The world's swim coach! Nobody can compete with your coaching on the internet. Thanks for being so generous with your swimming knowledge. I want to achieve good technique more than winning and setting records, which don't really mean much, but true excellence and love of sport and helping people, that does mean something.
@annak292 жыл бұрын
Awesome comment, my sentiments exactly. The true spirit and highest ideal of sport well stated.
@valeriesharp48752 ай бұрын
I absolutely agree. Excellent in explaining technique in swimming. Especially slowing down the video with his explanations. Wonderful teacher. We had to crawl before we walked. Rather a good swimmer with good technique and style than fast. Then speed can come later if you want. 😊 😊😊😊😊
@RobertScovill2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the way Brandon analyzes and explains the stroke. It is perfectly aligned with my Tri coaches approach. I watch his videos when I’m away from the pool to “keep my head in” the stroke and do visualization training. These videos have helped me immensely and shaved serious time off of my long distance swims. Bravo Brandon!
@mikehammersley34892 жыл бұрын
His name is Brenton. But I agree. His analysis is second to none! Let’s go Brandon 🇺🇸
@annak292 жыл бұрын
Imagine what the world would be like if Brenton were our Presidents? It would be a peaceful, gentle, kind, beautiful, and optimally healthy life. 😇🙏❤️🕊️🌺💯😎
@jojijosette5946 Жыл бұрын
@@annak29 much better than the humiliating dementia patient Joe Biden
@salimbaghli80402 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ! This video is excellent. What I notice is the hand entry into the water, coincides with the contra lateral arm pull through the water and contra lateral leg kick ! I think learning to coordinate those three elements while giving a good rotation for hydrodynamics is key to an efficient freestyle. Thank you again !
@jojijosette5946 Жыл бұрын
Well-said, thank you. Now I have a clear picture of how to time my stroke.
@chrisboyne57912 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is a great example of the "effortless swimming" distance stroke that I'm aiming for.
@danialshortman29252 жыл бұрын
Love the way Florian points forward with the index finger, it's like he's telling himself "I'm going that way" but also maximising his reach at the same time.
@millierussell85772 жыл бұрын
Great training video that I can watch before I go for a swim to help my technique. Thanks
@pennyyoungash11522 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This is fantastic. I’ve been working on my kick and think I finally understand the timing between catch and kick.
@eagle1_0072 жыл бұрын
Always perfect analysis . Thank you Brandon !
@jojijosette5946 Жыл бұрын
Love this, exactly what I needed. Thank you Brenton.
@ziginc2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Amazing stroke and analysis. I would LOVE to see what he looks like when he sights and how that impacts that perfect catch...
@jeremysweeten27922 жыл бұрын
I THINK that’s how I look when I swim
@DigzGuy2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@inz_uzi2 жыл бұрын
Me too 🤣
@mikestephens90302 жыл бұрын
LOL, same here. I'm afraid to video myself because I know I'd look terrible. 😊
@inz_uzi2 жыл бұрын
@@mikestephens9030 I did film myself and I know I look terrible but still when I swim I could bet I look that smooth 🤣
@RoxyRoth2 жыл бұрын
In my "mind" as well... haha
@SoulJourneysChannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brenton, again a great and helpful video✌🏽☘️
@evasommer112 жыл бұрын
Thank you for detailed analysis. I am amazed how you break down such complex movement in comprehensible parts.
@MiguelCabralFerreira2 жыл бұрын
Real swimming smoothness. Will help a lot your pov...
@robohippy2 жыл бұрын
Interesting that his left hand does a curved bird claw shape just after entry some times. I would correct that. Interesting that he doesn't use the gallop style for swimming. This is very uncommon with men swimmers. As for the kick, some thing I have never seen pointed out is that the hips rotate as one unit, they are not capable of rotating independently. The shoulders on the other hand, rotate independently with the pulling arm initiating the shoulder rotation, the hips rotate, then the recover arm finishes the shoulder rotation. The front side kick (better than up and down so you don't have to change terms for back stroke and freestyle) always anchors on the pulling arm, right as it enters the power phase of the pull. This is most evident in the 2 beat kick pattern. To me, this is the best indicator that the shoulders drive the hip rotation, and not the other way around. This is also why there is a 'surge' kick as some have called it, or a power kick as I have called it. The #1 kick is the power kick because the shoulders drive the hip rotation. In ground based sports that use body rotation, the feet drive the hip and upper body rotation, either by both feet being anchored on the ground or by stepping forward/into a stance to drive the upper body rotation. The feet have nothing to anchor on to drive the hips and upper body when you are in the water. Add to that that in swimming, the power part is the pull, not a push or swing or punch.
@martingariepy59652 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!! The way you break it down is amazing! Specially for a new swimmer like me!!
@sibylzhang56562 жыл бұрын
Great video! It would be nice to have more videos analysing top swimmers' style.
@piotrprzywieczerski6932 жыл бұрын
This might be only my impression but it looks like sometimes he does something like “double” kick with left leg. Or more like sometimes it’s a “full swing” and sometimes just small movement. I’m wondering if this is for a reason or maybe it’s because of this flume thing or personal preference?
@inz_uzi2 жыл бұрын
There's one thing that surprised me a bit. When he switches breathing sides he does it immediately. I mean he takes a breath to the left side and then immediately takes another breath to the right side. I imagined I would do that being out of breath as I usually am after a few lengths 😉 but seeing a pro doing that is quite interesting.
