Completely agree. I’m watching this for the third time and trying different elements in the pool between watches. My times are improving quickly and I still have lots to work on.
I'm 73 years old. 11 months ago I first began freestyle swimming (I was always good at breaststroke). I'm entirely self-taught and now at about 2:05 per 100 m, and I daresay 90% of credit for this goes to this channel (and my RUclips Premium subscription, no ads, see?). Thank you!
Perhaps something to note about keeping your body 'rigid' and up high in the water (especially if you are not fit when you start swimming regularly) is that you need core strength to do this in the first place - something that only comes with lots of swimming or other exercise targeted at strengthening the core! However, after 6 months of daily swimming I can say that my core is now strong!
I have just learned the freestyle swim stroke. I value these videos a great deal. I am 73 and have been swimming this stroke for about 5-6 months now. Thanks for your teaching. I like seeing swimmers and learn a lot from watching.
A swimmer from Seoul here.🖐️ Amazing lecture! Your definition of ‘Flutter’, not kicking in terms of counter balance, not propulsion🙅really explains everything! Thank you! 👍👍👍
I said it multiple times now. and I'm not getting tired to continue to praise you. your style of teaching, your expertise, your ease of understanding and practical tips to implement it, is second to none. I feel like an expert swimming teacher despite having no background at all in swimming.
I looked at many excellent videos like this : I am still 1.15 minutes per 50 meters and I practice twice per week for 2 years now..I have no power and little breath. I tried my best to improve but I start knowing my body well now. So now I just try to enjoy swimming and Whatever my swimming style, result is Always the same: 150 bpm /2min 30 oer 100 m, 170 at 2 min 15, 200 at 2 minutes (I Can keep only 100 meters) Give me a tuba and I gain 30 secondes per 100 meters 😌 . I do not swim faster with a pull boy so it id not a drag issue. My arms literraly do not push water enough: they are very very slim even iif I weigh 73 kg and do I have to force a lot to push water to compensate ...
@eTECHAlsace Hey, don’t get confused-I swim 50 meters in 30 seconds because I sprint, and it's a short distance. If I have to swim 200m or 300m, my pace is still slow, maybe around 1:48 per 100m.
@eTECHAlsace But 1:15 per 50m is a bit slow, hmm. How old are you? Maybe you're older? Try focusing on your breathing-inhaling and exhaling steadily-and work on controlling your heart rate if you want to swim longer distances.
@noren1640 I am 50. Maybe I inhale and exhale too much. Difficult to Say. Yeah this is why I slowed down at 1.15 min my heartbeat is acceptable (around 150). I Guess my V02 max is a limiting fa tor, around 38. I weigh 72 kg and am 1m82 tall. I will be vidéo recorded in December (I am in France) and objective is to achieve 2.15 per 100 meters
Das ist das beste Freestyle-Schwimm-Video das ich jemals gesehen habe! Ich habe keinen Schwimmhintergrund, bin aber vom Marathon über Ultramarathon zur Langdistanz im Triathlon gekommen. Hatte einige Schwimmcamps und noch mehr Kurse, Bücher übers schwimmen gelesen, und das Gefühl, jeder hat seine eigene Wahrheit übers Schwimmen. Begriffen habe ich es jedoch nie so ganz. Die Erklärungen in diesem Video sind jedoch wirklich sehr gut zu verstehen, und machen mir wieder Mut und Hoffnung auf eine bessere Technik und damit bessere Zeiten! Danke für das tolle Video!!!
Love these videos. In less than a year I've gone from a struggling beginner to swimming 4x400M, five times a week. The technique improvements that you highlight here have really added up. Thanks, Brenton! You're much appreciated.
I less than 2 years to be able to swim freestyle from someone afraid if water lol . Now I can swim 50m pool 10 times plus breaststroke 50m 10times & sometimes I can take over some others swimmer in the pool 😅
This is fundamentally everything in one video that I’ve been learning in the last 2 years of my swimming journey preparing for IM race. So handy to save this video and watch it whenever I need to remind myself of all the technicalities of swimming. Thank you, it’s the best freestyle swimming video I’ve seen!
