Swim Video Clip

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Notes

Adult Open Water Swim Program - Initial Evaluation - June 6, 2011

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.

Priority

Recommendation

Catch and Pull. You are swimming with straight arms, which can stress your shoulders and also produces a lot of up-and-down forces in your stroke. After you reach full extension, keep driving your elbow forward while you get your hand and forearm vertical in the water. Then use your hand and forearm like the blade of a paddle, and press straight back toward your feet. Have a look at the Mastery - Catch & Pull page, and note how early in the stroke cycle the swimmer gets her hand and forearm vertical in the water.

Breathing. When breathing, you press your leading arm deep into the water. Learn to leave that arm extended to provide bouyancy while you breathe. Have a look at the first video on the Video Clips - Breathing page (from SwimTherapy). It is long but very well done. This may go away when you correct your deep catch and pull (above).

Kicking. Your kick has too much knee bend. See the Kicking topic on the Mastery directory page. You can burn in proper kicking technique out of the pool, see Dry Kicking for Freestyle and Backstroke.

Links

MIT Tri Team

Open Water Swimming