Is This The Easiest
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- Опубликовано: 31 авг 2019
- We caught up with Olympian Dan Smith to film his technique to add to our 'Elite Swimmer Video Library' inside our video membership (Available here: effortlessswimming.com/traini...
We filmed Dan swimming at an easy pace (1:10/100m) and at his race pace for 200m which is 0:54/100m. His 200m freestyle PB is 1:47! 
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Amazing as he is, it would be very interesting to hear if you can find any areas of improvement.
Terry Laughlin (these days Total Immersion company) teaches that kind of swimming for more than 15 YEARS!!!
It is really strange that you don't know that.
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This is how i picture myself in my mind but my 2min/100m suggests otherwise.
Wait are u an adult
Can I say same here?
The same for my 1:35 😅😅
Im doing it on 1:03
Tyler I’m doing it on 58
He is very high in the water, a very good posture, he is using a 4-beat-kick and he uses the so called serape-effect perfectly, which means very good tension in the core plus rhythm and coordination between his kick and pull every time. And he accelerates his arms through the pull-phase very much. Plus, he has huge planar flexibility.
Si pero respira cada dos brazadas
Thanks for your comment. Just starting out with swimming more serious and your comment is filled with new terms I had to look up and learned a lot. Thanks again!
Timo Klotz he does 5 butterfly kicks also from the wall and almost catches up to his opposite hand. I’m not as good as he is at swimming but I have the Belgian record in 400m freestyle :D
@@landerhendrickx3522 you´re right, i should have mentioned this as well, as it is very relevant for his nice and relaxed 1:10 :)
@@Zommbrio no tiene absolutamente nada de malo que respire cada dos. Si el quisiera lo haría cada tres.
This is almost exactly twice as fast as my best pace and it looks effortless. Gorgeous.
Ugh what is he doing that I am not?! Lol he is almost doing catch up drill. Amazingly efficient and smooth. Inspiring
most probably he is an competitive swimmer and developed the feel for the water/stroke at early age. In the description is written that his PB for 200m is 1:47, WR is 1:42 so he has been around the pool for some time :D
@@OVOCNYCHECK he is an olympian in fact :)
watch his upper latissimus extension through his shoulder rotation and into tricep stretch , reaching fully forward !! Maybe like 95% of swimmers learning later in life however, enter with their hand far too steep of a down angle and just drive downward like no tomorrow ... : /
OVOCNY CHECK WR is 1:42 but no one other than Thorpe and Angel got close to 1:43 without a super suit
@@donkoh5738 could u explain that in simple english, are you talking about how high his hand position in after entry?
Damn. I hate this person. But l am gonna watch this. A lot.
That's me in a 25m pool 🤣🤣
I finally figured it out guys : 80% of what's causing drag is your feet, if you let your feet at a normal anger ( 90 degrees ) then your body will struggle a lot to keep the speed. Make your ankles and feet like a ballet classical dancer same as he was doing in this video. I did this today and I was shocked how fast and effortless I was swimming.
This video is excelent. You can see all the core principles with the multi angle and HD footage
A graceful and efficient stroke with a perfect feel for the water. But what is not stated is he is pulling through the water like a mallee bull. It takes enormous strength in the core and arms to do this folks!
Agree, smooth strokes, but the slight hand flutter midway through the catch to me is a giveaway of the force he is generating.
That's the right way to do it.
you are right when you say -- perfect feel for the water. this is not only stroke, but kicking, rotation, body position, breathing, knowing your pace .. lots to think about and take into consideration. I am not there yet.
You guys always preach, "Don't look ahead! Look down!" but this guy is pretty clearly looking ahead, and he's a darned good swimmer.
This is insane! Annnnnnd millions of views start now!
Triathlon Taren my man Taren 💪🏻🏊♂️🚴♂️🏃♂️
look at those ankles and flexibility. .minimum drag
Mesmerising
Yes, could not stop watching!