Ridiculously easy to understand video. Hands down the most helpful tips I've seen or heard. Will be rewatching this over and over in between pool visits. Great stuff.
Great video! I would like to request that you create a video, addressing scapular positioning throughout the stroke. A lot of swimmers end up with impingement because they don’t have proper scapular positioning as they swim. Thanks!
I thank you ! I started swimming thirteen months ago. I learned freestyle from youtube and could focus on details by the support of your videos. - from 500 meters in 30 min I am now on 2-2.5k in 60 min 3x a week. I really love the sport and find it improtant to take care on my pleisure of swimming. Know I would love to be able to swim 3k in an hour - but you know what? I do not have to acchieve that goal als long as i am able to aim for it.
Thank you! I worked on my technique all summer, and then I saw a video recently. You are right, we don’t swim like we think we do sometimes. Started to work on catch and glide and finishing at the hips and felt a real difference. It was fun. Was trying to power through with a fast strong catch - this was not efficient or fast. Thank you for showing that pressing the water down is not creating propulsion!
I've watched hundreds of swim coach videos - this is the definitive. From nose to toe, technique explained in simple terms that are easy to follow and understand.
An absolutely perfect summary! If you can do all these parts perfectly you might be the next world champion. I'll going to work on it. 😂 Thank you so much!!
I have been watching your videos for one year, and It definitely help me to understand the key points of freestyle, and the required progression… still at the very early stages ( briething, body position), but as you say, let’s be patient and consistent. Thanks a lot the quality of your work, It is outstanding. Greetings from France
I started swimming lessons after a friend suggested that we do but didn’t watch any videos prior to the 1st class almost two months ago (senior). I wish I had started with your video, this would have helped me to learn more. From henceforth, I will continue to watch your videos to enhance my learning … I was thinking of giving up but I really want to learn. Thank you 🙏🏽
Ive been training for 6 months 5 days a week. im 123kg I swim a roughly 1.54 / 100m I usually do 1000m a session. my fastest time has been 18:38 / 1000m as time has gone on my confidence to take deeper breaths just became natural. this is a good video to understand it better.
To me, this is the mother of all swimming instruction videos. I don't think there is anything else you need to know until you go to train for national championships or the Olympics 😄
A truly excellent video. The internet is crammed with brief videos highlighting single issues. Your video pulls together all the key points, and presents them in a clear, non-dogmatic way. It is also clearly the result of great, wide ranging experience. Thank you and well done.
Wow, just wow. The best guide I've seen on the Internet. Thank you for that, I am just at start of my aware swimming journey but can't wait to jumt into htte pool and try tips you gave me. This is content that makes the difference, kudos to you! :)
Awesome video Brenton I swam masters with your Dad for a few years Ive been slowly working my way back after 3 years of illness Ive plateaued at around 1:30 pace and can't seem to improve that pace
I am 68 years old. I learned to swim 55 years ago and had no knowledge of Swimming technique. Since April of this year, I have been learning to swim at a local pool. Recently, I participated in a club-level 50-60 years age group competition and I finished 30 meters in 26 seconds in Freestyle. I want to learn the correct technique and want to join your 8 weeks programme please
This is a great summary of what I have learned from being coached. My goal, approaching 80, is to perfect the techniques of freestyle over longer distances.
1500 open water is my " go to " event, but due to cold temperature water I gravitate to heated outdoor pools, and here in Vancouver the Kits Pool is terrific.
great advice and details in this video. I think core strength is underestimated in swimming. Having a super strong core means the body posture and balance in the water can be held.
![The "Happiest" Scary Place - Subliminal [Full Game]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kb0_-LYvHbI/mqdefault.jpg)
Need extra help with your stroke? Join me for technique coaching: effortlessswimming.com/es-training-and-membership-page/
This is THE single best video I've ever watched on the freestyle technique. Watch this -- even just parts of it -- throughout your training journey.
Thanks
Completely agree. I’m watching this for the third time and trying different elements in the pool between watches. My times are improving quickly and I still have lots to work on.
