Water is the best teacher. Every swimmer has a unique relationship with it. Discover yours by answering these quick questions: forms.gle/88dbs7i5AKTLFair5 The best way to improve your swimming times is to set aside time to work on your technique. Our swimming camp is designed to do just that. In those small groups is where we truly use all of our skills and talents to help you swim faster and smoother, giving you specific advice that only you can use. To find out more click here: skillswimming.com/swimming-camp/ If you liked this video, you will LOVE this other one. It is Everything You Need To Know To Swim Better: ruclips.net/video/zAkfpGSC5V8/видео.htmlsi=zBvzruAN9vxGst8J
You went through that water like fire through bushes. When I swim, there is a tidal wave mini tsunami from my arms splashing . If some one is in the lane next to me they get violently assaulted from my tecnique. Second, my legs sink like the titanic. I'm a breathless n panting mess by the time I get to the end of the pool from kicking so hard to keep my legs up.
Try to keep your fingers together, stretch out your arm, enter the water like a knife in butter, and pull back to your hip. As for kicking, keep your legs straight as a board.
I have been trying to improve my freestyle speed and endurance and found your channel. Your exercises and drills have been very helpful. Today, I managed to swim with a 2 beat kick and after a few practice 25 metres, it felt super. I am very grateful. Thank you. I try to swim every day. I am 71 years old and swimming is my main form of exercise, especially in the winter.
I am 11 and am looking to beat this other 11 year old girl who is way faster. Her time in 50 yard freestyle is about 27 seconds. Mine is five seconds slower, and I've been asking teenagers in my swim group about it. No luck. So my mom texted this video a few minutes ago and I'm already using some parts, like I notice our strokes and pace seemed identical, but I don't kick or balance. At all. So I have to work on that
So here i am again. 2 years after the first look of this video, 3 times of practice in a week. And now i can swim 2-kick freestyle just like you (in technique). What a wonderfull feeling of an effortless unlimited gliding through water! Thanks Bro! Thanks a lot!
I am a beginning swimmer. Honestly, this is one of the very useful tutorial videos. The presenter speaks like a real coach on the actual set: slow, bossy, honest and critical. He simply doesn't try to be like other video to only look and speak good. Thanks!
@@himanshurao8668 I have kept practicing and got improved a bit, especially on the catch and kick. However, I got tired after each 100 m. I think I might still have made some wrong movements.
I just started swimming about 3 weeks ago. 67 yrs old typical swimmer. I can avoid drowning but incorrect form and technique. This video in particular is so helpful! Thank you for putting these out!
I tried this today for the first time and it shot my 100m time from 2:02 to 1:52 instantly, and that was only training for 35 mins, I'm very thankful I found this as I felt like I'd reached a wall with my improvement. You were very clear and to the point with your explanations, thank you very much. I will continue to work on this technique and hopefully improve further.
very well said. while i was watching this i was thinking that you rarely get instances to truly be alone with yourself and your body movements like you do when swimming
Oh yes. Even the world inside a park (swimming was only recently re-allowed again where I live so before that I ran a lot) was much more saner and calmer than the crazy, paranoid so-darn-scared-by-the-media-and-the-government world outside it.
Yeah! Just like step onto the other world. A lot of thinking comes "after" swimming (our mind is empty while swimming), like as we all get used to clean up our body but we have to learn how to clean our mind for entire life. Swimming give me the chance to mind each and every body's movement and posture. But running still my favourite exercise, it's meditation.
I worked on this technique the past 2 days and I LOVE it! I had lumbar surgery earlier this year so this method is great for me because it allows for less kicking (constant flutter kicking often causes strain on my back). I'm not pulling 1:05/100m but I definitely feel smoother and more comfortable!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I‘m a completely beginner in freestyle swimming. Just started 2 weeks ago with some lessons. This video and technique helped me so much! I always had problems that my hips and legs immediately started to sink with my first arm pull. I couldn‘t swim freestyle for 15m… Now I‘m already able to swim 50m in 1min with this technique. I‘m really motivated to improve it more and more. Thank you so much! Best regards from Switzerland
Hi! This is a great tutorial; I figured out this technique 3 years ago when I started D3 collegiate swimming. I've since become the best distance swimmer on the team and gotten all-conference in 1650 yards (18:01). This technique can be great for distance swimmers!
As a competitive swimmer this is how I always swam when I was going at a medium to medium fast pace for more than a 50. My coach would always get mad about my 2-3 beat kick. I was always the fastest puller in on my team. Lol
I just doggie paddle. Its quite embarrassing really! I feel like a grandad doing it but if I attempted that swim I would be at the bottom of the pool like the titanic
I watched this video around 6 months ago. I at that point could not even swim 25m without needing to stop. Bad technique, bad breathing. This video caught my attention. Since then I’ve been working on my technique a lot and I can happily say I can swim around 10 laps with just a short pause at the end to turn around. I really feel like I am swimming elegantly now and conserving energy as I go. Your video made a guy who refused to get into pools into wanting to swim every day. Thank you so much.
I’m returning to swimming after 20 years and this video feels made for me. Training for long distance running, the idea of an energy conserving stroke for distance swimming is a perfect pairing for my goals. Props to your camera man and breaking down the stretches and components. Time to find a similar video for breaststroke 🎉
For over a week I was going through swimming videos before I go back into swimming after 3 years, just to ease my way in an acceptable session and this video just made my day! I can’t wait to try this technique out tomorrow, it makes perfect sense and I love it!
