Backstroker gets carried so hard he physically can't lose race

RIT's A relay team pulls out quite the comeback after our backstroker forgets what race he's swimming.
Team members:
Andres Orbe - concussed backstroke
Shawn Nevers - breaststroke
Eric Moss - Butterfly
Will Brown - Freestyle

[@johnherosalvador2708]

Backstroker did not make a mistake. He was making the match more exciting.

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

He was simply testing the breaststroker

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

@@sublivion5024 uhh the one after backstroke? That's breaststroke

[@sublivion5024]

@@CarlsCozyCorner oh yeah sorry i wasn't looking properly, normally in breaststroke you wouldn't raise your head that high

[@freddielucas119]

Yes the match

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

@@freddielucas119 lol

[@SpinningSidekick]

Well, of course they won. They had the unfair advantage of being better than everybody else.

[@avidagamegerl1081]

And so said the comment under this one: “Backstroke Guy did it so that the other teams would have a chance.”

[@skyeshoe.223]

@@avidagamegerl1081 They had a really talented swimmer on butterfly. That's a notoriously energy intensive stroke, and he managed to keep the explosive push for the entire 100 yards - That's what really brought them back.

[@erijerij214]

@@skyeshoe.223 which one is the butterfly? Asking for a friend

[@irishkniferd9837]

@@erijerij214 3rd one. in order they were backstoke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle.

[@mrlee6516]

underrated

[@uniworkhorse]

Backstroker comes out of the pool: “I’m so sorry guys” Rest of the swimmers: “It aint ova till its ova”

[@peenhead9938]

He dq'd

[@ClaraMosier]

@@peenhead9938 Ik I must be so sad bc they would have been first

[@stayr10sevely7]

me, who has literally never been interested in swim races: * watches this entire video very intently instead of doing any of the million things i have to do but haven't done *

[@highvisibilityraincoat]

so.... fucking..... QUIRKY

[@winnchester5142]

One of the most intense things to watch when you know the people or the background

[@aidenflame1576]

Like slleepibg coff coff *shifty eyes*

[@-maya-6498]

LMAOOO ME RN

[@kinkajoulegend9989]

@@faynawang7082 that’s called the sunken cost fallacy. The idea that you’ve put so much into something that it’d be a waste to give it up. But if you feel like it’s not super worth your time, you can save yourself from losing more time to it in the future by quitting now. The time you’ve spent on it is in the past and there’s no getting it back, but the future holds different possibilities so do what you love

[@User-nq9ee]

For them ,like me who didn't understand title ... Backstroker in lane 5 stopped thinking his lap is done .. and finished last . His teammates covered rest of the race and still made up to the top. That's called carrying

[@cooper3152]

They were in lane 5 but that was very helpful, I didn't even notice the first time i watched lol

[@JonathanMcConico]

Thanks man. I was so confused...

[@chubacabra88]

I was expecting a giant wave to carry lol

[@brrrt6666]

Saved the day bud

[@mena94x3]

He actually made a Herculean effort to get them back in it after his mistake - he closed the gap pretty well - then each teammate dug hard and got the job done. That was fabulous!

[@hollyjones3614]

I wonder how far ahead they would’ve been if the backstroker hadn’t stopped thinking he was done.

[@katkat3458]

I think they wouldnt be as fast and pushed as much as they did this round if the backstroker hadnt stopped.

[@ChristopherDegregorio]

facts

[@matiasdamer3109]

@@kieranmcdonnell7517 that's not it, they were on edge because of someone stoping, so they could have actually lost that race if that didn't happen

[@Noniii111]

@@matiasdamer3109 yeah but maybe they wanted to push it anyways and secure and ez win

[@nathancastillo3227]

Exactly!!

[@scottydude456]

POV: You came to the comments to find out what lane you’re supposed to look at Fifth from the top btw

[@dylanradams07]

Oh wise one please tell me more

[@galaxier3543]

I spent so much time looking for it thank you lol

[@ITSMERlVER]

THANK YOU. Why isn’t this the top comment or at least pinned???

[@artsysundae]

thank you very much

[@tannersevern8851]

THANKS DUDE!!!

[@yuffs8921]

I misread the title as “backstroker carries team so much that they can’t physically lose” and thought the person we were supposed to look at was the fastest backstroker ..

[@-maya-6498]

wait wtf whats the title then?? edit: wait i still don’t get it someone explain pls

[@yuffs8921]

@@-maya-6498 keyword is “backstroker **gets** carried so hard” 😭 he screwed up by thinking his lap was over but the rest of the team picked it up rlly well.