Completely agree with you
best explanations ever had from a video! THANKS
It really explains why I didn’t become a world champion swimmer
I'm 73 years old. 11 months ago I first began freestyle swimming (I was always good at breaststroke). I'm entirely self-taught and now at about 2:05 per 100 m, and I daresay 90% of credit for this goes to this channel (and my RUclips Premium subscription, no ads, see?). Thank you!
Perhaps something to note about keeping your body 'rigid' and up high in the water (especially if you are not fit when you start swimming regularly) is that you need core strength to do this in the first place - something that only comes with lots of swimming or other exercise targeted at strengthening the core! However, after 6 months of daily swimming I can say that my core is now strong!
I have just learned the freestyle swim stroke. I value these videos a great deal. I am 73 and have been swimming this stroke for about 5-6 months now. Thanks for your teaching. I like seeing swimmers and learn a lot from watching.
Nice video! But I think your plant on the right is catching fire 🤣
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense
LOL
Our Left.
His Right.
I think it’s a plant humidifier
Lol, I saw that too! Very distracting so funny
Fuming Fire?
omg. this should be screened at every swimming pool in the world
So much detail I am going to watch it 200 times and practice thanks coach! (Catch breath)
A swimmer from Seoul here.🖐️ Amazing lecture! Your definition of ‘Flutter’, not kicking in terms of counter balance, not propulsion🙅really explains everything! Thank you! 👍👍👍
I've learned how to enjoy swimming with this guy's videos.
I said it multiple times now. and I'm not getting tired to continue to praise you. your style of teaching, your expertise, your ease of understanding and practical tips to implement it, is second to none. I feel like an expert swimming teacher despite having no background at all in swimming.
i know right ! Just by watching his video, I am able to swim 50 meters in 30 seconds without a coach.
I looked at many excellent videos like this : I am still 1.15 minutes per 50 meters and I practice twice per week for 2 years now..I have no power and little breath. I tried my best to improve but I start knowing my body well now. So now I just try to enjoy swimming and Whatever my swimming style, result is Always the same: 150 bpm /2min 30 oer 100 m, 170 at 2 min 15, 200 at 2 minutes (I Can keep only 100 meters) Give me a tuba and I gain 30 secondes per 100 meters 😌 . I do not swim faster with a pull boy so it id not a drag issue. My arms literraly do not push water enough: they are very very slim even iif I weigh 73 kg and do I have to force a lot to push water to compensate ...
@eTECHAlsace Hey, don’t get confused-I swim 50 meters in 30 seconds because I sprint, and it's a short distance. If I have to swim 200m or 300m, my pace is still slow, maybe around 1:48 per 100m.
@eTECHAlsace But 1:15 per 50m is a bit slow, hmm. How old are you? Maybe you're older? Try focusing on your breathing-inhaling and exhaling steadily-and work on controlling your heart rate if you want to swim longer distances.
@noren1640 I am 50. Maybe I inhale and exhale too much. Difficult to Say. Yeah this is why I slowed down at 1.15 min my heartbeat is acceptable (around 150). I Guess my V02 max is a limiting fa tor, around 38. I weigh 72 kg and am 1m82 tall. I will be vidéo recorded in December (I am in France) and objective is to achieve 2.15 per 100 meters
Das ist das beste Freestyle-Schwimm-Video das ich jemals gesehen habe! Ich habe keinen Schwimmhintergrund, bin aber vom Marathon über Ultramarathon zur Langdistanz im Triathlon gekommen. Hatte einige Schwimmcamps und noch mehr Kurse, Bücher übers schwimmen gelesen, und das Gefühl, jeder hat seine eigene Wahrheit übers Schwimmen. Begriffen habe ich es jedoch nie so ganz. Die Erklärungen in diesem Video sind jedoch wirklich sehr gut zu verstehen, und machen mir wieder Mut und Hoffnung auf eine bessere Technik und damit bessere Zeiten!
Danke für das tolle Video!!!
