1:23 beautifuly demonstrates my lately discovery that the fingers shouldn't be tight together.. as it makes the center of the power catch too far to where your shoulder muscles work instead of big lateral muscles when doing catch with the palm instead. I think I'm not the only one who lived with the tight fingers myth though, as it seems to be more logical at first glance (the paddle area is bigger) ;-)
Filip Haman thanks for pointing this out. I was taught long ago in lessons to keep the fingers together and keep your hand rigid during entry, catch, pull. Seems to look more efficient to have more relaxed hands.
@@honkytonkwoman Back in the day of Mark Spitz, they did experiments on this and found a relaxed (some-what open) and comfortable finger positioning pulled more water than a tightly cinched hand did.
to the guy below me, u can still look forward or down. looking down reduces drag, makes go a bit faster. face tilting a bit forward means your hips and legs are under water when they should be slightly above water when you tilt your face directly down.
@szupinglee when breathing every two strokes, it is most efficient to hold one arm out a little longer. its not that he doesnt have perfect technique, its actually a better technique when you're swimming 200m and more in freestyle when you might need to breath every two strokes in order to feed all the muscles with enough oxygen.
Pragadeesh C Hardly....if you have been around elite swimmers, it isn't ONLY hard work. I am sure there are harder workers who never tasted the success Phelps has had.
Juan Sebastian Olympic athletes like him are a mixture of genetics and a shit ton of hard work. Of course God has nothing to do with it, but you have to come into this world with the right foundation to get to this level. For example, Michael Phelps, with all the training in the world, wouldn't be where he is today if he were a 5 foot 4 asthmatic.
@szupinglee Freestyle's propulsion is mostly due to hands action. I think Phelp's main winning factor is his underwater dolphin kick plus his excellent energy management. Another big advantage for Phelps is his small head. He doesn't have to raise his head to minimize water resistance. Adding his flexibility and power makes him the best swimmer all around.
the things is when he is about to pull he has his hands open. I also saw that Phelps stuck his hand into the water perfectly. But thompson layed it on to the water. : )
What kind of dive is the one another guy did?? His head doesn’t go into the bottom of the pool straight ? Most of the dives I saw isn’t like this, someone plz tell me
Interesting thing is, Phelps is not perfectly symmetric in terms of timing. You can see his right arm is out in front a little longer than the left arm. Knowing this helped me realize you don't have to have absolute perfect technique,even the best in the world has some "characteristic flaw" that is due to the asymmetric breathing during free style swimming. I think Phelps biggest advantage is his legs, those leg actions are just incredible.
Loose fingers give some friction of water between the fingers, which gives more strength to the pull vs a closed hand. Feels better and less tiring too. Was surprising at first, but works. Same for breaststroke.
Dude God has nothing to do with this. Keep training hard and never give up. If you have it in your DNA, take care of your body and mind you could be the next Phelps or Lochte. I will remember your name and hope your goal will be answered. Prayer can not make you something your not.
you're thinking of it all wrong. it's not that he's pulling himself out of the water and jumping... that's his normal body position. what he's doing is letting his body drop below the surface of the water so that there will be little surface drag, then his buoyant force and power lift brings his to the surface again.
thompson seems to be a competetive swimmer who was taught with the "good old fashioned" and a little bit out of date technique...phelps on the other way, was taught by the best and the most qualified coaches plus his body allows him to execute perfectly what's on the "paper"
phelps is like "jumping" when he breathes, that should not be done but with his strength and ability he can do it nice anyway...thompson's style is based on stroking speed but he doesn't stretch his arms well when doing it; I think phelps swimming is more effective because he "grabs" water better than thompson.
The video says: MICHAEL PHELPS freestyle. then why the fuck do i have to watch other swimmers????? i really don't care about them. i came here because of MICHAEL PHELPS, not others!
he doesn't even breathe. That's how he wins, If you breathe, you will waste so many seconds catching air. I could only do 1 breathe per 2 strokes. If I do more, I will just pass out. I think he did like 1 breathe per 6 strokes.
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Phelps has such good rotation. Look at how long he gets on his recovery strokes - two critically important details when it comes to swimming.