[@-maya-6498]

@@yuffs8921 oHHHHHH OKAY 😭 poor guy

[@tabrakan]

everyone did 😭

[@exdeathex3949]

Well....he was the fastest..until he stopped.

[@LinCurt1988]

Plot twist he actually did it on purpose to flex how good his team was at swimming.

[@kittenmimi5326]

Seems like some anime plot twist

[@dracomeister7684]

So little comments lmao

[@dankcaillou]

Remind you on how many likes you got

[@bread5050]

Imagine he didn't. The lead would be big

[@pikablu_25]

You thought it was a backstroke, but it was I DIO!

[@spencerabdo5144]

You know... they’d probably move a lot faster without all that water in the way. I suggest you drain the pools first before the next race.

[@linnen_elm]

Later on you will find them were ready on their F1

[@heatherallen5521]

you, my friend, are a goddamn genius

[@matalinoe4059]

@@ricecake3625 r/woooosh

[@Abigart69]

@@ricecake3625 congratulations you have discovered the joke

[@kum0rebi]

*BIG BRAIN MOMENT*

[@rimmiemmie2479]

As a swimmer I can say that it’s the most terrifying thing when you miscalculate how far you actually have to swim and then everyone is just yelling at you to keep going

[@riyakumar8932]

YEAH CAUSE YOU'RE UNDERWATER MOST OF THE TIME AND THEN YOU JUST HEAR YELLING AND YOUR EARS ARE STILL FILLED WITH WATER AND YOU'RE JUST SO CONFUSED

[@ilikepancakes3458]

For real. I haven't swam in a long time but this brought back memories.

[@melt6894]

I can understand that. Was doing 200 breaststroke. Stopped at 150.

[@SomethingoldenYT]

Doing an 800 meter race, they ring a bell on your last 50 meters. I'd start to get paranoid and imagine I'd heard the bell. Good times.

[@rimmiemmie2479]

@@SomethingoldenYT DUDE DOING THE 500 AND HEARING THE BELL BRRRR

[@estherkim495]

him: heck yeah 200 medley relay everyone else: is still going him: 🧍🏻‍♀️

[@jacklondon323]

I know how he feels

[@melt6894]

400 medley relay

[@heinrichpreussen]

@@melt6894 Read his comment again buddy. He's talking about the guy that stopped at the 50 because he thought it was a 200 medley.

[@hackerquin9490]

Me the entire time: god i hope I'm watching the right person Edit: warning y'all now, the reply section is a doozy.

[@pisulolol]

I wasn’t even watching them I just kept wondering how much spit was in that pool lol edit: holy shit stop fighting in the comments

[@lordoffrickinasgard289]

@@pisulolol and urine

[@ElDrom_Belle]

I still don't know who I was supposed to watch 😂💀

[@Assault.Media.]

Don’t take the Lord’s name in vain, please repent for it’s a sin

[@r_arts2093]

@@Assault.Media. lol

[@lynnes11]

Breaststroke got them into 3rd, Butterfly took them from 3rd to just about tied for 2nd, and Freestyle decisively closes the gap and overtakes for 1st. Nice.

[@theepickle]

Breaststroke makes or breaks an IM in my opinion, they closed a huge gap and made the race winnable!

[@Caiyde]

Can confirm, used to swim breaststroke in 50 medley in my teens.

[@bakamitai3742]

Breaststroke guy was a beast

[@auntgratildathe32ndofnorma11]

I always thought an im was butterfly backstroke breaststroke free

[@amyj4106]

sam fuey That's individual not relay :)

[@shirogane7106]

And this, everybody, is what a swim meet is like.

[@SEH221]

This makes me miss my youth team soooo much what the heck! N

[@sarajanewebster5321]

Including forgetting how long your leg is lol. Happened to me once!

[@Username-qu1jt]

I can feel the pressure....

[@ef1876]

Missing the junior team sitting around on towels and getting pumped up on lucosade and m&ms

[@ghostnebula8805]

I second this.

[@DjamTG12345]

Humans: swim really fast in pool Other humans: WOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTT

[@hahahelp3725]

Swim meets in a nutshell

[@lemonyorkshirepudding]

When your swimming and you know the only one rooting for you is your parents......good times.

[@_yaboi]

​@@lemonyorkshirepudding not even them if youre competing somewhere else🥲

[@polarproductionsofficial]

😂😂😂😂

[@polarproductionsofficial]

@@lemonyorkshirepuddingand a few from ur own team

[@jshu-_-]

The title is phrased like the backstroke happens last, which it didn't so people got confused af

[@liverpooler1997]

Yeah title makes no sense lol... physically can’t lose?