Since i‘ve just started training to become an agegrouper triathlet (30), i‘ve been looking for videos on how to improve my swimming technique and i found this video toda. So thankful and grateful! 🏊🏽♂️🙏🏽
Hai sir iam palanivelu from India, Tamilnadu state, Chennai city, iam 51 just started learning swimming now your video tutorial is awesome, especially this focusing on hands and core and feet for each start then synchronize all this take keen focusing , give excellent swimming results to swim in ease sr Ur bringing my kindergarden English tutor to my memory now I started watching all your videos lessons thanks 😊👍🏊 will meet again
You are not going to believe this, but I totally thought my swimming style was totally wrong. I have been swimming like this for over a year, but I was convinced there was not a proper technique for it. Watching this video has given me now more confidence. I'm doing a 10k swim in May, so your advice will help me improve my now no so personal technique. Haha. I've learnt to feel the water--as you mentioned-through time and that's what led me to start swimming like this since I do not need a lot of effort. Cheers, mate.
I used to swim like this I learned from TI. I am not competetive swimmer but this for me is the easiest technique to swim longer. Thai is very helpful thanks for sharing.
This is a fantastic video, and your instruction regarding energy conservation is spot on for distance swimming. One additional suggestion for beginners is to keep your “head down”, which will help keep your body horizontal. Think of bow and stern - head above water will cause back of body to sink deeper below water - which slows down your glide. This is by far the BEST SWIM VIDEO I’ve seen on RUclips. And agree, your cameraman was an MVP.
I am a beginner. My breathing skills improved a lot through your video and now I feel it's a much easier and smooth process. Following all your tips one by one. It's amazing! Thank you so much for putting up these videos. I have started swimming daily and it's been more than a month! Lots of love❤
It took me about 30 hours in the pool to learn this technique. The hardest part was learning to breathe while turning my head out of water. Now I can swim half the pool without taking a breath and, most importantly, I don't feel tired while swimming. Thank you for all advice, excellent work 🙂.
For intermediate swimmers like myself, this has to be the best-explained video on the subject of freestyle technique I've seen. I would love to find videos on other strokes explained so well. Well done!
Arrow, Total Immersion, Ocean Walker... Whatever you want to call your dose of energy conservative, efficient method of front crawl, this is by far the best video showing it and imprinting it in your mind. Bravo!
Every time I am in my beginning swimming class, I think about this guy every single time. I try to keep him in mind, he is such an inspiration for me as a beginning swimmer!
I was swimming competitions 48 years ago. Got back to swimming and found that! OMG in 2 weeks I know how to do it. Thank you so much. Looks amazing and sounds absolutely logical
Fantastic vid. I've been trying to gitgud at freestyle for ages but I always went out of breath after 100 m. I tried this today and it saves so much energy
I just wanted to say you have the VERY best videos to teach how to freestyle. I especially appreciate how you show the errors and then how to correct them. Your line drawings help too. Not many videos show this. You are a great instructor. I want to watch and learn from all of your teachings. Gracias!! ❤
When I grow up (I’m 50 y/o), I want to swim like this!!! I just took 6 swimming lessons last month to correct old/bad habits and gain new/good habits. 👏🏽👏🏽
I'm so happy for your videos :) The detailed explanations taught me in a month to learn freestyle swimming in a very effective way and make the swimming loved again for me, haven't done for about 20 years. Thank you!
Amazing technique.. I learnt swimming about 23yrs ago. But never paid attention to the techniques. I will definitely try this tomorrow. Thank you so much 🌹🌷
This video changed the way I swim laps. I used to struggle to get 50 laps in with regular stops and after adapting this technique I can do it non-stop in less than 30 minutes. Thank you!
This is the best video that I see in swimming sites. It's prepared efficiently with intelligence in addition to the nice and quiet way of discussion. congratulations.
This is brilliant, I went under 2mins/100m in one practice! I need to work on hand movement and right leg kick, but the effectiveness is just amazing. I was struggling with breathing before, this gives me a much callmer swim.
Thank you, it's very useful. I used to be a competitive swimmer in my childhood till 15 y.o. and now (33 y.o) trying to get back into swimming and learn smith new. Attempting this "arrow" style for two weeks now (non-stop 2 km daily) and still feel awkward and clumsy, mostly because of loosing the balance on catch-up stroke after the breathing. Theory and exercises bringing some confidence.
This is such a good video. I’ve been using this technique for a while now, and last week I finally got what you were telling me all along: feel the water! I’d gotten faster, sure, but I wasn’t able to truly enjoy myself in the water. It just didn’t feel very comfortable. The most important part for me was to realize that the glide needed to be constant. So the strokes didn’t need to be more powerful, they needed to happen just a fraction of a second faster (of course, more power could have worked too). Now I’m gliding through the water, feeling like a true waterbender. Thank you so very much good sir!
Tried this today and my muscles are sore at places i've never felt before after swimming. It is comforting that i'm not as winded as compared to constant flutter kicks. However my muscles do get fatigued quicker than usual.
Revolutionary! Your arrow freestyle training really helped me to grasp it. But when I compared this method to "regular" kicking on 100 m, both took me 1:51. My trainer suggests that this is because my legs are bended a bit and I need to work on straightening them more.
At the age of 49, I swim for three miles every day non-stop with a good pace. This is possible only by focusing on conserving energy while swimming. The swimming style which is demonstrated in this video is a perfect way to pace yourself and use your energy efficiently. If you observe the nature, every living organism has been evolved to save energy.
ieri ho provato a nuotare il lavoro così e mi ha cambiato la vita questa nuotata! yesterday i swam the main set like this and this technique changed my life!
I’ve just tried this technique for the first time today, and I have the following notes: 1- It saves oxygen as hell. I didn’t get out of breath as I’m used to. 2- It rides the water way more smoother & quieter. 3- At first it was difficult to synchronize my limbs, but with using fins it gets a lot easier to get the job done. 4- It made me realize that I use my legs more than necessary, despite I thought otherwise. 5- Now I realized why I get out of breath sooner than expected. 6- I wonder whether it makes difference syncing the right with right, or the most important is to do only 1 kick for each stroke regardless.
I wonder about point 6 too. I alwasy find easier (I would also say natural) to pull right and kick left, so i'm curious to know if that would make that much difference, since chaning this habit would be quite hard....!