MICHAEL! PHELPS! IS! THE! (G,O,A,T)! SWIMMER! HA! HA! HA!
Phels caresses the water, not fight against it. He looks like water; his body is flexible as water. Amazing.
THE! BALTIMORE! BULLET! (BB)! IS! THE! (G,O,A,T)! SWIMMER! HA! HA! HA!
He my most fav swimmer! I'm in a swim team and i got his autograph signed on a swim cap!
1:23 beautifuly demonstrates my lately discovery that the fingers shouldn't be tight together.. as it makes the center of the power catch too far to where your shoulder muscles work instead of big lateral muscles when doing catch with the palm instead. I think I'm not the only one who lived with the tight fingers myth though, as it seems to be more logical at first glance (the paddle area is bigger) ;-)
Filip Haman thanks for pointing this out. I was taught long ago in lessons to keep the fingers together and keep your hand rigid during entry, catch, pull. Seems to look more efficient to have more relaxed hands.
@@honkytonkwoman Back in the day of Mark Spitz, they did experiments on this and found a relaxed (some-what open) and comfortable finger positioning pulled more water than a tightly cinched hand did.
its so beautiful....his leg pack a whole lot of power when kicking but it looks effortless
Hand entry is ridiculously clean. Absolutely no bubbles by the time he pulls
He's a pretty good swimmer!
@xthaxheistx He has that non-symmetric frequency of strokes thats synched with breathing. and he 'relaxes' whenever he can. that's the secret :P
to the guy below me, u can still look forward or down. looking down reduces drag, makes go a bit faster. face tilting a bit forward means your hips and legs are under water when they should be slightly above water when you tilt your face directly down.
zela noid good job liking your own comment. Here's a gold star!
Wille Granroth Thank you! It is quiet a professional advise by the way. ps I did not like my own comment.
+Wille Granroth He's right ya know..
zela noid I like your comments
@szupinglee when breathing every two strokes, it is most efficient to hold one arm out a little longer. its not that he doesnt have perfect technique, its actually a better technique when you're swimming 200m and more in freestyle when you might need to breath every two strokes in order to feed all the muscles with enough oxygen.
This young man has been gifted by God. His metabolism and stamina are other worldly. He's just flat out built for Swimming.
-_- shut up. He trained so hard since childhood.
it's quite simple: try to swim 36 hours a day and you'll be like him. There is no GOD. it's a fucking myth.
Pragadeesh C Hardly....if you have been around elite swimmers, it isn't ONLY hard work. I am sure there are harder workers who never tasted the success Phelps has had.
Juan Sebastian Olympic athletes like him are a mixture of genetics and a shit ton of hard work. Of course God has nothing to do with it, but you have to come into this world with the right foundation to get to this level. For example, Michael Phelps, with all the training in the world, wouldn't be where he is today if he were a 5 foot 4 asthmatic.
+Rawandi almost like 36 hours a day
Amazing great swimmers footage. Actually studying its help my swimming technique!
Excellent dive of PHELPS......
@szupinglee Freestyle's propulsion is mostly due to hands action. I think Phelp's main winning factor is his underwater dolphin kick plus his excellent energy management. Another big advantage for Phelps is his small head. He doesn't have to raise his head to minimize water resistance. Adding his flexibility and power makes him the best swimmer all around.
the things is when he is about to pull he has his hands open. I also saw that Phelps stuck his hand into the water perfectly. But thompson layed it on to the water. : )
phelp is a goddamn fish..
interesting that thompson is more horizontal in the water than phelps. helps legs are lower in the water. 0:38
see position of Head, pelps position head is just inclined, while Thompson position head is down ward
who is thompson? is he medalist?
What kind of dive is the one another guy did?? His head doesn’t go into the bottom of the pool straight ? Most of the dives I saw isn’t like this, someone plz tell me
HE IS A GOD OF SWIMMING.
I like his swimming,I want to also be as great and even greater as he became.
you don't need to keep your hand stretched, it just has to be a bit relaxed with your fingers not near each other, that's the correct technique!
