6 Common Swim Mistakes | Drills To Improve Your Stroke

[@skapegoatie]

Wow 15 seconds faster per 100m just using the "Barrel" tip! I must have really had the brakes on! Thanks a mill!

[@Donari]

That barrel technique reduced my shoulder pain alot. Feels like finally after 2-3 years I might be able to swim without any pain

[@OnzaRob]

I like to focus on a relaxed but strong stroke. its surprising how much faster you are when you feel the water rather than fighting the water. great tips!

[@TamaEnergy]

swimming is a fight for me, hope i can improve

[@anni7777]

Very helpful, thanks for the video! I tried imagining rolling over a barrel during my morning swim today and it actually helped - first time I really got what is meant with a high elbow!

[@patrickhayes3099]

the constant exhale is a great reminder. makes all the difference!

[@LisaWilkins]

Barrel visual was really helpful, thank you.

[@joequillun7790]

Good tips people. Thanks for all your videos. They don't go under appreciated.

[@weeki_wachee]

Such a good video. Concise but so rich/dense. Excellent job!

[@lemuelgacita3615]

A big help working with my class, thanks a lot..

[@Try2Tri]

I know all these drills from practice. My coaches know what they're talking about! :)

[@33Jenesis]

Thank you so much for this video. I am learning free style from youtube coaches and on my own in the pool. I have excessive head movement and over extending arm issues. I will practice the drills from you to correct course. I know I have issues because I don’t feel smooth and effortless when I swim, like something doesn’t feel right. One time or another I had all 6 of the mistakes, now down to the 2.

[@areebahmad8944]

Beautifully explained all mistakes.

[@MarijaCZadar]

This all looks great and I really appreciate your videos; but when I get to the pool, everything I've "learned" falls apart. Sigh :)

[@cathygraham1469]

Me too .I can do about half a length then im gasping

[@covertoperatah]

Slow everything down. It helps.

[@ninaparker2326]

Try and slow things down and just pick one thing to focus on in every session, try not to do it all at once, coming from a newbie, this is what I find helps 🙏

[@marktyler7241]

Thank you guys. All of your videos have been really helpful as I navigate my way into the world of triathlon. Swimming is certainly my weakest sport. I look forward to taking these tips and drills to the pool

[@gtn]

Thanks - glad to hear! 🙂

[@RickMartinYouTube]

Very helpful tips - thanks.

[@supa542]

Another very helpfull video, i can see me on at least 3 mistakes 😄 Time to drill ! Thank you GTN

[@glatocha]

Nice video. Can you make one about looking in front of you while swimming in open water? I tried to figure it out myself, but I am loosing the rhythm a lot and have problem with breathing.

[@Ainttrippin]

Great stuff!! Going to start using some of these drills right away.

[@bonisiwevalentine6364]

😂😂😂😂😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@ardeleanovidiu2113]

There's a lot of controversy in the head position. Looking ahead, at 45 degrees put some tension on your neck. Looking straight down, which is more natural will automatically raise your legs. Also, looking straight down you will have less constraints/ less effort on your shoulders. Not my opinion, it's the Ocean Walker technique developed by him while he had shoulder injury. At least that's my understanding of his technique.

[@quantumsushi5395]

Same, I had a way better stroke once i got over the nerves of looking at the bottom of the pool (straight underneath me)

[@MN-ph4nf]

Whenever I'm looking straight down, I find the swim more effortless, BUT for me the 45 degree angle is still more instinctual, mainly because then I don't have to rotate my head as much to the side to breathe. All things considered, for me it's still easier to swim with the more effortless head rotation I get when looking "ahead" than the somewhat better leg position I would get when looking down.

[@rahnumarahmat7202]

Wow Nice video! 👍By watching 👀 this video I'm ready to take my swimming 🏊 to the next level.

[@shwetadandawate6587]

I loved this video please make more of these on diff. strokes. 👌

[@DaanHoogland]

I think superman is the best name to communicate what you want, Heather! 👍

[@lisapet160]

Guilty in 7 out of 6 mistakes. If I correct at least 3, it will be your fault in getting me into regular swimming routines.

[@j7a262]

Another awesome video. Thanks for the tips 👍

[@thisisbob1001]

Good tips. I'll think of a barell

[@غتع-ك6د]

Very good...thanks

[@jaceraby3245]

Thanks my strokes are way better and feel better

[@ayyxnz9603]

helped me

[@emmalevings1975]

Great tips - useful video thanks

[@RPA1999]

Brilliant tips!! Thanks!

[@abandeyamv]

good detail explanation

[@ricardoaguilar4750]

Thanks for these tips

[@a_walk_down_memory_lane]

awesome video. I will try the drills to improve the elbow position and the shorten my stroke length. thank you.

[@simplymey3634]

Just watched some of ur freestyle vids. Great content.

