How to Swim Smooth, Effortless Freestyle with Jono van Hazel
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- Опубликовано: 11 янв 2012
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Now this really is efficient (and fast) swimming! Watch Olympian Jono Van Hazel's near perfect stroke technique just before your next swim and reproduce his smooth movements when you jump in the water: a very powerful way to improve your swimming.
Notice that while Jono has a very long freestyle stroke technique he doesn't achieve this by gliding (a very common misconception amongst swimmers). Instead he has low drag and fantastic propulsive technique which gives him great distance per stroke.
Whilst he has a long stroke, he also has great stroke rhythm - the real secret to great swimming. Our 'time between strokes' measure shows that Jono has nearly zero gap between finishing one stroke and starting the next. (In fact when he's swimming quickly there's even a slight overlap between strokes.) His lead hand is constantly in motion, either extending forwards, catching the water or pressing it backwards: great catch technique and no over-gliding.
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I keep coming back to this amazing video over the years. For me the most enlightening thing is the faultless head and spine alignment - watch 1:17 to 2:00 - it looks like his spine is skewered through the top of his head to his tail and he can only swim by rotating on it. Never raises his head even slightly and just a slight neck rotation on the axis to take a breath. Inspiring.
Yes, believe it or not over the years people have wondered if that is actually animated as it’s so smooth, but of course it’s not - that’s “just Jono!” 😊
And he doesn't skip even a 1/2 beat on his breaths! Extremely fluid and just plain beautiful! Truly stunning! :)
Oh my God his head is on the same line the whole time!
That alone is incredible!
I find it oddly satisfying to watch it over again and again..for hours!
Don't waste your time like that lol go and swim
I can understand you, I find it satisfying too. It's because he is so well coordinated...he's as fluid as water...omg I like swimming very much
+Alessia Facchin Guess we all belong to the same breed which is passionate about swimming.
we are :-)
+Alessia Facchin Phelps death stares Le Clos!
What I notice most is how stable his head is. It never wavers, swings sideway or move while going forward! He's amazing!
Nailed it! I exact same. Wow
Because he breaths every fifth stroke which is extremely rare
He is a smoothie! We ask swimmers to notice the following:
FRONT VIEW: no crossover with the arms in front, perfect catch, nice body rotation from side to side. There is no zig zagging of any kind.
SIDE VIEW: high elbow recovery, fingers almost drag across the water, eyes looking down, his butt sits high in the water which reduces drag, minimal splash in his strike (hand entry), his forearms are like paddles during the pull. Breathing is a simple motion of the head with 1 goggle coming out of the water.
TOP VIEW: head is still, body rotates nicely side to side, butt sits high in the water, a strong core keeps everything solid in his stoke and maximizes efficiency.
REAR VIEW: head is amazingly still, notice the body rotation, high elbow on recovery, notice how he uses his core to get power during his recovery (it is subtle and quick).
Why don't u drink him then
He's breathing every 5 strokes sometimes. Is that good?
@@lisakay8253 I guess whatever works for him.
Michael Stevenso
Also notice he is swimming in water🤔
Yes that's right, a swimmer as skilled as Jono doesn't really think too much about breathing, he'll just breathe whenever he feels he needs to and that can give a random patterns as you're seeing. Breathing to both sides (bilateral breathing) is very beneficial as it helps keep your stroke symmetrical and we can certainly see that effect in Jono's stroke! When swimming fast he'll probably breathe every 3 strokes but in short demonstration swims for us he didn't need to.
Incredibly rhythmical beat to his frontcrawl stroke. Love watching this. Really inspiring. Something very Zen over the whole experience.
so beautiful and calming ^^ I could watch him swim forever
Just can't get enough of this vid. I watch it again every time RUclips re-posts on my time
obsessed with this video! It's so well filmed, the swimmer has the best technique I've ever seen and I love the music choice!
I can watch this for hours... so smooth; effortless!
I agree
He's mastered swimming.
Love your name btw 🤙
Most beautiful freestyle swim video ever on youtube . Thanks uploader !
