Swim Video Clip

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Notes

June 6, 2011 - Underwater Video - Side & Front Views

Click here for instructions on how to use the video player. Use the Turn Comments On or Off buttons for voice-over comments. Note that you can play the clips one frame at a time or in slow motion using the player control buttons. Play the clips with and without comments, and then see the Drill Clips and Stills pages (above) for suggestions on how to deal with the issues mentioned.

See the Recommendations below the video player.

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Recommendation

Rotation. You are rotating to about 90 degrees on every stroke, and that is too much. Try to rotate your hips and shoulders to only about 45 degrees. Have a look at the article on the Swim Smooth website: See the Swim Smooth Website article Rotation and body roll in freestyle swimming. (For a lot of drills we rotate to about 90 degrees, but that's because most people rotate too little - when swimming we only need to rotate to about 45 degrees.)

Arms. On entry your hand goes deep and then shoots back up toward the surface. This is a braking action, and it will take too long to get your catch, because you have to press your hand and forearm down on the water. See the Arm Stroke Setup page, and note where the swimmers' hands are as they reach full extension (deeper than their elbows, which are deeper than their shoulders).

Links

MIT Tri Team