[@andriykramar4610]

Backstroke is always first my man

[@erictreyz2138]

@@andriykramar4610 We were all brought here when none of us swim

[@annamullins7066]

Yea im so confused too

[@annamullins7066]

I cant tell what im supposed to b watching

[@Monyato]

They literally had the fastest swimmers for every part, even the backstroke guy was the fastest in his category for the first lap.

[@seb______]

Yeah they wouldve won regardless if the first guy messed up or not

[@birchtree_6]

yea they did have the fastest that’s why they were in the center lane swim events are seeded

[@jalengriffin1358]

It was like watching a speed run of duck life

[@c7po457]

@@birchtree_6 ahhhh, I never knew that!

[@aaronlumbao5676]

@DeAndre DeAndre lane 5

[@nal004]

The backstroker said “shit did I leave my sink running”

[@tokarikure253]

This is the most LEGENDARY comebacks I've ever seen.

[@nova661]

I don't watch swimming but they went *ham*

[@masteroogway5932]

The algorithm has brought me here. I don’t even swim but that was clutch

[@jonmoreno2221]

No cap🤣

[@ericasworld6857]

Welcome to swim tube

[@dallintaylor7446]

Same dude

[@JasperAuxilio]

Lmao right 😂

[@ianwalsh8534]

Hmm I do swim and I got it

[@mena94x3]

He actually made a Herculean effort to get them back in it after his mistake - he closed the gap pretty well - then each teammate dug hard and got the job done. That was fabulous!

[@footofthunder9763]

Based pfp

[@mechanomics2649]

@@footofthunder9763 Oof.

[@BIGDUCKHUNTFAN]

@@footofthunder9763 based and swimpilled

[@isaacevilman7586]

@@BIGDUCKHUNTFAN Now he doesn’t have to commit Swimppuku

[@yuki2yeti]

@@isaacevilman7586 LMAOOO

[@alexandercrush]

For people confused: It’s lane 5 going from left to right. And the error happens at 0:51

[@Apricoffee]

Left...to...right??

[@alexandercrush]

@@Apricoffee Counting the lanes from left to right for the 5th lane

[@jiae6374]

Thank you!

[@skandankashyap]

Thanks a lot.... I had no idea who I should be watching

[@CharlesHCapp]

I don’t think most people noticed that the guy swimming backstroke stopped after the first two laps

[@AsianEyes007]

_The backstroker was simply asking his teammates whether he should wait and slow down his pace, so that the other swimmers could catch up with the rest of his team.._

[@annajayjack1966]

HAHAHAHA

[@frankie8691]

I did not notice that hahaha. I genuinely thought that he just forgot he had to do another lap.

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

You know how in the incredibles, the family cheers Dash on but also yells telling to only win by a little? That's this

[@El_Scorcho_]

@@frankie8691 idk if you just r/wooshed me or not

[@maddie3638]

Pls time stamp I am confusion

[@amnigma2342]

Everyone: Lane 5! Me *no idea about sports*: starting from the top or........

[@citrusblast4372]

Had the same thought, im guessing its from left to right so bottom

[@avi1335]

You can see the numbers

[@eclipse7417]

@@avi1335 I might just be dumb and I don't swim so idk, but where do you see numbers?

[@Fbcos221]

@@eclipse7417 Under the diving boards, painted in black. Easiest one to see is 7, the one closest to the camera

[@philliey]

It would help if they gave us a time stamp

[@joyousbellephant5283]

Me when they are bobbing their heads up and down: “Aw! They look like baby seals!”

[@sofiaautumn2444]

The team: call an ambulance...BUT NOT FOR ME

[@kirah4542]

i stg i literally just yelled at the screen “who tf am i supposed to be looking at-?”

[@jayciflashx9425]

Its the guy in lane 5 lol

[@xavigoeswild6827]

Funny bc same but then I saw the guy mess up and was like “fuck it I want his team to win idc about the title” and turns out that was the team haha

[@Wow-jz5mb]

Look at the comment section first if you're confused lol

[@pablo-gb5th]

why did you yell at your screen it is an inanimate object

[@an-lt6io]

@@jayciflashx9425 wh-where’s lane 5?

[@Jasonlimitless]

If he hadn't messed up they would have won by miles 😂

[@monicac7485]

But sometimes a mistake can make the other teammates push harder to win and their mindset changes compared to no mistake being made in the first place.