@@engengaifc I think a lot of people focus on linking the kick to the recover arm. Any slow motion video of freestyle, the pull arm starts the shoulder rotation, the hips rotate, then recover arm follows through.
@@robohippy Ideally, if the timing is good it links to both the pulling arm and the recovery arm. Makes the pull stronger, and creates more potential energy in the recovery, though the latter is more useful for a sprint stroke.
This has become part of my daily work outs. I use it with my 3 main strokes, freestyle, backstroke and my side stroke. It gets me to focus on the pull and body rotation. I am not sure if my times have improved, but efficiency sure has.
Today I saw this video and went to the pool. I had the best swim ever. It even got rid of the soreness I had around my shoulders before I began to swim. 2 beat kick will be a Work in progress. Thank you.
I'm impressed. Very recently, due to some work-related problems, I've had to sort of speed-run through basin-lifeguard training (not sure if that's the correct English word for it). I swam a lot as a kid, but haven't been in water for five years (till about a week ago), and hadn't really swam for about 15 years. Suddenly, I had to learn to swim, and I had to be able to do it on time, problem was that I wasn't very fast (I could just about do it on time, but not consistently,, I mean, it'd only had a week to train while still balancing school and work, and you do use a lot of new muscles). So, I took to RUclips, found your videos, watched them, and pretend-practiced on my couch as I was busy with work, and couldn't make the opening hours of the swimming center). By following your instructions, I went from 25 meters crawl in 30 seconds, being fairly tired and out of breath, to doing 25 meters crawl in 22, and having no shortness of breath or even feeling tired. ON MY FIRST TRY BACK IN THE WATER. This one timed exercise was stressing me out a bit. Thank you so much for your videos, I am no longer stressed. I will keep practicing, not that I need it, but for fun. I'm sure I'll get even better, and get to a point where I too can say that I: Swim fast
This is seriously one of the most instructive and information packed video I’ve ever watched on RUclips, not just about swimming, but about anything! Fantastic job, thank you so much for this
That's a great symbol. I believe this symbol says, swim like Impossible(challenging). That's a man swimming towards viewers with one hand inside the water(5dots: hands inside water), other hand outside the water and head at the middle. The man is swimming through Squared Circle (Mathematician thought it is impossible to built Squared circle with same area π i.e. trying to do something Impossible)😁.. Great Video by the way... I have started swimming very recently and I was searching for tutorials and this is one the best...
Yesterday I entered my 1st ever swimming competition a 2km open water sea swim ,,,,,,,,104 entrants ,I came 103rd , The winning time was 22,28 but at 60 years old I just want to improve . I,m going to be practising the tips here ,,,,,what a great post
Watching your video, I just realized that I had incidentally adopted the Arrow Freestyle Technique without knowing. 🤟🏽 I am also using a pull bouy and swim pads during my swimming exercise regime. Thank you for the video.
I tried this technique at the end of our tri club workout this morning. I was able to hold a faster pace with much less effort. Thanks for the video. This will help with an Ironman swim.
I did a lot of swimming, short distance and medium distance (1.5km). I like that gliding is in focus with that „arrow freestyle“. I might be wrong, but Ian Thorpe (AUS) swam like that. Best idea here and enlighting explanation was „listenening“ to your stroke. Never ever was I instructed to listen. Great tip.
Estupendo, llevo años esperando a que hicieras "este video", y ahora igual hasta nos vas enseñando mas ejercicios en esta linea de técnica. Muchas gracias!!!!!
The glide plus this arrow technique has made swimming hours on end feel like effortless joggin', just really easy to find the flow and pace it up at anytime I please, THANK YOU BOSS
Hi, we have tried and taught some total immersion freestyle, but we don't think there are better ways of learning and swimming, similar to TI but different enough to make videos about it like this one. I hope it helps you.
@@quickpresent8987 Depends on you but as a rule slower kick is better for longer distances. You use less oxygen as your legs need more then your other muscles as there a lot bigger. Edit: This is basically how I have kicked most of my life, I can get up to a 5 now after years of focusing on that training, but only for 100LCM at best. But my mate can do 12 kicks but he also does 50m LC free in 22seconds me only a 25.
@@quickpresent8987 To be a better swimmer you must get out of the comfort zone. I can do 5k but I'm not that fast. I tried to improve by improving my kick and overall reach and it worked up to a point. I wanted to improve more and kicking faster is something I'm working on right now (results are very good). P.s. remember to also work on the pull strenght and keeping your core tight (squeeze your ass till it becomes normal). P.p.s. if you swim in open water (and don't have pools like in my place) use elastic bends during the cold times, you have plenty of instructions for improving your body fitness level.
10107김은찬 The grace and power displayed in this swimming video are absolutely mesmerizing. The swimmers glide through the water with such fluidity and precision. It's a testament to their dedication and hard work. Swimming truly is an art form
The Tshirt drawing is the five fingers of the forward hand the left side is the pull stroke hand and elbow and the circle in the middle is the head with the blue lines of the water surface.. Great teaching. And it reminds me of the book, The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle. Who defined a similar system of breaking down a skill into small pieces and practicing them in any order. Then putting them all together. It's what I do with teaching the movement of alpine skiing here in Montana. Thanks for you teachings! Peace
After watching your this video multiple times, I started two beat swimming this afternoon for the first time and I am a freestyle beginner. I love this. Thank you.
I have seen a lot of swimming tutorial videos on technique improvement, this is BY FAR THE MOST HELPFUL video! Thanks a lot for all the efforts. One small suggestion: Can you please link your other videos that you mentioned? Also, a 15-20 minute stretching video would be helpful.
Learnt how to swim using this video, started 7 weeks ago and just finished a 45 minute non stop swim thanks to this video. Approx 2 x 25m lengths per minute literally can't believe it. Got a bit sloppy as I had done another 45 mins before! Next goal is yo work on corr strength so I can dolphin kick qnd keep better streamline.
