Hello, Here is a short clip of me swimming. It was shot using a Pentax Optio M10 camera. The 10M mov file was then uploaded to Youtube. The quality doesn't seem to be very good.
So, any advice on whatever you can tell about the swim and/or advice on how to upload/shoot better videos is much appreciated and thanked in advance.
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You have a stroke that looks far better than many Masters swimmers I see. In the first video your stroke count is 16 - about the same as mine. I'm no Paul Smith or Ande but I'm not slow.
I think the single biggest problem I see is the kick. Not that it isn't powerful (it isn't) but your legs drift apart when your body rolls to breathe. That causes a huge drag, slowing you down. It is easiest to see in the first video even though it is a bit off camera.
Compared to many swimmers your catch and elbow position is not bad at all.
In the 2nd video when you are swimming faster it definitely looks like you lost some "bite" underwater. Some swimmers when they feel more resistance underwater will simply turn their hands a bit to reduce the feeling of resistance. That means they lose traction and the pull is less effective.
You have a stroke that looks far better than many Masters swimmers I see. In the first video your stroke count is 16 - about the same as mine. I'm no Paul Smith or Ande but I'm not slow.
I think the single biggest problem I see is the kick. Not that it isn't powerful (it isn't) but your legs drift apart when your body rolls to breathe. That causes a huge drag, slowing you down. It is easiest to see in the first video even though it is a bit off camera.
Compared to many swimmers your catch and elbow position is not bad at all.
In the 2nd video when you are swimming faster it definitely looks like you lost some "bite" underwater. Some swimmers when they feel more resistance underwater will simply turn their hands a bit to reduce the feeling of resistance. That means they lose traction and the pull is less effective.
