This One Thing Could Be Slowing You Down By 20%
The first thing you need to do to swim faster is to reduce drag. There are dozens of things that can be increasing your drag, but a few common ones we see when coaching. 1. Eyes too far forward – Leading to the hips and legs dropping 2. Knees too bent in the kick – […]
Ugly Can Be Faster | Why Beautiful Technique Isn’t Always The Quickest
If you’ve been trying to replicate some of Dan Smith’s technique in your own swimming, there are some changes you might want to make if you swim open water. Transcription: You might’ve sent out a video recently where we analyze Dan Smith’s stroke when he’s swimming that 110, 100. And he’s looking very, very comfortable. […]
These 3 Changes Will INSTANTLY Make You Faster
Transcription: So we just want to keep everything quite narrow, quite tight, pretty much keep everything behind the line of the body because that’s what’s going to really make you swim a whole lot faster. Welcome to Feedback Friday. In this episode, we have a swimmer who … We’ve only got the side footage, but […]
The Smoothest 59 Second 100m Freestyle Ever?
I caught up with Olympian Dan Smith and recorded him swimming a very comfortable 59-second 100m freestyle from a wall push (no dive!). You’ll also notice some subtle differences in his technique compared to the last video we posted. Can you spot them?
Why You Should Avoid THIS Position In Freestyle
Can increasing your stroke rate actually make your swimming easier? In some cases, yes. If your rating is too slow, you can lose momentum and balance in the water. We’ll look at this in today’s Feedback Friday. Transcription: We want to try and keep the fingertips pointing to the bottom of the pool or pretty […]
[CASE STUDY] From Barely Making 100m To RACING HALF IRONMAN!
Over the past 18+ months, Ben Brui has gone from being unable to swim more than 25m, to successfully competing in Half Ironman events. Transcription: It’s a dropped elbow catch. So, the forearm is facing pretty much down to the bottom of the pool here on this left hand side on a breathing stroke, which […]
