mass of water and push it to the back towards your legs so if you push water backwards your movement is going to be forward . Physic 101. Just saying

  • @codediporpal
    @codediporpal 5 лет назад

    Was hoping for tips on breathing, turning head. Not a word.