I gotta be completely honest, you make by far the best, most informative, most helpful videos ever.
I’m watching this video before each practice 😅 You explain things so clearly! Thank you!
Finally some instructions that teach and go deep into the technique. Thank you very much for this!
Love these videos. In less than a year I've gone from a struggling beginner to swimming 4x400M, five times a week. The technique improvements that you highlight here have really added up. Thanks, Brenton! You're much appreciated.
I less than 2 years to be able to swim freestyle from someone afraid if water lol . Now I can swim 50m pool 10 times plus breaststroke 50m 10times & sometimes I can take over some others swimmer in the pool 😅
@tonyshihoutang6576awesome
This is fundamentally everything in one video that I’ve been learning in the last 2 years of my swimming journey preparing for IM race. So handy to save this video and watch it whenever I need to remind myself of all the technicalities of swimming. Thank you, it’s the best freestyle swimming video I’ve seen!
Ridiculously easy to understand video. Hands down the most helpful tips I've seen or heard.
Will be rewatching this over and over in between pool visits. Great stuff.
Great video! I would like to request that you create a video, addressing scapular positioning throughout the stroke. A lot of swimmers end up with impingement because they don’t have proper scapular positioning as they swim. Thanks!
Best swimming channel out there. Even watching just parts of this video can really improve freestyle. Amazing videos! 💪💪
Probably the best video that I've ever seen. thx. I understand so much more now.
Thanks, A lot of effort put into this video. I'm at 2:05 / 100m (on a good day) and hoping to get my 1500m < 30min.
I thank you ! I started swimming thirteen months ago. I learned freestyle from youtube and could focus on details by the support of your videos. - from 500 meters in 30 min I am now on 2-2.5k in 60 min 3x a week. I really love the sport and find it improtant to take care on my pleisure of swimming. Know I would love to be able to swim 3k in an hour - but you know what? I do not have to acchieve that goal als long as i am able to aim for it.
This video is a jewel , thank you so much !
Thank you! I worked on my technique all summer, and then I saw a video recently. You are right, we don’t swim like we think we do sometimes. Started to work on catch and glide and finishing at the hips and felt a real difference. It was fun. Was trying to power through with a fast strong catch - this was not efficient or fast. Thank you for showing that pressing the water down is not creating propulsion!
Thank you for this insight in the right freestyle technique. So far so googld
I've watched hundreds of swim coach videos - this is the definitive. From nose to toe, technique explained in simple terms that are easy to follow and understand.
the catch seems the hardest to grasp
An absolutely perfect summary! If you can do all these parts perfectly you might be the next world champion. I'll going to work on it. 😂 Thank you so much!!
Thank you! I'm 57 and just started swimming. So much to learn! Your explanations really helped! I will be watching this video over an over!
Thank you!
Amazing work breaking this down into manageable parts! All the key phrases help to internalize the concepts. You are an excellent teacher.
Best swimming advice! Thanks!!
I'm a swimming coach. Basically all the main points you need to go through to make someone swim well. Amazing video. Really concise.
I would love a video on the role of scapular retraction throughout the different phases of the freestyle stroke. Thanks!
This should be named “swimming masterclass” for real.
Thanks! I’m 75 and just started to swim again this has need a great refresher…can’t wait to implement your instructions
Helps a lot (I'm 40 and started to get into proper swimming a year ago..)
目前见到最好的自由泳教学视频
best video on freestyle agreed. Thank you.
So clear and detailed. Thanks!
thanks for the consistency of message and excellent summary Brenton
This is super helpful! All my problems with freestyle explained in 30 minutes. Thank you!
I have been watching your videos for one year, and It definitely help me to understand the key points of freestyle, and the required progression… still at the very early stages ( briething, body position), but as you say, let’s be patient and consistent. Thanks a lot the quality of your work, It is outstanding. Greetings from France
There is so much here and it’s constantly replaying in my mind as I swim. Thx!