All I can say is WOW! I’m new to swimming and have learned so much! I took notes and cannot wait to try this out at the pool today. Will check out your other stuff soon. Love the tshirts and the joke, too.
2 strokes and he's halfway across the pool. I've been practicing this and I need 8 strokes to go halfway across a 25yd pool, and 19 strokes to go all the way.
Hallo Coach, saya dari Indonesia dan saya sangat berterima kasih kepada anda karena video ini sangat membantu saya dalam nenyusun thesis tentang renang gaya bebas. Izinkan saya untuk menambahkan ilmu dari video ini untuk isi thesis saya. Sukses selalu 😉
Incredible. I guess this is for intermediates, not beginners, because the only thing I can focus on while "swimming" is not drowning. And the not drowning part works quite well as long as I put 100% of my attention on it. This video motivates me to keep practicing until I automate the not drowning and being able to focus on technique. Good news: I can start the stretching exercise today.
I watched this video sooo many times that I impressed my couch! Thank you brother! “No matter how high we elevate ourselves, we always practice the basics, as per my personal-life experience!
Thanks for this great video. I want to learn to swim like that! I have one question about your kicking rhythm. You kick with your left leg while your left arm pulls and kick with your right leg while your right arm while your right arm pulls. What would the effect be of doing it the other way round, i.e. kicking with your left leg while your right arm pulls and kicking with your right leg while your left arm pulls? The reason why I'm asking is because that is how I kick, and I'm wondering whether I should retrain my kicking habit to kick the way that you recommend.
@@alexanderborgan7970 I was about to ask exactly the same question as Benjamin, because I am currently kicking like him. Same side pull and kick in my opinion can cause overrotation? Is it so bad to kick right while pulling left?
I recently underwent surgery for a syndesmoses sprain in my ankle, the doctor told me it was one of the worst cases she had seen...before my accident(fell with my bike, first assumed it was just a normal sprain, but to my shock it required surgery on short term). Before my accident I went to the gym, and I went swimming, for swimming it was 2 to 3 times a week, 5 kilometers of a mix of breaststroke and backstroke....I just can't wait to get back to it, especially after seeing these videos.
Great video, very helpful! Thank you for that. There's only one problem I have with these training videos: you always have the whole lane to yourself to do your exercises. In reality this never happens (at least not in my part of the world). You can not just stop after 1 or 2 strokes, the people behind you will be extremely annoyed! So maybe do a video sometime "exercises in a crowded pool"? That could be fun 😄
Great video. Looking forward to adding this to my training and over time seeing how it feels. Especially as I'm currently being advised to improve my kick and maintain a 6 beat.
This content is sooo flippin cool. Who needs a coach if you have this coach who is so amazing to give this life saving information for free. I started using this information a few weeks ago and it is helping me sooooo much. I can already feel and see a difference in my swimming.
Water is the best teacher. Every swimmer has a unique relationship with it. Discover yours by answering these quick questions: forms.gle/88dbs7i5AKTLFair5
The best way to improve your swimming times is to set aside time to work on your technique. Our swimming camp is designed to do just that. In those small groups is where we truly use all of our skills and talents to help you swim faster and smoother, giving you specific advice that only you can use. To find out more click here: skillswimming.com/swimming-camp/
If you liked this video, you will LOVE this other one. It is Everything You Need To Know To Swim Better: ruclips.net/video/zAkfpGSC5V8/видео.htmlsi=zBvzruAN9vxGst8J
You went through that water like fire through bushes. When I swim, there is a tidal wave mini tsunami from my arms splashing . If some one is in the lane next to me they get violently assaulted from my tecnique. Second, my legs sink like the titanic. I'm a breathless n panting mess by the time I get to the end of the pool from kicking so hard to keep my legs up.
Try to keep your fingers together, stretch out your arm, enter the water like a knife in butter, and pull back to your hip. As for kicking, keep your legs straight as a board.
@@ccg18666 thanks man! See some ppl say to bend knees a bit but I'm at the pool now will try it out
Cheeky Chap yea np
Dude this video is freaking awesome, already subscribed.
I have been trying to improve my freestyle speed and endurance and found your channel. Your exercises and drills have been very helpful. Today, I managed to swim with a 2 beat kick and after a few practice 25 metres, it felt super. I am very grateful. Thank you. I try to swim every day. I am 71 years old and swimming is my main form of exercise, especially in the winter.
Impressive ! I hope i will be able to swim and learn new skills in my seventies
An old adage is ' slow and steady wins the race' . Sir's five points programme will take us there. Kudos to you.
I am 11 and am looking to beat this other 11 year old girl who is way faster. Her time in 50 yard freestyle is about 27 seconds. Mine is five seconds slower, and I've been asking teenagers in my swim group about it. No luck. So my mom texted this video a few minutes ago and I'm already using some parts, like I notice our strokes and pace seemed identical, but I don't kick or balance. At all. So I have to work on that
You inspire me
keep up the grind, grandpa!❤
So here i am again. 2 years after the first look of this video, 3 times of practice in a week. And now i can swim 2-kick freestyle just like you (in technique). What a wonderfull feeling of an effortless unlimited gliding through water!
Thanks Bro! Thanks a lot!
Great job!
what about time? same 1 min/100m after 2 years?
thats awesome m8. i really want to swim like that also,
2 years? @_@ I hope to get it sooner
I am a beginning swimmer. Honestly, this is one of the very useful tutorial videos. The presenter speaks like a real coach on the actual set: slow, bossy, honest and critical. He simply doesn't try to be like other video to only look and speak good. Thanks!
Hope your swimming is going well
How are you now
@@leslie7922how are you doing
@@himanshurao8668 I have kept practicing and got improved a bit, especially on the catch and kick. However, I got tired after each 100 m. I think I might still have made some wrong movements.
I just started swimming about 3 weeks ago. 67 yrs old typical swimmer. I can avoid drowning but incorrect form and technique. This video in particular is so helpful! Thank you for putting these out!