[@jerryking7270]

@@monicac7485 I gave this a like simply bc you said would have instead of would of

[@uncleiroh4650]

@@monicac7485 shits character building fs

[@monicac7485]

@Sean Lee ah what you said is right. It also depends on persistence and how determined you are to win. Different people, different situations, different outcomes.

[@Jasonlimitless]

@@monicac7485 you squandered the opportunity to say 'different strokes for different folks' whilst talking about swimming. 😂

[@wesley2508]

The backstroker was in 1st before making the mistake, so I bet he's actually equally as good as the other 3

[@MochaFur1]

if you didn't know, it's the dude without the shirt.

[@supermike0822]

For the most part, despite his break in action, the backstroker in lane 5 actually wasn't that far out of it by the time he finished. The freestyler who anchored did a great job, but holy balls, give credit to the kid doing the fly. That is a killer stroke and he blew the others out of the water!

[@TheRedstoneWeb]

Pretty much all I could think about is how taxing the 100m fly must have been. What a task

[@owen3177]

that’s exactly what I was thinking about the flyer

[@geromep5383]

Omg that fly was amazing

[@kreistraum274]

Timestamp? I am not familiar with water sports :/

[@geromep5383]

@@kreistraum274 fly starts at 2:23

[@kgiese9]

The butterfly guy needs to get some serious love from his teammates. He slaughtered everyone.

[@nekari4963]

He literally obliterated the poor competition

[@bastiaanbogers4114]

Butterfly guy was craaaaazy fast. His stroke frequency is nuts.

[@SpideriMan]

Ikrr

[@poisonthedragon]

I'm sorry for my pea brain but.. Who?????

[@moodotgee207]

@@poisonthedragon The fifth lane from the top down, we're watching the swimmers swap over every four laps (that's four lengths of the pool.) There are four swimmers total for each team. The first one (swimming backstroke) messes up and stops after two lengths instead of four. The "butterfly guy" as they called him is the third out of the four to swim his lengths. They called him that because the butterfly is the stroke he is using to obliterate the last of the competition. Hope this helped :)

[@cheoser407]

Little did anyone know its the backstroker plan all along to finish last so his teammate has the extra adrenaline to win it The backstroker : I am 4 parallel universe ahead of you

[@thorn2374]

His poor team was like "oh shit kick it in to high gear boys!"

[@TheRealSplashBrothers]

Mans could’ve filed a 100 page tax report after that first 50 back and still not lost the relay

[@TheRealSplashBrothers]

@Leonardo Pelaez what happened 😂

[@TheRealSplashBrothers]

@Leonardo Pelaez YT algorithm bringing this random swim video to the public

[@CaptainFoufeu]

This was probably the most thought-provoking, intellectual and funny comment I've read in a very long time! All the likes have been earned and I hope many more come your way! Kudos!

[@martinyee2659]

POV: you're in college and your friend group consists of scholarship holders

[@naimas8120]

I bet he treated them to a club that night

[@steventruong55]

I think this is high school swimming

[@CRJCrombo]

@@steventruong55 nope, RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) A team.

[@martinyee2659]

@@steventruong55 i dont think u got the joke sir

[@vixiao]

The description: Andres Orbe - concussed backstroke LOL.

[@jonathanp2978]

Me being a swimmer knowing the whole time the dude stood up while swimming backstroke so he absolutely got disqualified and all his teammates did literally means nothing. 😬

[@nothingbutstatic]

The referee is in the frame and does not raise his hand to signal a disqualification. The swimmer touched the wall on his back, then left the wall on his back. Nothing illegal about it, just gave the rest of the field a 5 sec advantage bc he forgot how long the race was supposed to be.

[@reunision6635]

I just wasted 3 minutes of my life watching the wrong person

[@v6790]

If you still have two eyes you can look at two people individually

[@ChiniBaba096]

Maybe if you’re crossed eyed you can

[@galaxier3543]

Which person am I suppose to look at? I’m so confused 😭

[@ChiniBaba096]

At [0:53] you can see the guy forget(?) to do the next lap and waste time.

[@galaxier3543]

@@ChiniBaba096 I very much appreciate you

[@adarsh5870]

Backstroke Guy did it on purpose so others can have a chance.

[@firelordsozin3677]

100% confirmed

[@noahclark7603]

@Adarsh This comment goes so well with your profile picture

[@dogdaze4308]

Halfway through this I just thought to myself, “I just realized I don’t give a shit”

[@redsun7365]

I don’t even know which person I’m supposed to watch

[@AnimosityKate]

Same! I went to the comments to check if I was looking at the right lane and realized I really don't care.