Very inspirational! I notice NO bubbles whatsoever on his catch, in addition to all of the other observations by viewers! Makes me wanna hit the pool right now😁
Mr89falcon I have that issue where I make so many bubbles, I’m guessing bad entry? What would you recommend to reduce that? Thanks!
JJ305 make sure you’re not entering your hand back into the water with a flat palm. Angle it and keep it streamlined. Higher elbow position prior to reentry may help also.
I’m definitely not the best or most efficient swimmer, but experienced guys at the pool I swim at helped point this out to me.
Thanks to you guys I have gone from 2:11ish per 100m in a 1000m plus swim to.this morning 1:56 average per 100 in a 1000m. My final 250m was 1:51 per 100m think. This is open water times ! I started swimming training 3weeks ago as I am injured from running. I just added other sport !
Please an interview with this guy please!!🙏🙏🙏 I need to know how he’s able to swim so fast an “easy”. Unbelievable 👏
Practice, in the pool 7 days a week
It'd make more sense to have an interview with his coach.
1:10 for 100 meters freestyle is not that fast but he swims it pretty easy.
I’ll watch this before every swim! Amazing
Absolutely no bubbles in entry, we all strive to achieve tjis
Wow great ease of motion. And great camera work too mate!
His strokes are perfect! Steady head, rolling shoulders with long strokes. This made me want to get back in the pool!
Effortlessly brilliant! Will make use of this video as my new guide :)
one hour and ten minutes for 100 meter swim I can do that too!
Really? That cool and smart? Don't think so. Do you realize how quick he is? He just looks casual and effortless.
@@VB-lc4xz ...
Hahaha
Funny
wow...so fast...
This is hard to watch, but goes to show that technique and balance in the water trumps ALL else. Yes, you can work on stroke rate, or swim-specific strength, and generally try to heave yourself through the water, but with great positioning in the water (balance), a good catch and pull under water, a strong finish to the stroke, an easy elbow-led recovery, proper arm entry and extension and good head positioning, you can MASSIVELY improve your time/effort ratio in the pool.
So spend your time on FORM and TECHNIQUE before worrying about MAster-like sets, extreme long distance training etc. Get the basics right FIRST - THEN work on improving overall fitness and mileage, and yes, stroke rates etc. OTherwise, you're just drilling in poor form..
At some point, consider going back to the drawing board. Stupidity is doing the same things over and over again, expecting different results.
Margaret Barnett actually. That’s insanity. But point taken
@@peterfrknpan6674 What? What's insane about it?? I clearly mention that stroke rate, building distance and so forth is still important, it's more that one should build the essential basics *first*, then worry about getting in shape for 10k races etc.
If you continue to "Drill in" poor form and basics, they get even harder to rectify as muscle memory remembers the wrong things, and really, you're wasting your time swimming 100's of k's a year without paying attention to your stroke.
@@margaretbarnett7878 He wasn't saying that your approach is insane, he was saying that your definition of stupidity is actually the definition of insanity.
wow, no one bubble when the hands enter the water... That's motivational!
Am I the only one that has replayed this video like 100 times to try to learn every aspect of this form? lol
It looks a lot like Phelps. The "no bubbles by the catch" is crazy
I went back to see...Zero bubbles on entry. ZERO !!! AMAZING !!
These guys make you sick! 😛
I put way more effort in than he does and go twice as slow! 😩
Yeah... I just comfort myself by thinking that he's just too tall, very long arms, enormous feet with extraordinary flexible ankles... instant relief :D
I have been lately around the river and was able to watch rafts, kayaks, and rowing boats, It is very similar to swimming. Longer stiffer and more narrow you are/boat is, the more elegant and faster you go.
Challenge accepted! I am THREE TIMES as slow.
Yeah, I don't understand how it is possible that he goes that fast with such a low stroke rate. He seems to glide forever between strokes. Perhaps the length of his arms and the size of his feet make the difference, or perhaps the top of his head is pointier and more streamlined than mine.
Slow stroke rate, minimal kick, practically catchup style, absolutely effortless...yet so bleeping fast. Makes me wanna give up!