I tried this today for the first time and it shot my 100m time from 2:02 to 1:52 instantly, and that was only training for 35 mins, I'm very thankful I found this as I felt like I'd reached a wall with my improvement. You were very clear and to the point with your explanations, thank you very much. I will continue to work on this technique and hopefully improve further.
Excellent tutorial, even for for peons like me in the novice category, but cameraman is the true MVP here
Ha, so true
Damn strait. His filming was on point!
💯 absolute fact here.
the world inside the pool is so much calmer than the world outside it
very well said. while i was watching this i was thinking that you rarely get instances to truly be alone with yourself and your body movements like you do when swimming
Nothing beats the ocean
Oh yes. Even the world inside a park (swimming was only recently re-allowed again where I live so before that I ran a lot) was much more saner and calmer than the crazy, paranoid so-darn-scared-by-the-media-and-the-government world outside it.
it really isnt
Yeah! Just like step onto the other world. A lot of thinking comes "after" swimming (our mind is empty while swimming), like as we all get used to clean up our body but we have to learn how to clean our mind for entire life. Swimming give me the chance to mind each and every body's movement and posture. But running still my favourite exercise, it's meditation.
I worked on this technique the past 2 days and I LOVE it! I had lumbar surgery earlier this year so this method is great for me because it allows for less kicking (constant flutter kicking often causes strain on my back). I'm not pulling 1:05/100m but I definitely feel smoother and more comfortable!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I‘m a completely beginner in freestyle swimming. Just started 2 weeks ago with some lessons. This video and technique helped me so much! I always had problems that my hips and legs immediately started to sink with my first arm pull. I couldn‘t swim freestyle for 15m… Now I‘m already able to swim 50m in 1min with this technique. I‘m really motivated to improve it more and more. Thank you so much! Best regards from Switzerland
I’ve been practicing this technique for the last 9 weeks in open water . I must say this is by far my favorite technique to use
Hi! This is a great tutorial; I figured out this technique 3 years ago when I started D3 collegiate swimming. I've since become the best distance swimmer on the team and gotten all-conference in 1650 yards (18:01). This technique can be great for distance swimmers!
As a competitive swimmer this is how I always swam when I was going at a medium to medium fast pace for more than a 50. My coach would always get mad about my 2-3 beat kick. I was always the fastest puller in on my team. Lol
Mari Martin you’re cute
Hello
I just doggie paddle. Its quite embarrassing really! I feel like a grandad doing it but if I attempted that swim I would be at the bottom of the pool like the titanic
lul
Mari Martin I'm the opposite!! My coach always gets mad at me for my slow and horrible pull lol!!
I watched this video around 6 months ago. I at that point could not even swim 25m without needing to stop. Bad technique, bad breathing.
This video caught my attention. Since then I’ve been working on my technique a lot and I can happily say I can swim around 10 laps with just a short pause at the end to turn around.
I really feel like I am swimming elegantly now and conserving energy as I go. Your video made a guy who refused to get into pools into wanting to swim every day.
Thank you so much.
I’m returning to swimming after 20 years and this video feels made for me. Training for long distance running, the idea of an energy conserving stroke for distance swimming is a perfect pairing for my goals. Props to your camera man and breaking down the stretches and components. Time to find a similar video for breaststroke 🎉
One of the best tutorials here on RUclips. Structured, detailed and practical.
Thank you for you
I feel like I can join the olympics swimming competition after watching this video.
Me too
You can!
Not easy but you can…by watching though
Hahaha its easy to look here but praticals hehe i tried and drunk alot of water but its good to practise
哈哈哈😄
For over a week I was going through swimming videos before I go back into swimming after 3 years, just to ease my way in an acceptable session and this video just made my day! I can’t wait to try this technique out tomorrow, it makes perfect sense and I love it!
Merhaba
Since i‘ve just started training to become an agegrouper triathlet (30), i‘ve been looking for videos on how to improve my swimming technique and i found this video toda. So thankful and grateful! 🏊🏽♂️🙏🏽
Hai sir iam palanivelu from India, Tamilnadu state, Chennai city, iam 51 just started learning swimming now your video tutorial is awesome, especially this focusing on hands and core and feet for each start then synchronize all this take keen focusing , give excellent swimming results to swim in ease sr Ur bringing my kindergarden English tutor to my memory now I started watching all your videos lessons thanks 😊👍🏊 will meet again
You are not going to believe this, but I totally thought my swimming style was totally wrong. I have been swimming like this for over a year, but I was convinced there was not a proper technique for it. Watching this video has given me now more confidence. I'm doing a 10k swim in May, so your advice will help me improve my now no so personal technique. Haha. I've learnt to feel the water--as you mentioned-through time and that's what led me to start swimming like this since I do not need a lot of effort. Cheers, mate.
I used to swim like this I learned from TI.
I am not competetive swimmer but this for me is the easiest technique to swim longer.
Thai is very helpful thanks for sharing.
This is a fantastic video, and your instruction regarding energy conservation is spot on for distance swimming. One additional suggestion for beginners is to keep your “head down”, which will help keep your body horizontal. Think of bow and stern - head above water will cause back of body to sink deeper below water - which slows down your glide. This is by far the BEST SWIM VIDEO I’ve seen on RUclips. And agree, your cameraman was an MVP.
I am a beginner. My breathing skills improved a lot through your video and now I feel it's a much easier and smooth process. Following all your tips one by one. It's amazing! Thank you so much for putting up these videos. I have started swimming daily and it's been more than a month! Lots of love❤
Hi Sakshi, never give up. The displine is what you hate to do but you do it like you love it.
It took me about 30 hours in the pool to learn this technique. The hardest part was learning to breathe while turning my head out of water. Now I can swim half the pool without taking a breath and, most importantly, I don't feel tired while swimming. Thank you for all advice, excellent work 🙂.
I was under the impression that not breathing (holding your breath) is bad. it builds up lactic acid in your bloddstream.