[@nickchana8573]

Lane 5, 0:51

[@kazzafraz5607]

0:22 Even though I don’t do competitive swimming anymore that “take your mark” **Beep** that... that gives me memories

[@justabbie3419]

0:49 in lane 5 (from back to front) the backstroke only did 50 when he was supposed to do 100. He tried to get out, realized his mistake and came in almost last for his part. The rest of the team “carried” him. Basically meaning “fixed” his mistake and they ended up winning the race

[@anjelic1145]

Lane 6

[@juliacritchfield9995]

ty!! i was so confused abt what happened lol

[@StrawHatLatino]

Thank you

[@fawkes9718]

For people trying to watch the right lane, it's the third lane away from the camera

[@craftersillyguy6271]

It is lane 5, lane 1 is on the far right if your at the block side, from the camera view lane 1 in on the far left.

[@michelle-jq7je]

i spent the first two minutes of the video trying to figure out the meaning of the title. But I've got it now, thanks

[@brandongordon9689]

I need help

[@weaver3636]

I still don't get it.

[@leiyaca]

@@weaver3636 backstroker in lane 4 stopped after his first lap

[@michelle-jq7je]

@@brandongordon9689 its just saying that the rest of his relay team recovered for him so much they couldn’t have possibly lost no matter how slow he went. therefore “carrying” him. yeah the title was really confusing.

[@AnnaHans88]

I was so confused because everyone everyone keeps giving the wrong lane, is lane 5 where the first dude makes a mistake and they start in last place, then the rest of the team carries him and they get 1st.

[@jamo3653]

Me: never watched a swimming video on KZbin The algorithm: here is a swimming video from 2 years ago

[@chirp2341]

The one doing the butterfly was where they started pulling ahead

[@sarahramirez3647]

Title: Backstroker gets carried so hard he physically can't lose the race Me: Viewer gets confused so hard they physically can't comprehend what the hell is happening because they dont swim at all, nor even know how to swim.

[@Hungabrigoo]

I am a decent swimmer but I have to admit, I suck at watching other people swim. Fish too, just can't follow the fuckers.

[@lance_wavy]

Me too and i legit had to watch it a little too many to understand

[@jofara2298]

the backstroker was supposed to go 4 lengths which is 100 yards, he went 50 yards instead because he thought he only had to go 50. this was the 400 yard medley and he thought it was the 200 yard medley

[@lance_wavy]

@@jofara2298 yes thank you for that jofara

[@natashau]

@@jofara2298 thank you I had no fucking clue what was happening lmao

[@bobhirshfield3756]

Breast rocket said:”I am speed”

[@MBrusaZappellini]

Yes, that was a great 100 by the breast stroke leg

[@potatopotatoeOG]

Breast rocket😂

[@BuffMyRadius]

Speed off the wall alone got him about 70cm every turn, not to mention he was faster overall anyway.

[@Speed001]

So he is me

[@thesuber3716]

Most people in the comment section: Making guesses about how fast they going Me: MeetMobile shows the backstroke went a 58, breaststroke went a 57, flyer went a 52, and freestyler went a 48. All in all the fastest by far was the breaststroker, then the flyer. And free is medium at best.

[@JoeSmith-db4rq]

Dang yeah that’s actually slower than I was expecting the relay to have been haha But also going a 58 when you think you only have to swim a 50 AND stopping for 5 full seconds is kinda crazy for that backstroker haha they would’ve been faster than the flyer if they swam the race properly

[@thesuber3716]

@@JoeSmith-db4rq yeah definitely. The stop is still significant none the less. But you also don’t know if the breaststroke or flyer would’ve done as good if they were infront.

[@thesuber3716]

@@faynawang7082 it’s a collegiate athlete so a 48 in college is generally pretty slow. I’m in high school and 48 doesn’t even qualify for our state meet. Plus I have a 48 so I would know the level. So it’s not the equivalent of a 12 year old.

[@JoeSmith-db4rq]

@@faynawang7082 omg don’t worry that’s exactly what meet mobile is for 😂 and a 1:09 is good for 12! But yeah, this is supposed to be a race of the best varsity swimmers for each of the respective college (up to 10 years older than you), but even my old high school team went 7 seconds faster than them lmao (which would put them ahead even considering the stop)

[@willmungas8964]

@@faynawang7082 17 and I go a 53-52 second 100 free on a good day, also a 58-57 in 100 back

[@vonjt4077]

For non-swimmers who are confused: I'm sure you probably know backstroke is the first one. At 0:50, the dude stopped after 50 yards or meters (two laps), not realizing it was a 400 medley relay (each leg having to swim 100y) instead of a 200 medley relay (each leg having to swim 50y). Second was breastroke, 3rd was butterfly, last is free. However, I do not think the relay won because a hold like that on the wall would DQ someone, and that would DQ the relay. Also I don't know if this is a meter pool or yard pool but judging by their time I think it's a meter pool.