So much gold packed into one video. Really appreciate the effort gone into delivering this in a very practical way
I started swimming lessons after a friend suggested that we do but didn’t watch any videos prior to the 1st class almost two months ago (senior). I wish I had started with your video, this would have helped me to learn more. From henceforth, I will continue to watch your videos to enhance my learning … I was thinking of giving up but I really want to learn. Thank you 🙏🏽
Ive been training for 6 months 5 days a week. im 123kg I swim a roughly 1.54 / 100m I usually do 1000m a session. my fastest time has been 18:38 / 1000m as time has gone on my confidence to take deeper breaths just became natural. this is a good video to understand it better.
To me, this is the mother of all swimming instruction videos. I don't think there is anything else you need to know until you go to train for national championships or the Olympics 😄
Thanks!
A truly excellent video. The internet is crammed with brief videos highlighting single issues. Your video pulls together all the key points, and presents them in a clear, non-dogmatic way. It is also clearly the result of great, wide ranging experience. Thank you and well done.
You have a wonderful breakdown of every step. Love to watch this video over and over again to remind me about freestyle stroke. Thanks.
Can't get enough of listening to this video. It's a perfect explanation ❤
Thanks
This is helping me with swimming, and such more.... thank you.
23:59 this is gold. Thank you so much!
A swimming expert and a great presentor. Grateful for it!
Clearly explained with lots of great tips. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
your polo looks really cool
Great video - super helpful. I’ve been chipping away at putting your lessons and tips in action over the last 9 months and it is making a difference 👍
Wow, just wow. The best guide I've seen on the Internet. Thank you for that, I am just at start of my aware swimming journey but can't wait to jumt into htte pool and try tips you gave me.
This is content that makes the difference, kudos to you! :)
Def. best Video so far!
Чудове відео. Дуже дякую за українську звукову доріжку!!!
Outstanding video! Thank you.
very-very well explained! love this videos so much!!!
Very clearly instructive. Thank you
Brilliant. Thank you.
Great valuable tips! Cheers!
amazing channel
This is great - thanks for sharing!
Best in the game
Awesome video Brenton
I swam masters with your Dad for a few years
Ive been slowly working my way back after 3 years of illness
Ive plateaued at around 1:30 pace and can't seem to improve that pace
Like holding the rung concept.
Brenton! Thank you for this great content! Been waiting for this one for years :D Thanks again! That hand ancher... oh boy so good!
muy bueno! gracias! ❤
Amazingly detailed explanation, thanks!
Very helpful. Thank you.
Great video! Thank you! Fantastic!
Really helpful!! Thank you 🙌🏼
I am 68 years old. I learned to swim 55 years ago and had no knowledge of Swimming technique. Since April of this year, I have been learning to swim at a local pool. Recently, I participated in a club-level 50-60 years age group competition and I finished 30 meters in 26 seconds in Freestyle. I want to learn the correct technique and want to join your 8 weeks programme please
Very helpful video. Thank you 👍🏻
Thanks. Great stuff. A lot of detail. Take time and practise to improve 😊
Excellent help & thanks
So good! Thank you
Thanks ❤
Thank you. This was very helpful. Great video!
Very good content. Thanks for this!
GREAT VIDEO. Thank you 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Mother of all swimming tutorials 🎉 🎉
This is a great summary of what I have learned from being coached. My goal, approaching 80, is to perfect the techniques of freestyle over longer distances.
1500 open water is my " go to " event, but due to cold temperature water I gravitate to heated outdoor pools, and here in Vancouver the Kits Pool is terrific.
@alanwoolf1478, is that pool only open during summer?
Wow so many fine points
Thank you 👍 Always enjoy your videos.
EXCELLENT VIDEO
This is a brillant video for me ive been swimming for a year and a half with masters this has just givern me some pointers to improve thankyou
Fantastic video
great advice and details in this video. I think core strength is underestimated in swimming. Having a super strong core means the body posture and balance in the water can be held.
Excellent professor
Phenomenal great course
Loved it Brenton very informative. I picked up on a few things . Thank you.
Thank you so much for the great advice…. Much appreciated! Live long and prosper 🖖
thank you for sharing ！
Thnak you so much!