[@patrickhayes3099]

My mistake was listening to their English. Kidding. I guess we all swim in English the same on this side of the pond. Aussies and Kiwis must understand this too!!!!! More sun for you both! Do either of you have a stationary trainer you like? our pool is too small to do laps of any concequence.

[@realalbertan]

Mid scull - a great drill to do with a snorkel... you can also use a snorkel with the kicking drill you show

[@nemesiser]

Informational Video! What watch are you guys wearing?

[@gtn]

We're wearing the Polar Vantage 🙂

[@jontix]

Nice video. Please add English subtitles.

[@gtn]

On the way!

[@nj-1008]

I am a fairly new swimmer, starting later in life. Up until now, I have been mostly swimming with fins because it helped me focus on my upper body, swim stroke, catch, etc. Now however, I am starting to transition from the fins so that I can work on my kick. I'd like to do a 2 or 4 beat kick. What I'm noticing is the perception that I'm not moving forward very well. My lap times aren't that far off from when I wore the fins. However, I still feel like my legs are sinking and am having a hard time feeling where my legs are in space. I can't see them obviously so, I'm wondering if I just need to ignore this perception and go with the fact that I am indeed moving forward? How does one get over this feeling that their legs aren't there?

[@tonyjablonski]

Powerful fast kicks from the hips through the legs and keeping a tight core and gliding along the top of the water is also very beneficial swimming at a fast pace.

[@realalbertan]

Heather - the drill is called 6 Kick Switch (can be used in both Freestyle and Backstroke). Its a good time to remind 1 goggle in / 1 goggle out

[@BraidyAM]

I've always called it "the gyarados" in my head! XD Thank you

[@dbtri95]

Great video 👌 familiar drills, can only confirm ☺️ - helpful in the process of catching Josh Amberger (or attempting at least).

[@charlieaughenbaugh4962]

you guys are good!

[@einstu]

Great I don’t agree with the 6th comment given the new style straight line pull, rather than an s. I’m pulling upfront, rather than at the end. Once I’ve pulled, I feather out for the recovery. I also note that a longer, late pull tends to lead to shoulder impinging.

[@fdyjt]

ok now i understand my shoulder pain when i go up with my arms am aiming my lefthand at 1 clock and my right at 11 clock while i need to hold left at 11 and right at 1

[@kavinatzvetkoff7957]

This is great i have a carnavl on the weekend so thank you

[@RickMartinYouTube]

I think trickle breathing has save me from leaving the sport - I've very physically fit and know how to swim but I'm trying to improve endurance and I think the trickle breathing has really helped me extend my non-stop swimming.

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

For the endurance as well as top speed your anaerobic tolerance are important. Have you ever done an exercise called breath pyramid (only freestyle)? You start with breathing every second or fourth arm stroke. Then you go up in one/two stroke steps (one steps would also be a coordination exercise, as one is usually used to breath only on one side). Every (second), fourth, sixth, eighth, maybe even tenth. Then you go back down thr pyramid and repitize it until you have done it for a certain distance.

[@RickMartinYouTube]

@@Never_again_against_anyone I'll give it a try. Thanks for taking the time to explain. Very helpful of you.

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

@@RickMartinKZbin Do not be disappointed if you do not notice the effects within days. For the underlying adaptions of your body to occur - increase of lung volume, increase of your amount of blood and your body improving to cope with anaerobic metabolism- you need to do do such exercises for months. There are of course alternative exercises if you find the one explained above boring/ do not like it. Obviously diving series ( more apt if you just begin those exercises). Once you are more advanced you might also include sprint series and strictly limit the breaks between the sprints (Very exhausting exercise. One usually lowers the overall distance of the training to make up for it. It should be done rather soon after the warm up, when you are still well rested.)

[@respectablebogan3276]

wow you sound very fit, do you happen to know your VO2 max?

[@sakuntalakhataniar3633]

How can I increase the speed of my freestyle technique!??

[@jamesgoodwin7340]

Sakuntala Khataniar do left and right strokes

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

Depends on what kind of mistakes you are still tapping in; you need feedback. If your technique is already good, you might do exercises that allow you to breath fewer times.

[@phillipyin7173]

What’s the advantage of wearing a watch on your left hand 🤚 rest ?

[@badboarder916]

How do I get ahold of one of them swim caps?

[@정우성-g2h]

nice

[@sayafa5001]

Ok so I have a question. I watched another video and it said not to do the “S shape” while doing freestyle in the water. It looks like that you were doing an “S shape” can you explain on what to do because I’m confused on what’s right?

[@respectablebogan3276]

well the first video you watched was trash, go and tell them so

[@Ob_Bashar]

S shaped stroke is a bit outdated in competitive swimming On long distances it can be useful to olay with this technique I realized triathletes are swimming a bit different to save some energy

[@gadoladonai8296]

I always feel like I will lose balance and so I stop kicking and then my legs sink. Any advice please.

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

More body tension and not stopping to kick. Do exersises for your body tension. For example try to keep afloat without moving on your back.

