Video 200m backstroke

Well, if you want my two cents... First of all, excellent start and turns. You also move a lot of water with each stroke, so don't take too much criticism from anyone. I'm not really sure, but it looks like you may be entering with your hand a little bit behind your head (more with your right than your left). I would work on entering directly behind your shoulder. I would also like to see you hips higher in the water and rotating a little more to help drive your shoulders. One final point is that I remember you posting about your 100 back a while ago. Obviously just guessing here, but I would bet your biggest issue there is turnover rate. I used to be a 200 backstroker and tried to use a stroke similar to yours for the 100 as well, and it just didn't work. The 100 has to be swum with a much higher turnover. All in all, a very good 200.

Nice swim! Besides doing a lot of things very well (some previously mentioned by Ron), viewing from my mother iPhone, 1. the reaction to the start looked a bit slow. 2. Drifted towards the land line on the 3rd 50 3. Tilting your chin up will likely help you become a smaller profile 4. combine #3 with more shoulder & hip rotation will aid in generating more power with the long stroke you already have. 5. Nice work building the race. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah my reaction time was very slow over 0.9..Have to work on these little things you have mentioned to get better. I feel my 200m time could be a little bit faster right now than 2:20 but I need someone in my range to swim against him and to fight more...in the video It looks like I am almost falling at sleep...

Very nice swim. IDK your age group, but regardless, that is a very competitive time. What were your splits? It looked like you had quite a lot of gas left in the tank for the final 50. Could you afford to go after it a little more aggressively?

Age group is 35-39. Its my 4th year now.My splits are: 32,6/35,6/36,2/36,0..Indeed usually I am going a little faster the first 100m...the last important race at the euros last year I split 31,9 and 35,2...and finished 2:18,9..

Age group is 35-39. Its my 4th year now.My splits are: 32,6/35,6/36,2/36,0..Indeed usually I am going a little faster the first 100m...the last important race at the euros last year I split 31,9 and 35,2...and finished 2:18,9.. Very nicely split! Maybe bring on the finishing charge ~15-25 m earlier. You are a full 20s faster than my best though, so mostly I'm just vicariously enjoying your race.

Hi guys, here my video of 200m backstroke race this weekend on the german masters.I am swimming in the Lane 4 in front. My time was 2:20,47 Please let me know what you mean on my technique or anything else. Thank you. m.youtube.com/watch :applaud: