first 100IM......ever. Video posted.

Looks pretty good to me. You looked for the wall twice on backstroke. Get in the habit of counting strokes from the flags, then you'll only have to look once, or zero times if you feel lucky (I never do). On your breaststroke push-off you did a dolphin kick with your pull which is good. I recently started doing this and it helps a lot. I think you can easily drop .5 seconds with that alone. But your feet broke the surface. Try pushing off deeper so you're completely submerged at that point. Practice breaststroke push-offs with and without the dolphin kick and you'll get a feel for how much it helps and how to maximize it. Watch this, it's from a start not push but it shows how the dolphin kick+pull works. www.youtube.com/watch

Thanks for the turn advice. I watched a bunch of youtube on how this turn is done and have been practicing it.....alot, In freestyle repeats I am rolling on my back and practicing it. As I approach I am looking back and going down for a deep touch, then bringing both legs almost directly over the top. It seems to be working well. I will go for it at the next meet. If I am early into the wall I just flutter kick and start my dive. Better that than late and crashing into the wall.

Thanks for the comments. Those are good points that are tough to remember when racing. The whole point of training is to have the action become muscle memory. There is a certain degree of thinking required during training to acquire a specific skill, but once your body is familiar with the action, then you can think less, and "feel" more... As far as the back to *** turn... I try and finish the backstroke as if I'm finishing a race, (lunge back with head and touch the wall with the hand while my eyes view the finish... Do the same thing, but instead of lunging straight back, go slightly right or left (depending on the hand) and then simply spin using arm and weight of body to carry legs straight over-head. This takes practice... try it with-out swimming, just place hand and practice, over and over... it'll become natural after awhile... Good luck...