Hi fellas,
I used to swim quite a lot when I was a kid, but that stopped 10 years ago. Now, I've hit the pool once again and I feel that after 100m, I'm already exhausted. I'm good at everything else: I play lots of basketball, some tennis, I hit the gym regularly, etc, so stamina should not be an issue. Perhaps it takes a while for my body to get used to swimming, I don't know. In the meantime, I thought maybe it's a technique issue, so I've uploaded two videos:
Front crawl: P9090025 - YouTube
Butterfly: P9090026 - YouTube
The one I really care about right now is the front crawl. I'm trying to get my bronze medallion and bronze cross, and the requirement is 600m in 18 minutes. I can do that at an abysmal 16 minutes. I need to get it down to at least 10 minutes.
I'll appreciate every constructive criticism.
Thanks
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Former Member
Your front crawl pull seems a bit weak. Your turnover is fast, but you can probably catch a lot more water. The forearm contributes to the pull and it is a good idea to develop feel for the water so your catch is very strong. One armed freestyle drills, and trying to reduce the number of strokes you take per lap by doing strong pulls, should help.
Also, your legs seem to be sinking. Keeping your head a bit lower, and kicking a bit more, should help. And swimming in cargo shorts is gonna slow you down too
-mark
Your front crawl pull seems a bit weak. Your turnover is fast, but you can probably catch a lot more water. The forearm contributes to the pull and it is a good idea to develop feel for the water so your catch is very strong. One armed freestyle drills, and trying to reduce the number of strokes you take per lap by doing strong pulls, should help.
Also, your legs seem to be sinking. Keeping your head a bit lower, and kicking a bit more, should help. And swimming in cargo shorts is gonna slow you down too
-mark
