Video analysis - 50 Free

I will look at the video when I get home but with Speedo's comment I will tell you that you that you need to breathe MUCH less. For a 24 second race, any more than 1 or 2 breaths is wasted effort. The air will really help you 15 seconds after you climb out of the pool but not that's about it. :D At worst you should be able to swim the first 25 in one breath and 2 breaths on the way back. And it is critical that you do not breathe in or out of the turn on a 50. Just kills your body position and your speed in and out of the turn. I take a single breath halfway on the 2nd 25 and that's it. In practice I would work on adding 1 or 2 full up sprint 50's where you focus on reducing your breaths per length by 1 per week or so with a target of one per 25. At 24 seconds, you should easily be able to take 1 breath at the flags, then one breath half way on the 2nd 25 and that's it. Figure 8 seconds between breaths. I'll take a look at the stroke mechanics when I get home.

I will look at the video when I get home but with Speedo's comment I will tell you that you that you need to breathe MUCH less. For a 24 second race, any more than 1 or 2 breaths is wasted effort. The air will really help you 15 seconds after you climb out of the pool but not that's about it. :D At worst you should be able to swim the first 25 in one breath and 2 breaths on the way back. And it is critical that you do not breathe in or out of the turn on a 50. Just kills your body position and your speed in and out of the turn. I take a single breath halfway on the 2nd 25 and that's it. In practice I would work on adding 1 or 2 full up sprint 50's where you focus on reducing your breaths per length by 1 per week or so with a target of one per 25. At 24 seconds, you should easily be able to take 1 breath at the flags, then one breath half way on the 2nd 25 and that's it. Figure 8 seconds between breaths. I'll take a look at the stroke mechanics when I get home.