He is having a very strong core strength. Which keeps him in balance. The strokes and legs help him to get forward smoothly.
Great camerawork. Very informative for us 👍 👏 👌
Amazing. Loved his breathing and left hand sync
Makes it look like it's easy. Quite remarkable! Liked!!
Incredible, man and water become one, makes my stroke look like a dodgy doggie paddle 😢
Going to play this every night before i sleep and one day 👌🔥
This is so amazing...I usually swim breast stroke, but recently tried from crawl...I get so tired just trying to breath...I hope to be as good as you some time
Makes it look ridiculously easy, but anyone who's tried front crawl will know it takes a lot of work to reach this level.
Sometimes near impossible. It’s even more difficult when you started not so young. 😅
Graceful and effortless
You should do a video with Florian Wellbrock. He has maybe the best technique for long distances and open water.
Looks like he is ballroom dancing with the water, each stroke is the same and rhythmic. Beautiful to watch
I can't stop watching this, I absolutely destroy myself and can do 1.27/100 and need a couple minutes of rest. His efficiency is sublime.
almsost the same for me, I have to kick hard and pull a lot. I do have a tip, you don't have to take a breath every pull, sometimes, I go 4-6 in a row without pulling because breathing a lot when swimming slows you down, it only works when I am warmed up because when I get in the pool, and only swim for 2 minutes, ima out of breath.
ok - so I have watched this video about 10 times now. Mesmerising...
Notice how his opposing leg kicks at the hand entry.......thats balance....hes really getting some force on that hand.
Some tips how to achive such legs work? with pullboy I am quiete ok, but without it I am fighting with my legs
This is the right idea, but it’s more that he catches with his left hand and left foot at the same time (or right hand and right foot). The fact that it’s timed with the opposite hand entry is due to the amount of catch-up he’s doing. Less catch-up and the catch will still be timed together but the opposite entry won’t be.
As every swimmer knows, efficiency + technique = speed
This guy is my new hero! I want to swim like this...
And barely constitutes being a kick! Love it!
This is a great demo of freestyle swimming video
That's Southport GC, great stroke.
so calm, chilling
Someone report this video!! Killing dreams!!
The key moments were: from the 0:39 to 0:49 point mark, via the top down view ... revealing numerous aspects, including a fairly large hand (surface area) and a slight 'outward' skull motion at the start of the catch phase .
Inspiring ! Very inspiring !
I'm even more impressed by the swimming cameraman
Unbelievable - and inspiring- that this is possible. Beautiful to watch.
Would have been amazing to get a direct front-on angle from under the water as well as one from directly underneath like they capture in the Olympics with a moving underwater camera.
Beautiful motion!!
Looks relaxed ... that's how you get the best sensations
Excellent forward struck
Inspiring, just enjoying flying
its just wow. 2x23 strokes in that two 50`s
It is impossible to swim like that at that time, unless you are an Olympic swimmer. I can swim in 1:10 / 100 m but in maximum effort. What he does in this video is amazing
Max effort isn't always the best. Notice how it doesn't even look like he's trying. Because his technique is so good. Smooth is fast, pushing 100% sometimes results in sloppy technique and not very smooth. Hopefully your swimming ability has grown over the years and you've come to realize that!
It's 100 yards
Sun Yang is the fastest long-distance swimming. His techniques is similar
Truly effortless
you make that look soooo easy and effortless , I wish I could do that time :-) 30 secs to loose lol
His height definitely plays a big part in the timing. A longer reach means a powerful push.
Look how pointed his toes are. Zero drag.
Nice video, you swim verry well. But I would like to know when this tecnique isused? What are the advantages over the faster one?
This was actually really satisfying
Very Great video, master's atlete need this and another, can we have another video? Big up ur channel💪
How is this even possible? Only admiration for this guy
ok, already! I'm subscribed! I'm an older swimmer (47), I swim a 1:44/100... and I wonder if having started late, I could approximate this time, even the form is amazing
I'm getting there. Two years work and lots of drills.
Amazing vídeo. Beautiful swimming.
