What Happens When You Are NOT Front Quadrant Swimming
This swimmer is not swimming in the front quadrant ie her lead arm is pulling too early AND she is getting stuck at her hip during the exit. The three main causes here are: 1. Too much tension in her hands and forearms 2. Not enough reach forwards before her catch 3. Too deep in […]
Same Stroke Rate, Two Less Strokes…Shave 6 Seconds From 100m Pace?
This week in Feedback Friday, how can this swimmer reduce his stroke count by 2 to increase his speed by 6 secs/100m? Transcription: Hi. Brenton Ford here from Effortless Swimming. This is Feedback Friday. In today’s episode, we’re looking at a triathlete who sent his video in. He’s swimming around a 128 pace, holding 70 […]
I ANALYSE MY OWN STROKE
Some of you have asked for it, so here it is! I analyze my own stroke in this video. I had underwater filming done in July after 5 weeks out of the water – and it wasn’t pretty! Since then I’ve focused the depth of my hand in the extension phase, less wrist bend on […]
SHOW ME YOUR UNDERARM!
In this Feedback Friday episode we look at a swimmer’s stroke who needs to work on the following things: – More rotation through the torso and hips – Spending more time in the extension phase with her right arm – Changing the exit of the hands We recommend the following drills to help with this: […]
10 Seconds Faster With This Small Change
One of our members Sergey recently knocked off 10 seconds per 100m (1:50 pace to 1:40 pace) for his 800m time trial. We worked on two key things that helped him do this. The starting catch position and his catch. Take a look at how a small change in technique can lead to significant improvements […]
CAN YOU IMPROVE IN 2 MONTHS?
One of our online swim coaching students made a good improvement in 2 months. Omar focused on the foundations of the stroke first. They might seem simple but it takes practice over time to make them permanent. Now we’re beginning to work on some of the more technical aspects of the stroke such as the […]