[@danielgertsik3418]

Pretty sure it’s yards

[@nothingbutstatic]

The referee is in frame, and doesn't raise his hand during the stop/turn. Their time also doesn't show as a DQ on the scoreboard. Backstroker touches the wall on his back and leaves on his back, so it seems as though it was legal, just slow since he thought he only had to do a 50.

[@nikoreyes9812]

Backstroke wasnt even bad, he just made a mistake, they wouldve won by miles either way

[@Septimus_ii]

He looked like he was the fastest swimmer in that leg, so without the mistake they would have won by miles and he would have saved a few heart attached

[@jasonolson7966]

me when the entire combined relay is less than a mile 😳

[@smalltrashman4227]

@@jasonolson7966 What are you trying to say? Either your comment had some unintended connotations or you're an idiot who doesn't realize swimming is waaaaay harder than running.

[@jasonolson7966]

@@smalltrashman4227 I didn't say anything about running, what are you talking about???

[@smalltrashman4227]

@@jasonolson7966 The connotations of what you said definitely imply running. I don't see what else you could be referencing. Unless you mean biking?

[@gracesss1272]

I thought other swimmers were physically gonna carry a tired backstroker in the lane lol... I was so confused then the comments saved me thank you Edit: thank you so much for the likes everyone this is the most likes I’ve ever gotten!

[@semmurray9805]

Yeah so did I.

[@mashihodpotatoetm4572]

What about the "carried so hard"....?💀💀💀

[@alexhasko6230]

Lol thanks for the hilarious mental image

[@gracesss1272]

@@alexhasko6230 that’s ok lol 😂

[@b.y.v.e.s]

Same

[@daothedutchy3495]

Everyone: WHICH LANE?!?!?! Me an intellectual who used swam competitively once: *WHICH LANE?!?!?!?*

[@willmungas8964]

Me who swims competitively currently: WHICH LANE ?!?!?

[@sirbaconbuster]

This is one of the most “fine, I’ll do it myself” things I’ve ever seen.

[@darylthomas7317]

Loved the part where the butterfly stroke guy just turned into a dolphin

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

We do call it dolphin kick for a reason

[@Michellemkayy]

@@CarlsCozyCorner fr

[@darylthomas7317]

@@CarlsCozyCorner na i mean an actual dolphin jumping in and out of the water with such speed and form

[@CatholicZola]

Life, uh, finds a way

[@CaribbeanCitizen]

That guy was going so fast I almost couldn't say anything bad about Butterfly stroke.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Backstroker creates 5 second handicap for his team. Breastroker makes it back to third place Butterflyer makes it into second Front crawl wins the race.

[@Adtomskio]

Just watched 4:11 minutes of swimming and still have no clue wtf was going on

[@Cevasho]

Thank you, I enjoyed every second

[@GuardianSpirits13]

When the algorithm is so random it targets you by mistake,,,, this took place at my college 💀💀💀

[@junkghost6196]

oh wow lmao

[@cozyjozie]

LMAOO XD were u there watching it?

[@dandanthedandan7558]

One time I saw one of my videos in my mom's recommended. I was so embarrassed I reached out to her phone to scroll down as fast as possible

[@GuardianSpirits13]

@@cozyjozie no lol , I've never even been in the pool b/c covid

[@eliezercohengoldberg1381]

@@dandanthedandan7558 I can see why wtf is your channel 😂

[@jarentippett8789]

*When the breaststroke split was faster than most of the backstrokers* Backstrokers: 👁👄👁

[@_._faerie_._]

Ok, but why is this being recommended to *everyone* over a year after it was uploaded-

[@billyshears4804]

Shut up youtube has videos

[@skyeshoe.223]

The guy on the butterfly was amazing. Props to him, he has some natural talant - Being able to pull a lead on the most energy intensive stroke while not slowing down is incredibly hard.

[@michaelg457]

I used to swim in High School and would always have anxiety attacks before a race and watching this really brought me back lmao

[@TheJommy34]

Same bro same

[@EleanorHunter-jm9iz]

same lmao

[@user-pk6mo3kv8s]

Yep I literally hated it

[@n3m012]

I'm having a small panic over today's meet as of right now, lmao.