For intermediate swimmers like myself, this has to be the best-explained video on the subject of freestyle technique I've seen. I would love to find videos on other strokes explained so well. Well done!
Okay, this was probably the most dense swimming video I’ve ever seen, so much useful information and tips in just 10 minutes 👏. Thank you so much!
Arrow, Total Immersion, Ocean Walker... Whatever you want to call your dose of energy conservative, efficient method of front crawl, this is by far the best video showing it and imprinting it in your mind. Bravo!
Every time I am in my beginning swimming class, I think about this guy every single time. I try to keep him in mind, he is such an inspiration for me as a beginning swimmer!
I was swimming competitions 48 years ago. Got back to swimming and found that! OMG in 2 weeks I know how to do it. Thank you so much. Looks amazing and sounds absolutely logical
Fantastic vid. I've been trying to gitgud at freestyle for ages but I always went out of breath after 100 m. I tried this today and it saves so much energy
Lucky you! I went out of breath after 30 meters!
I just wanted to say you have the VERY best videos to teach how to freestyle. I especially appreciate how you show the errors and then how to correct them. Your line drawings help too. Not many videos show this. You are a great instructor. I want to watch and learn from all of your teachings. Gracias!! ❤
Thank you! just tried this and is smooth! It is perfect for my pace! I'm going to continuing practicing till perfect 10/10
You are one of those pioneers who took swimming into an academic level. You're the first one who has a dream to open a swimming university.
When I grow up (I’m 50 y/o), I want to swim like this!!!
I just took 6 swimming lessons last month to correct old/bad habits and gain new/good habits. 👏🏽👏🏽
I like this method that save me a lot energy when swimming long distance. Thank you for your teaching. 🙏❤️
Ok haha this is easy,
Me at swimming : 3:38
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HAHAHA 😂
Im like that then start to sink like the titanic
Lol
I'm so happy for your videos :) The detailed explanations taught me in a month to learn freestyle swimming in a very effective way and make the swimming loved again for me, haven't done for about 20 years. Thank you!
Amazing technique.. I learnt swimming about 23yrs ago. But never paid attention to the techniques. I will definitely try this tomorrow. Thank you so much 🌹🌷
This video changed the way I swim laps. I used to struggle to get 50 laps in with regular stops and after adapting this technique I can do it non-stop in less than 30 minutes. Thank you!
Nice work!
This is the best video that I see in swimming sites.
It's prepared efficiently with intelligence in addition to the nice and quiet way of discussion.
congratulations.
thanks. i practised this for a month and now im able to do freestyle swiming.
This is brilliant, I went under 2mins/100m in one practice! I need to work on hand movement and right leg kick, but the effectiveness is just amazing. I was struggling with breathing before, this gives me a much callmer swim.
Thank you, it's very useful.
I used to be a competitive swimmer in my childhood till 15 y.o. and now (33 y.o) trying to get back into swimming and learn smith new. Attempting this "arrow" style for two weeks now (non-stop 2 km daily) and still feel awkward and clumsy, mostly because of loosing the balance on catch-up stroke after the breathing.
Theory and exercises bringing some confidence.
This is such a good video. I’ve been using this technique for a while now, and last week I finally got what you were telling me all along: feel the water!
I’d gotten faster, sure, but I wasn’t able to truly enjoy myself in the water. It just didn’t feel very comfortable. The most important part for me was to realize that the glide needed to be constant. So the strokes didn’t need to be more powerful, they needed to happen just a fraction of a second faster (of course, more power could have worked too). Now I’m gliding through the water, feeling like a true waterbender. Thank you so very much good sir!
Tried this today and my muscles are sore at places i've never felt before after swimming. It is comforting that i'm not as winded as compared to constant flutter kicks. However my muscles do get fatigued quicker than usual.
Revolutionary! Your arrow freestyle training really helped me to grasp it. But when I compared this method to "regular" kicking on 100 m, both took me 1:51. My trainer suggests that this is because my legs are bended a bit and I need to work on straightening them more.
At the age of 49, I swim for three miles every day non-stop with a good pace. This is possible only by focusing on conserving energy while swimming. The swimming style which is demonstrated in this video is a perfect way to pace yourself and use your energy efficiently. If you observe the nature, every living organism has been evolved to save energy.
3 miles non stop? Whatt?
I'm not shocked by the distance, I'm shocked that the fish can type here in the comments @@thanoofvm
I'm taking private lessons, and I'm learning more in this video than my lessons. This breaks everything down perfectly
ieri ho provato a nuotare il lavoro così e mi ha cambiato la vita questa nuotata!
yesterday i swam the main set like this and this technique changed my life!
I’ve just tried this technique for the first time today, and I have the following notes:
1- It saves oxygen as hell. I didn’t get out of breath as I’m used to.
2- It rides the water way more smoother & quieter.
3- At first it was difficult to synchronize my limbs, but with using fins it gets a lot easier to get the job done.
4- It made me realize that I use my legs more than necessary, despite I thought otherwise.
5- Now I realized why I get out of breath sooner than expected.
6- I wonder whether it makes difference syncing the right with right, or the most important is to do only 1 kick for each stroke regardless.
I wonder about point 6 too. I alwasy find easier (I would also say natural) to pull right and kick left, so i'm curious to know if that would make that much difference, since chaning this habit would be quite hard....!
@@baronealbert Kicking on the same side helps make the rotation to the other side faster, which in turn makes the pull stronger.
@@engengaifc I think a lot of people focus on linking the kick to the recover arm. Any slow motion video of freestyle, the pull arm starts the shoulder rotation, the hips rotate, then recover arm follows through.
@@engengaifc This really makes sense. Did anybody notice that the swimmer on 2:33 kicks only with the left leg to further save oxygen I guess.
@@robohippy Ideally, if the timing is good it links to both the pulling arm and the recovery arm. Makes the pull stronger, and creates more potential energy in the recovery, though the latter is more useful for a sprint stroke.