[@Avicenna697]

At 5:16 in the video. Eliminate 'paws' from your stroke by practising 'doggy paddle' 🐾

[@richardruns4cake]

Useful 👍 Thanks

[@sohishirazi1565]

Is it really ok to bend our legs from knees while we swim front crawl?? Because it was repeatedly shown on the movie.

[@bruer1000]

What's a fast time in Freestyle swimming in a 33 metre pool?

[@respectablebogan3276]

13.8 seconds if you're swimming at 50 free WR pace. Which you won't be so maybe 16-18 seconds?

[@bruer1000]

Cheers!

[@ulfeliasson5413]

I can't learn how to swim front crawl. Perhaps because I'm too hunchbacked

[@hamidheydari6048]

Hi,if possible subtitle what you are say to undrestanting for us who the languge is not so good.

[@DaanHoogland]

@GCN I am an older athlete and have stopped swimming a few years ago due to arthrosis in my right side shoulder joint. I am still dreaming of doing a lot of full length extreme events but can not do extended training efforts. Do you know of ways in terms of drills or aids to make training bearable, so I can get bak into it? #askgtntraining? (good video, again)

[@tedtan2754]

Have you tried looking at Total Immersion style? It might help.

[@tomaszjaschke631]

Thump up. this girl talks to fast for my understanding but this was very helpfull either. regards

[@dudo3000]

Just turn the subtitles on and you'll be golden.

[@bincoln]

On youtube there is a menu function to change the speed of videos. Sometimes its helpful to slow "playback speed" to .75 or .50 to learn stuff, other times speeding it to 1.25 or above makes a painfully slow video/audio listenable. Lookup "youtube playback speed".

[@tomaszjaschke631]

@@bincoln Thanks my friend!!!!! Hugs:)

[@tomaszjaschke631]

@@dudo3000 Thanks dude!!! regards:)

[@bincoln]

@@tomaszjaschke631 Cheers, mate. Am contemplating getting a clear waterproof phone pouch to review swimming instructions while in the pool... Unfort i have a short memory. But... Then again water transmits sound better than air, so perhaps dunking a waterproof bluetooth speaker into a back-yard pool and listening to the instructions on (slow) repeat is more sensible. But i dont have a backyard pool. Maybe i will just go jogging in the rain.

[@eddielevy7109]

I wish this video was an hour and with so much more detail. I feel like I make most of these mistakes

[@royfr8136]

I am in a triathlon and swimming team... All the people who are strong swimmers are bad runners... and from the swim team... most of them are over weight ( some obese) and couldn't run a few meters, or lift themselves out of the pool but are effortless swimmers.... It's a curious 'sport'.

[@mohanedgaming1243]

my coach always tells me that I should not rotate my full body because it will cause sink, but I can not help doing it.

[@karstenmeinders4844]

It seems I make all of these mistakes...

[@ptocknell]

Same 🙁

[@GabiRav]

What is the optimal position of the fingers while swimming? (How much to open? What is the angle? etc. )

[@respectablebogan3276]

closed and very very slightly bent. Find out what works best for you

[@Ob_Bashar]

Try to open your finger slightly, You will produce more drag than with closed fingers and its more comfortable on distance

[@kartalbaba981]

👍👍👍

[@sedatserefli7014]

Ты самый красивый цветок.

[@xkifus]

snaking is my mistake when i dont feel the water

[@TheYoYoNinjaBoy007]

Clamping with the fingers is the person putting the finger too strongly together. Yes relax the fingers but don’t have gaps in between the fingers. It’s like picking up sand. Fingers spread or loosely spread with not hold the sand. But fingers together will hold it. Just like catching the water, so I don’t agree on what your saying on the fingers.

[@maywong6637]

I can't swim long enough

[@cestmoi2681]

subtitles please

[@MeiryoSwims]

I'm gonna do the arm movement today goood_

[@Tourarounwarsaw]

6:12 "And you're losing a little bit too much" ? How shall I understand that? Am I losing a little bit or too much?

[@profoundgenius9726]

How did I get here from Chinese guy drill freestyle???

[@TheAndrisyahriza]

Great..! Please Check my swimming technique is it correct? tks

[@ديناخالد-ع1ث]

دي مركبه زعانف

[@alphabeta3029]

Whoa, whoa, whoa...? What language is that?

[@johnnyb1897]

What did she say????

[@SirOrganic]

I am practicing in my backyard pool. OH yeah.

[@vy.hknguyen]

R.I.P meh I lost my memory in a comma so I forgot how to swim :

[@ebigarella]

First swimming mistake: swimming

[@shahkhanmd]

They just talk more 🙄🙄🙄

[@IsraelB183]

The woman speaks too fast, harder for understanding when english is not your native language. Good video!

[@smitadhore4464]

Speak slowly

[@flyingyesmad]

The woman talks too much.

[@skapegoatie]

Wow 15 seconds faster per 100m just using the "Barrel" tip! I must have really had the brakes on! Thanks a mill!