[@jacobmast6217]

My sophomore year, I accidentally went two lanes over on my flip. That had to have been the most embarrassing moment in my time in swimming. I was still able to get back in my lane before I hit someone though

[@jillian2243]

oh god i miss swim so much. the smell of chlorine, the whistles, the random “hut” from coaches, the tears after not beating your time, your friends cheering for you. i can’t wait to go back even though it makes me cry so much

[@MegaSuperjavier]

feel you there buddy. there really is a beautiful atmosphere to swimming competitions, right?

[@theraccoonasaur3282]

Yeah, I hate and love practice and meets. I always hate going to them but there’s something so special about swimming. I wouldn’t be the same person if I didn’t swim.

[@lilylevy4212]

Bro my parents asked me if I wanted to quit today (Bc our practice times for changed) and I cried for an hour lmao. I was hurt they thought I wanted to

[@selfishpunisher8336]

Dude, chlorine doesn’t have a smell... its the pee

[@naylisyazwina6836]

See video below because that smell is actually pee mixed with chlorine. Chlorine alone isn't that pool smell. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWSVqmyXjqqtsNE

[@mr.fancyraccoon6936]

The power of a good title. I just watched a swimming video all the way through, goddamn nice job dude, can't even get mad.

[@MrKaboom315710]

That was totally wicked 😳 good for him! My heart was just pounding watching this thanks for sharing.

[@Synthacon7]

Nice comeback, his teammates didn't give up despite his error and they were surely motivated to get back into the race.

[@torilovespotatoes8857]

Wow that freestyle stroke was crazy. Looked like he was just gliding but he was very clearing speeding past the other two. Very cool to watch!

[@robintitan5326]

RIGHT?!?! like holy shit i could only dream of looking that smooth while absolutely MASHING through the race, simply amazing

[@mizzo_1]

Timestamp?

[@ricoseb]

@@mizzo_1 watch the video bro 🤣🤣. last leg of the medley.

[@ricoseb]

@@mizzo_1 starts at 3:12

[@christianm4464]

All in the legs

[@CursedKuren]

This is a video that is truly appreciated more the second time watching.

[@jodiehawkes04]

I swam competitively for 8 years, and had to stop unexpectedly in 2020 due to being diagnosed with chronic illness. I miss it with every fibre of my being. Truly. Seeing videos like this simultaneously makes me sad (literally got goosebumps watching this because THIS is the heart of swimming I miss so much), but also so proud. This is my sport. This is our sport. This is what swimming is all about.

[@firelordsozin3677]

For everyone confused about the title: Lane 5 stopped after doing one lap. He then realized he still had another lap to go. He finishes up his portion of the race and his team continues the race and eventually ends up winning. Were way way behind and end up in first place

[@madhatten00]

Yeah he thought he was doing 50

[@peenhead9938]

He dqd tho

[@tesscrelli783]

I wouldn't exactly say he was carried that hard, even after forgetting to do the second lap he still wasn't last. His teammates were definitely fantastic too, that breaststroke guy pulled it all together. Edit: Nobody is mentioning freestyle guy in lane 2, he got his team from 5th place to 2nd or 3rd.

[@novasec]

I feel like the freestyle person in lane 5 was just barely outpacing the others to keep it close. The person doing the butterfly set him up nicely as well. In Lane 2 his stride and flipturns netted the difference over the others, you could tell those last 50 yards he put everything into it.

[@klas67memes92]

@xdQazi I mean... Fly is faster than free on paper. The issue comes with maintaining the speed and form for an "extended" distance.

[@KittyKat365dayz]

i swam freestyle on my school team and ngl it was hella fast, i’m not a distance swimmer but that free dude in lane 5 was faster than i ever was lol

[@VioletOwlz]

I swam competitively for 9 years and like this is insane . . . everyone, even the backstroker, had great times, but it's so cool to come back like that on a relay when he literally stopped at the wall for such a long time

[@cinthiaMP]

had this recommended to me by youtube and have literally no idea what i'm supposed to be looking for

[@stephenmoonie4315]

Those guys needs to go hospital on a stretcher for back pain from carrying to hard

[@naimas8120]

He got massive balls to rest in the middle of a competition too

[@paullakamp8775]

I think this is officially the second most random video KZbin has recommended to me

[@msquidward17]

what was the first most random one-

[@AlfredBarron]

Yeah I also want to know what takes the top spot

[@alhassanali4829]

Lads, he tricked us to reply to his comment, smart move.

[@paullakamp8775]

“Kanye says good morning politely”

[@halrastelli5365]

@@paullakamp8775 hahaha I've seen that too

[@earthisadonut7213]

This is literally "Free!" in real life

[@tanakawithhair181]

Lmao I was looking for one of these comments

[@reeebvc]

I can’t people like actually show up for school sports in America, we could barely get a team together for most sports in the UK, let alone fans other than a few ragtag lads from younger years.

[@wills1110]

Yeah swim and water polo are big in some states here and not so much in others. I started swimming competitively when I was 5 and finished at the end of high school. Good times

[@josephXm825]

Love that in the description it's "concussed backstroke" instead of just backstroke for the team members lol

[@JMcLeodKC711]

That freestyle anchor leg was truly awesome. That guys freestyle was like watching Popov or Thorpe. His arms look "slow" compared to the others but his kick was 100% efficient.

[@michaelandcristinadiaz2263]

In case anyone was wondering how his coach and teammates reacted. Very supportive and understanding. They were a really great TEAM and had each other’s backs. That backstroke swimmer had only been trained in competitive swimming for six weeks before this meet. Stupid rookie mistake that he felt pretty awful about but did his best to fix. His teammates covered him. His Olympic trained coach wanted to train him for college scholarships and possible Olympics after that meet because despite his minimal training, he still placed in the top third at that meet.

[@vanessas17]

And that right there is why I love swimming anchor. The adrenaline does wonders, and some of your best races are going to be the ones where you have a slow or botched lead like this one. Mistakes like this happen aaaallll the time and it is easier than you think to miscount how many laps you have done. I have been there before and I can promise you from my own experience, that guy swimming the freestyle could hear the cheers like a roar of thunder and felt like a titan. That team killed it, including the guy swimming backstroke for pushing it so hard after the blunder. Props to every one of them.

[@theeliii4022]

thats a hard one to live down aha

[@lilierodriguez6576]

Ik

[@emmasanchez9170]

As a swimmer, I would hate it if I made this kind of mistake. I’m usually more nervous about relays than individual events in fear that I’ll hold the team back.

[@Gman224]

@@emmasanchez9170 same with running

[@noahpeters6266]

Not sure why I'm here, but here I am

[@madeleinesmith7419]

Same

[@cdh79]

is this going to be the new hangout now? If so, should i get some drinks?

[@noahpeters6266]

@@cdh79 yeah get some drinks, I'll get some entrees... Hopefully the others will bring stuff too

[@madeleinesmith7419]

@@noahpeters6266 I’ll bring some cookies and some soda

[@yanadnadya]

with all those sweets.. thank god i bring some water

[@ican384]

Ok I can’t be the only one that thought the waves carried him 😅

[@APG93]

You're not wrong... kind of. 😂 The wake a swimmer produces is key to the theory that the middle lanes are fastest. Setting the pace in the middle of the pool will have the least resistance, as there is less choppy water caused by the wake from other swimmers.

[@redluckog7008]

This vid really got my adrenaline going while watching... stopped swimming last year when I started college but man I miss it so much.

[@ethanhunt4702]

POV: You’re here in 2021 because the KZbin algorithm is STRANGE

[@bp015]

In today’s episode of Free! Iwatobi high school swim club:

[@megan1214]

I was so on edge the whole video even though I knew they were going to win. This is intense man 😂

[@laurencaldwell833]

why was i randomly recommended this? i have no idea. but i love it

[@spencermiles8680]

I’ve never laughed so hard in my life... it’s like they were moving in slow motion as I just watched that lane come back hahahaha

[@itsskyla]

That butterfly was immaculate

[@gingerb0i622]

Absolutely beautiful strokes from everyone there. The fly was by far the most impressive to me personally but they all did great.

[@xtxpxhx]

OMG I miss this, that was amazing

[@thinara6197]

Omfg towards the end I actually yelled “run” at the screen 🤦‍♀️

[@lolol3675]

SAME LMOOO

[@theleedlelee3765]

Ah a normal meet can’t wait to get back

[@josephotoshi]

Me too bro, I miss swimming 😔

[@howietzerh]

i havent trained in 8 months

[@Will-cs3yb]

Fax

[@kylephillip6753]

I haven't swam competivily in years this made a bit nostagic

[@joeymelon5980]

I even miss the warm ups

[@_yaboi]

the dude swimming butterfly is a beast!!💪

[@Epicducks-zi9ju]

I’ve made that mistake before, hurts so much when you had a good chance of winning as well. Glad these guys could come back and win