Heck yeah! Me too. Just started though😂
V B yeah. Keep doing It. It totally worth It. Saludos desde Chile.
@@biankapaloma Thanks, man😀 Chele is awesome. Right now I look like a chicken in water, bit I WILL be like this guy!!
Love your confidence. Inspiring.
Its beautifully smooth
Is amazing how fast and easy he swims.
Amazingly easy and smooth.
But this is a Olimpic swimmer))
His race pace must be mind boggling!!!
The filming is very good excellent
So very smooth
Does he do a 2 beat or 4 beat kick? I do either 2 beat or 6 beat kick. I have found the most effortless freestyle for me is either 2 beat kick or shallow dolphin kick. His bubble free hand entry, extension, catch and body rotation is great.
I approve. Best technique ever.
So smooth
what I observed is to syncronize the catch and the kick, for example, right arm stroke with a right kick and then left kick and switch legs to be ready to initiate a left kick with the next left-hand stroke. so two kicks and a switch for each stroke. 0:24 try it in slow motion.
Any other observation?
I also switched to slow-motion and from bird perspective I noticed, he is waiting with extended arm for the previous stroke very long, actually so long, that stroke finishes and arm returns to rest position, so he has at one moment BOTH arms pointing forward. Seems this plus gentle leg kicks with pause inbetween, generates smooth forward movement.
He has a "finishing kick", which means his kick is coordinating with the completion of the same side stroke. The little flutters are him just repositioning his feet for 1 good power kick towards the end of his stroke on the same side. Right kick for a right arm stroke.
I think his underwater dolphin kick is on another level. As most of the people here may not go that further just with the dolphin kick.
JUNHYUN BAE he goes pretty far with just the wall push !
That’s some effortless one for granted!
Beautiful.
Perfect. 👌🏽
Ian thorpe used to break world records looking like this!
And Phelps won more medals, yet his freestlye never matched the beauty of Thorpe's ever
So much to take from this footage
That techinique is so nice, i did 1:08 today, but i do waterpolo.
All in the pull 🤘
Check out his hand underwater: outsweep - insweep - outsweep. Is there a video that talks about it? I don't remember this was emphasized much.
Life goals!!!
This is amazing
What does this say about everything I know about swimming? Everything is turned on it’s head from catch-up freestyle to arm speed and breathing on the the same side every two strokes. He seems to have a gentle two beat kick too!
looks like total immersion
Question: he breathes on the right and upper body rotates to the right a bit more than left, which is normal. But why are his legs facing the left a little bit more (i.e, left leg a bit higher)?
Serious question, if he was put into an average swimmer’s body and swam with equally perfect form (assuming same proportions but just different fitness), what would the pace be?
It's not merely about fitness but also extraordinary mobility and body awareness.
Nick 2112 depends on the physical strength
Serious answer, not much different. Skills, timing rotation, catch and drive ... of course you’d have a bit more drag but just a few seconds.
Beautiful to watch
That’s almost a perfect catch up stroke. Why is he so fast? 🤷♂️
Mark Stewart it’s not that fast. He has more force coming from the legs than you think and is really efficient with the core not leaking energy from the pull.
Lander Hendrickx You’re talking to someone who takes 28 minutes to do 1600M in a pool. 😂
Mark Stewart it’s a matter of deliberate practice. This guy has been doing quality training for over 15 years probably. Don’t beat yourself up.
You replied and asked. Lol. Quite amazing to watch
The arm entry - what did they put in the water - no single bubble or splash!!! 😮
Man... one day!!
FTR his Freestyle was easy, his kick outs and power off the wall were not. He was at 15 seconds on the first 25. His 3rd 25 was 15 seconds. That is how critical walls are!!! Awesome disciplined swim
Wow. Only 22 strokes. Even better than Sun Yang who was considered the most efficient swimmer.
i always swallow a little bit of water everytime i take a breath. sometime it cough me and fk up my tempo. anyone know how to improve my freestyle?
I couldn't be that fast even if a boat was dragging me ;].