My 50 BR video --Working Link

The link brings me to a page saying the requested video is not available. This is what I get, too.

It looked to me that your head was tipped up in streamline position on the stroke. That will really slow you down. You also need to REALLY streamline your shoulders as you kick.You are really losing time there. Same as what the others say but more so on the pullout. Even in a 50 you should get at least 30 ft. underwater. Pull and kick look strong. With a little work on streamlining you can go 32. It's funny you mention the tipping up Allen I noticed that today in training. I was looking forward on pullout too..but that's more b/c I had a thrasher in the lane with me, and I wanted to spot them before I set off down the lane. I got out of that tilt up habit and then got back into it I guess. Maybe I should focus on the quality and have longer intervals to get rested and do each 100 or 50 correctly.

I agree with everything said so far, including 'good swim'; what I can add is that you need to have a more efficient turn itself. Rather than me try to explain it, watch some turn videos of *** or fly & sort out the sequence, 'cause time spent on the wall is dead time. Equally, if you sort out your sequence it will help set up your depth & pullout issues.

Alan, you mean a 33 ... Rich likes to inflate his times by a second ... :dedhorse: :dedhorse: :dedhorse: Watch it you...I'm going back tonight for some work on pull outs and a few 25's of Fly.

I agree with everything said so far, including 'good swim'; what I can add is that you need to have a more efficient turn itself. Rather than me try to explain it, watch some turn videos of *** or fly & sort out the sequence, 'cause time spent on the wall is dead time. Equally, if you sort out your sequence it will help set up your depth & pullout issues. Thanks Peter. It's the techincal stuff that I lack coaching in and things. I'll work on what I can and see what I can do at NEM and zones. I think that would probably add up to a few valuable seconds on a 200 ..and take me well below 3:00.I did notice my hand did not go behind my head on the turn. I am boosted by the points to work on (provided I can fix them) because it should mean better times.I'm getting some coaches books hope it will help me out with this stuff. I feel I've done a lot in short while and hope I can take all these tips and turn it into a better swims. Allen Since I knowingly broke out early on this race...do you agree that my typical pullout for a 200 or 100 is going to be what I should use for the 50? It's usually just shy of half the pool length circa 10 yards. I'll take a timed swim tonight on the 50. I'll go for the longer pullout and swim hard and see what I get. If I work longer pullout for the 100 and 200? That should improve those times too, right? What is the distance you look for there Allen.

4. TURN technique: :bow: Buy Dave Denniston's breaststroke turns and pullouts video. :bow: You can buy it from Glenn Mills (1980 US 200 breaststroke Olympian) at http://www.goswim.tv. Dave offers a six-step technique that is far and away the sleekest and fastest open turn I've ever seen. Watch the video. Commit the six steps to memory. Practice them every time you do an open turn in practice, warmup, or event. And don't forget to thank Dave when you swim faster - you will swim faster if you learn to turn even remotely like Davo. And please, everyone, donate money to help him walk again at http://www.davedenniston.com I own this video. (I guess someone in the family besides my daughter should watch it.) I told SwimStud via PM to buy it. I can't believe that happened to Dave. That's so sad. It's been snowing a lot where I live and a couple kids have died in sledding accidents. This is why I'm a freakin' nazi about where my kids go sledding. I'm totally paranoid. That's a very heart-warming website. I hope he will be OK eventually.

it's hard to see much from that angle a side angle might be more helpful you need a faster arm recovery get your upper body our of the water get your hands and forearms out of the water or close to the surface as you bring them foreward get streamlined then take your next stroke swim your 50 *** like these guys brendan hansen www.youtube.com/watch oleg lisodor www.youtube.com/watch

oleg lisodor www.youtube.com/watch It looks like Lisodor is bobbing his head quite a bit. It just goes to show you even the greats have elements of their strokes that could be improved upon.

One thing I noticed is you are way too shallow on your streamline. Don't be afraid to get down about three feet below the surface. You can start angling yourself up toward the surface when you take your kick.

Arg! I must have waited too long. It's gone again. I'll just have to wait and see it in person in a few weeks.