Smooth, straight ... and fast. Impressive, man!
Whenever I want to explain something or demonstrate some aspect of technique I'm trying to get across to my swimmers, this guy already does it - perfectly. Thanks for the footage.
Beautiful video, it's very illustrative examples with the swimmer who are showing the correct body position with the arms and legs movements thanks a lot
Nice and smooth, long steady strokes... perfect!
Notice his hip rotation!! One of the keys for good swimming!
Looks so easy. Beautiful to watch. Thanks for posting!
Excellent technique! He makes it look so easy.
Wow! Amazing technique & very well recorded video. Thanks for sharing!
Outstanding graceful style .. the kick is so consistent and so rhythmic .. Am so inspired and learning this
Very impressive! Those of us who are trying to improve our swimming can learn a lot by studying these videos. Thanks! 🎉🎉
Glad you think so!
beautiful , i wish one day i could swim freestyle like this.
Sehr schönes Video😊. Schaue ich mir immer wieder gern an und korrigiere danach meine Wasserlage👍🏻
So fluid ! And very good timing !
Beautiful swimming technique, quality video and amazing music -- BIG like!
Pure inspiration! Cheers from a keen masterswimmer in Sweden - and a million thank's for upload! I'm 59! God bless!
My fish should see this
Eric Kithaka hahaha
Eric Kithaka lol
hhhhahahhahahaha
Eric Kithaka hahahahaha
Sometimes he forget how to fish
Excellent video production: camera work, statistics, subject, and music. I automatically assume that SwimSmooth is a top level organization. Beautiful athlete aswell.
Excellent! A real pleasure to watch!
His head position is so good. Steady and relaxed.
I could watch this all day. ;)
Jono's stroke is truly motivational!
beautiful swimming
he's perfect...
+Alessia Facchin
Yes he is..
Brilliant! Just as you say Yang's apparent glide is really just an illusion caused by his super long stroke and fast and efficient recovery leading to a prominent front quadrant style. That is to say he doesn't waste time with his recovering hand in the air, which would increase drag and cause him to sink. Thanks, I hadn't noticed that before!
Very nice gentle kick and hand exit... Thanks a lot
I like sprint level most of all (Espessially lying on a couch and watching this)😁👍
He has a very powerful kick and stable head position.
I swim like this in my dreams lol
james wylie i feel u man.
This is so satisfying to watch 😍😍😍😍
Wow. this is an inspiration. oddly relaxing to watch too😁
The BEST technique i ve seen
And i was begginng to despair as I kept losing my breath and my instructor did not give me any help in learning to breath properly. Soso far so good Thanks
This helped me a lot
real smooth
real legend
entry elbow kick balance recovery
real smooth & powerful
Thanks my friend.
his body alignment and balance is amazing
Very smooth indeed!
Thank you so much
This is the best stroke Ive ever seen.
going to try this out tomorrow
The best thing on youtube.
Thks for sharing.
Very very smooth indeed. I wish I had a 50m pool near me ^^
Brilliant video
So good
Very helpful thanks a lot.
Its amazing how he is able to increase his pace without losing efficiency
Wow nice swimming, useful for kids like me to use... Btw I swim for SBA South Bay Aquatics I started about a month ago and I'm faster than most kids... this video can help me swim even faster... his technique is really good
dont forget to lock that right thumb in. amazing stroke great vid, nice stats on stroke tempo
Beautiful!
Makes summing look effortless.
Great propulsion technique, Someday... I want to swim like this.
Amazing. The perfect hip rotation + head isolation from the back view (1:25) looked like something faked by CGI when I first saw it. Great form.
Beautiful!!
hii ,it's really a clear explanation ,and i think that i have just learnt a lot of things thanx
Hi there, it's the time between one stroke finishing at the rear and the next starting at the front. Exactly, a great stroke with nearly no glide - perfect!
i watch it daily. good for the soul and the stroke.
love jonos stroke i have been able fine tune my swimming improving timing, sync between catch and opposite hand entry, hip rotation to transfer energy from one side to another.. all possible because if guys... when i see other swimmers struggling in my pool feel sorry for them.. even for the arnie types lol...Swimsmooth thumbs up... and these are no pep comments... really mean it...
Love the music.
very smooth, beautiful
That was amazing. When i swim, i am rarely in a straight line. Not only that, my technique is horrible for the alternate breathing rhythms. His head was steady while everything else was moving and he was still breathing every third stroke. Just amazing....
Nice vid. Clearified some theory to me.
The right hand leaves from the axial line at a hook
I swim a lot! For fun and health! Cheers from Sweden!
Awesome!!!
Superb!
Thanks a lot!
beautiful, he does a bilateral breathing, either each 3rd or 5th pull, that makes it symmetric.. in competition you cant do that unfortunatly coz ull lack oxygen, even all the 1.5km swimmers breath lobsided each second stroke
Like I don't understand when I breath every other stroke sometimes I still run out. Help!?
looks more like he was doing some hypoxic training. breathing every 3,5,7,5,3 strokes.
too much or wrong footwork maybe. tht costs a lot of energy. a good exercise is to try swimm a couple of lanes without using legs at all. just pull them without kicking but keep them straight and close to each other. that way youll learn how to keep those legs near the surface via right posture.
Ma Belem how you can do that?
Because he was an 100m Sprinter, not a long distance swimmer
I'm 11 years old, and I learned to swim when I was 8. I used to only swim in the summer, and only this school year (2012-2013) have I started swimming throughout the year. I do have swim practice everyday for 1.5 hours.
Pure class
A beautiful relaxed style. What I found most interesting about this video is that Jono's stroke length (so the amount of strokes per lane) stays practically constant no matter what speed he's swimming at. Only his stroke frequency goes up. That's an important fact for me to know, because I always assumed that with greater speed came greater distance travelled per stroke.
very smooth indeed.
lol... cant beat you phelps... I struggled for many years with good effecient technique... i watched several video from some swim tutorial stars out there...even bought their books videos etc... but nothing brought all elements together so well like this one... My technique has astronomically improved after watching this video many many times although I tuned a few things to what made me effecient and still continuing to do so...
very smooth indeed
what a nice drill!
Wow! Impressive!
Everytime I watch this video, I learn something different I can do to improve my stroke. Example. I notice after his hands enter the water, there is a brief pause before his catch. This lengthen's his stride and and gives his fingers time to cut the water before he makes his catch. Swimming is all about rythm, technique and efficiency. Nail those down and you got it!
When he breathes to the right, his left arm goes a little bit to the side when he pulls...YESSSS!!! One flaw!!! I found one flaw in his seemingly perfect stroke!!! I can die now! xD
Oh my! I hardly noticed if he is even taking in air😲. I wonder when will I even reach this smooth free style 😫
Please upload other videos. We want to see more skills of Jono
Van Hazel swam for Australia in 4x100m relay in the 2004 Olympics. The team finished 6th. He swam 49.65 s in the third leg.
Popov is a step above--2 golds.
Both swimmers are worth watching.
Popov did 24 strokes per 50 meter in training.. and 33 strokes in his WR 50 m sprint. This guy did 33 strokes in this training video.
Lol this was awesome to film! - Jono Hazel
My dream is to get this good. Thanks for the inspiring video :)
Thanks Anna - he’s mesmerising to watch and a really nice person too 👍
Wow, really smooth, I wish I could do the same but still not....It requires only practice & patience!
👏👏👏👏😊😊😊
412 dislike???years ago, i learned Real swimming via swimsmooth videos and i am an age grup competitive swimmer and coach now. i even still listen to this song while running.
That's crazy smooth. You can balance a wine glass on his head its so still. Interesting he only takes a few breaths the whole length. My lungs would burst I didn't do every other stroke. This vid is perfect to visualize before heading down to the pool. Thanks guys, you rock!
Wow what a machine. Inspiring.
Olympians are machines
I always swim zigzag. How did he keep his head and tail as straight as a stick? Amazing!
Pięknie :)