I just drank half the swimming pool water attempting to do this
This had no business being that funny
This has become part of my daily work outs. I use it with my 3 main strokes, freestyle, backstroke and my side stroke. It gets me to focus on the pull and body rotation. I am not sure if my times have improved, but efficiency sure has.
Today I saw this video and went to the pool. I had the best swim ever. It even got rid of the soreness I had around my shoulders before I began to swim. 2 beat kick will be a Work in progress. Thank you.
I'm impressed.
Very recently, due to some work-related problems, I've had to sort of speed-run through basin-lifeguard training (not sure if that's the correct English word for it).
I swam a lot as a kid, but haven't been in water for five years (till about a week ago), and hadn't really swam for about 15 years. Suddenly, I had to learn to swim, and I had to be able to do it on time, problem was that I wasn't very fast (I could just about do it on time, but not consistently,, I mean, it'd only had a week to train while still balancing school and work, and you do use a lot of new muscles).
So, I took to RUclips, found your videos, watched them, and pretend-practiced on my couch as I was busy with work, and couldn't make the opening hours of the swimming center).
By following your instructions, I went from 25 meters crawl in 30 seconds, being fairly tired and out of breath, to doing 25 meters crawl in 22, and having no shortness of breath or even feeling tired. ON MY FIRST TRY BACK IN THE WATER.
This one timed exercise was stressing me out a bit. Thank you so much for your videos, I am no longer stressed.
I will keep practicing, not that I need it, but for fun. I'm sure I'll get even better, and get to a point where I too can say that I: Swim fast
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This is seriously one of the most instructive and information packed video I’ve ever watched on RUclips, not just about swimming, but about anything! Fantastic job, thank you so much for this
🤩 thank you!
The coolest freestyle video I've ever seen! Thank you very much!
That’s soooo cool, my time is a 1:02 when I’m going as fast as I can and it’s so cool that you can go that fast with being so smooth
That's a great symbol. I believe this symbol says, swim like Impossible(challenging). That's a man swimming towards viewers with one hand inside the water(5dots: hands inside water), other hand outside the water and head at the middle. The man is swimming through Squared Circle (Mathematician thought it is impossible to built Squared circle with same area π i.e. trying to do something Impossible)😁..
Great Video by the way...
I have started swimming very recently and I was searching for tutorials and this is one the best...
Yesterday I entered my 1st ever swimming competition a 2km open water sea swim ,,,,,,,,104 entrants ,I came 103rd , The winning time was 22,28 but at 60 years old I just want to improve . I,m going to be practising the tips here ,,,,,what a great post
Watching your video, I just realized that I had incidentally adopted the Arrow Freestyle Technique without knowing. 🤟🏽 I am also using a pull bouy and swim pads during my swimming exercise regime. Thank you for the video.
i watched this like a month ago, practicing every week, now i can do just exactly like you but a bit slower. thank you for your great video 🔥
How fast are you now
@@anonymeanonyme4047 now i can do 1:40/100 m,
@@S97ify cool I'm a about the same as you lol
@@anonymeanonyme4047 yaa, previously, i did 2:50, or even worse LOL
I tried this technique at the end of our tri club workout this morning. I was able to hold a faster pace with much less effort. Thanks for the video. This will help with an Ironman swim.
I did a lot of swimming, short distance and medium distance (1.5km). I like that gliding is in focus with that „arrow freestyle“. I might be wrong, but Ian Thorpe (AUS) swam like that. Best idea here and enlighting explanation was „listenening“ to your stroke. Never ever was I instructed to listen. Great tip.
I do this and learnt to do this with no coaching whatsoever. This is a superb video, breaking the technique down into steps is a great idea.
Estupendo, llevo años esperando a que hicieras "este video", y ahora igual hasta nos vas enseñando mas ejercicios en esta linea de técnica. Muchas gracias!!!!!
very well explained, swim has been changed my life
thank you so much: I've managed to learn the Arrow technique dropping 36 seconds to my 400fs race.thanks! Looking forward to new advice!
The glide plus this arrow technique has made swimming hours on end feel like effortless joggin', just really easy to find the flow and pace it up at anytime I please, THANK YOU BOSS
Thanks a lot. The best swimming instruction in the net. I have been using the 'arrow' technick about 4 years. Thanks Mauritsio!
Oh my god. This video is so useful!!!!. I hope you can do more about Total Immersion freestyle for long-distance swimming like 5 Km
Hi, we have tried and taught some total immersion freestyle, but we don't think there are better ways of learning and swimming, similar to TI but different enough to make videos about it like this one. I hope it helps you.
Just swim it like you would a 1500m that's what I did, got a 1h and 6m in my first ever 5k open water.
Brian Long “normal fast kick free style” vs “this 2 beat kick arrow free stlye” which one is better for long distance swim ?? Recommend me pls
@@quickpresent8987 Depends on you but as a rule slower kick is better for longer distances.
You use less oxygen as your legs need more then your other muscles as there a lot bigger.
Edit: This is basically how I have kicked most of my life, I can get up to a 5 now after years of focusing on that training, but only for 100LCM at best.
But my mate can do 12 kicks but he also does 50m LC free in 22seconds me only a 25.
@@quickpresent8987 To be a better swimmer you must get out of the comfort zone. I can do 5k but I'm not that fast. I tried to improve by improving my kick and overall reach and it worked up to a point. I wanted to improve more and kicking faster is something I'm working on right now (results are very good). P.s. remember to also work on the pull strenght and keeping your core tight (squeeze your ass till it becomes normal). P.p.s. if you swim in open water (and don't have pools like in my place) use elastic bends during the cold times, you have plenty of instructions for improving your body fitness level.