So fucking powerful legs
他的方法的確快又省力！
Interesting thing is, Phelps is not perfectly symmetric in terms of timing. You can see his right arm is out in front a little longer than the left arm. Knowing this helped me realize you don't have to have absolute perfect technique,even the best in the world has some "characteristic flaw" that is due to the asymmetric breathing during free style swimming. I think Phelps biggest advantage is his legs, those leg actions are just incredible.
fantastic phelps
Very nice
Very interesting that his fingers are loose
Loose fingers give some friction of water between the fingers, which gives more strength to the pull vs a closed hand. Feels better and less tiring too. Was surprising at first, but works. Same for breaststroke.
Dude God has nothing to do with this. Keep training hard and never give up. If you have it in your DNA, take care of your body and mind you could be the next Phelps or Lochte. I will remember your name and hope your goal will be answered. Prayer can not make you something your not.
@Andy3381000 Is an excellent question. Maybe he forget or because is similar inmersed style. Thanks
All I need is more and more training so I can reach my goal...
...I know the Lord is with me
is he looking forward or looking down? I heard that you shouldn't look forward but how can you see where you are going if you look down?
There's a blue line at the bottom of the pool...you just have to keep your eyes aligned on that and your body stays on track
0:53 ale zajebista kompaktowa kamerka
cool
Thompson has too much white water from his hands
Who the hell is Thompson?
Czy Ty podejmiesz próbę przepłynięcia kanału La Manche w dwie strony?
you're thinking of it all wrong. it's not that he's pulling himself out of the water and jumping... that's his normal body position. what he's doing is letting his body drop below the surface of the water so that there will be little surface drag, then his buoyant force and power lift brings his to the surface again.
Damn Phelps was my coach last month and then he got doi
Funny, somehow I expected something looking much better :D but maybe I have a wrong image in my head of how swimming could look like
No swameng me
Tine - I was thinking the exact same thing! - it was very splashy and active - I was expecting something super smooth.
Look at how much air Thomson takes in his downstrokes. It's worse than me and I nearly drowned in a bottle of Evian yesterday.
nice
@xoxoclairexoxo1 you can't breathe every stroke. phelps breathes every two strokes and he's the best.
Who is thompson
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Thompson was sprinting, Phelps was going at a 200m race pace.
I think the arms should be a bit wider so it's the 11 and 1 technique for the arms in freestyle.
crist what a horrible dive D: 0:29
thompson seems to be a competetive swimmer who was taught with the "good old fashioned" and a little bit out of date technique...phelps on the other way, was taught by the best and the most qualified coaches plus his body allows him to execute perfectly what's on the "paper"
he is a dolphin
Awesome. Goos technique that why he always wins
i am a swimer i also see michal phelps videos
phelps is like "jumping" when he breathes, that should not be done but with his strength and ability he can do it nice anyway...thompson's style is based on stroking speed but he doesn't stretch his arms well when doing it; I think phelps swimming is more effective because he "grabs" water better than thompson.
thompson's technique is totally different!
why are his fingers open ?
lots of people have told me i've got the fastest crawl they've seen. that's because i do it phelps' style, not thompson's or others'...
Michael phelps glides more between strokes
@Arkanista i see. well i breathe every second stroke and i turn arms a little more, like he does but i am definitely not as inhuman as he is lol
y el sonido ehhehe
@monkeymakr1 oh yea your right its fake fitness
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if you stop at :45 you will see that phelps butt is lower than thompson
#Thanksgiving
I tried swimming this way but I kept on drinking the chlorine water in my pool =s.
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Is he breathing? LoL
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swimming isnt realistic fitness
The video says: MICHAEL PHELPS freestyle. then why the fuck do i have to watch other swimmers????? i really don't care about them. i came here because of MICHAEL PHELPS, not others!
he doesn't even breathe. That's how he wins, If you breathe, you will waste so many seconds catching air. I could only do 1 breathe per 2 strokes. If I do more, I will just pass out. I think he did like 1 breathe per 6 strokes.
whatre u talking about? he breathes every stroke except for pull outs and before turns.
hes breathing the maximum amount you can realisticly breathe in frontcrawl
ерунда сэндвич look carefully, first 10seconds. he breaths every other stroke. every time his right arm is out of the water.