How Much Should Your Knees Bend In Freestyle Kick
Transcription: Let’s say you got to a hundred degrees with your knee bend. The increasing drag that you get on your leg there isn’t… The amount of force that you’ll get from that extra knee bend isn’t going to be greater than the amount of drag that gets created because of it. So… Hey, Brenton […]
NOW VS THEN (1 YEAR LATER)
Last year I did a video analyzing my own stroke where I picked out a number of things to work on. After 12 months of practice, have I been able to improve? The pace in the video is 1min10s/100m which is my 1-2km open water pace. The side-on footage is with a 64 stroke rate. […]
Outsweep First, Insweep Second
In today’s Feedback Friday, we look at a 19-year old with a cycling background who has recently turned to triathlon. He’s currently at 28 minutes for his half ironman swims. Let’s look at what will help him bring that under 25 minutes. Transcription: … insweep here towards the center then outsweep back to the hip. […]
Return Your Head To This Position For Faster Swim Times | Open Water Swimming Tips
After sighting (looking forwards), a lot of swimmers keep looking forward and it impacts their speed. If you use the sight and breathe method and return your eyes to your normal position this can fix it. The exception, if you’re following feet for drafting. Transcription: Hi, Brenton here from effortless swimming. In today’s video, I […]
When Your Fingers Point THIS Way Your Elbow Drops
This swimmer can swim at 1:50/100m pace but quickly drops to 2:15/100m pace. We look at his breathing, kick and catch and how he can hold 1:50 for longer and also swim faster in the next 3-6 months. Transcription: For him to get a high elbow catch with his hand that shallow, his arm is […]
What To Do When You Get Tired (So You Don’t Reinforce BAD Technique)
What should you do when you get tired and in training and your stroke starts to fall apart? Should you stop and rest or keep going? Transcription: The last three, 400 meters, if you are really starting to feel it and it’s starting to fall apart then, that I think is okay. Because you want […]