I can barely swim but yet i'm watching this while chilling on my lovely bed
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The grace and power displayed in this swimming video are absolutely mesmerizing. The swimmers glide through the water with such fluidity and precision. It's a testament to their dedication and hard work. Swimming truly is an art form
The Tshirt drawing is the five fingers of the forward hand the left side is the pull stroke hand and elbow and the circle in the middle is the head with the blue lines of the water surface.. Great teaching. And it reminds me of the book, The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle. Who defined a similar system of breaking down a skill into small pieces and practicing them in any order. Then putting them all together. It's what I do with teaching the movement of alpine skiing here in Montana. Thanks for you teachings! Peace
After watching your this video multiple times, I started two beat swimming this afternoon for the first time and I am a freestyle beginner. I love this. Thank you.
I have seen a lot of swimming tutorial videos on technique improvement, this is BY FAR THE MOST HELPFUL video! Thanks a lot for all the efforts.
One small suggestion: Can you please link your other videos that you mentioned? Also, a 15-20 minute stretching video would be helpful.
I’ve never focused on just getting a singular stroke down in order to fix my form but I will now!
Pływanie,bieg... najbardziej naturalny sport dla człowieka.. piękne ujęcie 👍👋👋👋
Learnt how to swim using this video, started 7 weeks ago and just finished a 45 minute non stop swim thanks to this video. Approx 2 x 25m lengths per minute literally can't believe it.
Got a bit sloppy as I had done another 45 mins before!
Next goal is yo work on corr strength so I can dolphin kick qnd keep better streamline.
شكرا جزيلا علمتني كيفية السباحة ببساطة ولكنه يحتاج مرونه وامتزاج مع الماء وسوف احاول للوصول الى ذلك ان شاء الله جزاك الله خيرا
All I can say is WOW! I’m new to swimming and have learned so much! I took notes and cannot wait to try this out at the pool today. Will check out your other stuff soon. Love the tshirts and the joke, too.
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I have to say that it is very satisfying to see you traveling 10 meter with one swimming stroke 😄
2 strokes and he's halfway across the pool. I've been practicing this and I need 8 strokes to go halfway across a 25yd pool, and 19 strokes to go all the way.
3:39 I started laughing out loud so hard because i know this will be me when i ll try this the next time i go to the swimming pool
Hallo Coach, saya dari Indonesia dan saya sangat berterima kasih kepada anda karena video ini sangat membantu saya dalam nenyusun thesis tentang renang gaya bebas. Izinkan saya untuk menambahkan ilmu dari video ini untuk isi thesis saya. Sukses selalu 😉
Dude, great video! I love the graphics and it really shows you spent a good amount of time on this
I like this structure in swimming tutorial, it is very clear and motivating,
Keep up the good work
Nice video !
1:11 wait what ?? At the bottom left ???? 😂😂😂
It's not a good way of swimming freestyle but it's the way some people choose to do it 😂
Incredible. I guess this is for intermediates, not beginners, because the only thing I can focus on while "swimming" is not drowning. And the not drowning part works quite well as long as I put 100% of my attention on it. This video motivates me to keep practicing until I automate the not drowning and being able to focus on technique. Good news: I can start the stretching exercise today.
I watched this video sooo many times that I impressed my couch! Thank you brother!
“No matter how high we elevate ourselves, we always practice the basics, as per my personal-life experience!
this video is simply amazingly explained! ♥️
いいかもしれないですとにかく出来るように進む予定通りお願いします頑張ります
Thanks for this great video. I want to learn to swim like that! I have one question about your kicking rhythm. You kick with your left leg while your left arm pulls and kick with your right leg while your right arm while your right arm pulls. What would the effect be of doing it the other way round, i.e. kicking with your left leg while your right arm pulls and kicking with your right leg while your left arm pulls? The reason why I'm asking is because that is how I kick, and I'm wondering whether I should retrain my kicking habit to kick the way that you recommend.
Benjamin Morris same side pull and kick helps you rotate hips and shoulders
@@alexanderborgan7970 I was about to ask exactly the same question as Benjamin, because I am currently kicking like him. Same side pull and kick in my opinion can cause overrotation? Is it so bad to kick right while pulling left?
Never mind. I didn't say anything. Tried it at the pool yesterday. The difference is HUGE!! Same side kick and pull is definitely more efficient!
I recently underwent surgery for a syndesmoses sprain in my ankle, the doctor told me it was one of the worst cases she had seen...before my accident(fell with my bike, first assumed it was just a normal sprain, but to my shock it required surgery on short term). Before my accident I went to the gym, and I went swimming, for swimming it was 2 to 3 times a week, 5 kilometers of a mix of breaststroke and backstroke....I just can't wait to get back to it, especially after seeing these videos.
Merci pour ces précieux conseils pour une nage magnifique parfaitement réalisée, félicitations Monsieur !
Great video, very helpful! Thank you for that.
There's only one problem I have with these training videos: you always have the whole lane to yourself to do your exercises. In reality this never happens (at least not in my part of the world). You can not just stop after 1 or 2 strokes, the people behind you will be extremely annoyed! So maybe do a video sometime "exercises in a crowded pool"? That could be fun 😄
Thanks for the feedback. That would be interesting
Great video. Looking forward to adding this to my training and over time seeing how it feels. Especially as I'm currently being advised to improve my kick and maintain a 6 beat.
Endo try mastering this kick . Then master 4 beat kick. Then go to six beat
@@El-flaco-d Thanks Mark. Tried the 2 beat a couple of times now and feels strange but I'll persevere with it!
C’est une très bonne vidéo d’explication et d’excellente qualité d’images et de montages . Bravo 🎉🍾🎊🎈 !! Congrats !!
This content is sooo flippin cool. Who needs a coach if you have this coach who is so amazing to give this life saving information for free. I started using this information a few weeks ago and it is helping me sooooo much. I can already feel and see a difference in my swimming.
One of the best videos for free style swimmers who are struggling on the speed for long distance
Swimmer: swims 100 meters in 1:05
Operator: doing the same plus keeps him in frame
Can he teach me? :D
Probably has fins lol