@kevinabalo2 жыл бұрын
That water's going past him pretty rapidly m8 ... ..
@inz_uzi2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinabalo What does it have to do with him breathing like that?
@emir27502 жыл бұрын
He also does it just before his flip turns, I've even saw him taking 3 consecutive breaths before turning. You can watch and see in the Kazan SC 1500m record video. I guess, for him, the pros of more oxygen outweighs the cons of rotating instantly 🤷🏻
@alvargas509511 ай бұрын
You can keep a rhythm with your stroke and kick by saying one two three four five six power on the one and the four. Or, you can just say one two three on the left and one two three on the right with power on the three then rotate.
@carinacorral13922 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great!!!! Thanks!
@ingelabjurhager83156 ай бұрын
Thank you very, very much! This was by far the best swimming video I've come over so far, explaing everything I ever wondered! 👌👌👌
@dylanwakasa3943 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Very good points that I will try to work on.
@annak292 жыл бұрын
Flumin' beautiful, wow, he really is doing ballet in a bucket!
@peelandy2 жыл бұрын
Covers it all and quickly. Cannot get my head round the kick timing though. Are there any drills for that?
@onimar94727 ай бұрын
What's about Ferry Weertman?))
@thomasayau99112 ай бұрын
~ 6:45 “… ballerina in a bucket …”. I love it.
@HungViet-rz7kl Жыл бұрын
Hi. Do you have a video of drills that help to practice the timing between strokes and kicks for 6 beats kick (and possibly 4 beats kick)? Thank you very much!
@peterlangham85802 жыл бұрын
I noticed something that answered a BIG question about the speed/motion of the hand during the pull.I would like to see this in greater detail with bigger bubbles. I tried to observe a bubble moving with the current and the hand moving in a slightly faster motion. There is a sweet spot where if the hand moves too fast there is a loss of grip on the water, too slow and you don't maximize the thrust. When swimming I try to feel the water on my hand and try to judge that sweet speed by the flow of the water through my fingers. I see in the video the hand and a reference bubble and their relative velocity. I would like to see more regarding this technique. Thanks
@rodolfocaballero53242 жыл бұрын
Thanks I work daily to achieve this technique
@donamero30522 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this and all the other great content you post. I started lane swimming about 6 weeks ago, and I have a question: You mention during the kick that our toes need to be extended like a ballerina. Should the toes be kept rigid during the kick or relaxed to create more of a “fanning” motion?
@brucejohnston6184 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Brenton. I noticed he flattens his hand just before lifting if out for recovery, after it's finished its propulsive phase. Is that just an advanced technique? Ive not heard you mention it.
@squashum7782 жыл бұрын
I like you’re idea for working or thinking about one side with kick timing.
@christoph_wattever2 жыл бұрын
He looks so awesome! Do you think it makes a difference to watch him swimming in a pool compared to this pool with counter current though?
@summercurry129 Жыл бұрын
Hello coach, I think what you said about the lift is correct, the water in the tank hits back with big waves, if you want to keep your head lower, you really need to do that, but I think from his swimming technique , his technology itself is that the body needs to be flatter, defined as EVF, this technology may use lift force is indeed a very good choice
@idlikemoreprivacy9716 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks!
@natashajohnson1862 жыл бұрын
The hand entering phase where his hand is near the top of the water /not beneath the shoulder…. and yet still be in perfect form was new for me . As when I first looked at him I thought it was an error. But there you go , but goodness…. How long are his arms !?!? He looks very relaxed . Great example and great points to take on board ! Thanks B
@summercurry129 Жыл бұрын
He opted for a flatter and quicker catch, a technique that suits him better
@leslie79222 жыл бұрын
That's dream technique
@kenschweigert78642 жыл бұрын
Brenton: one thing that I didn't see you cover was the shape of his hand and was wondering if you could clarify that? His hand looks very loose and his fingers are apart. Other swimmer's hands are the fingers are tight together. In my mind, it makes sense to keep them together to keep water from slipping between the fingers. Could you elaborate please?
@eminem565 Жыл бұрын
I wish our Swimming Pool had Flume!
@xxxxxx-cv4ve2 жыл бұрын
Why do some swimmers do the 3rd and 6th kick during the recovery and others at the end of the stroke before the arm is out of the water?
@teofilajabines98397 ай бұрын
Like sun yang techniques,, thanks a lot for the vedeo
@0808dre2 жыл бұрын
Dude i've been following you for a year now and you're online videos have managed to make me love swimming! And love getting better and better with every tip! Now shameless question incoming, i've got a real problem with timing my kick with the opposite hand entry, i tend to do the kick with the same hand entry and i CANNOT figure out how to fix that!!!! any drill you can suggest that can change my damn muscle memory!?!!?
@gillianmelton63772 жыл бұрын
Thanks very interesting. Great explanation
@loganswims Жыл бұрын
so much strength to have such a high elbow
@fabianbv822 жыл бұрын
Always trying to train the high elbow technic but quite complicated for me. Sometimes only in the opposite arm from where I am breathing. Mostly impossible for me :(
@Flowmada2 жыл бұрын
Your rotation is likely the issue. If you are rotating properly you are pulling down and bending your elbow but should be rotating to where it's no different then you extending your hand above you head and then letting it fall as you rotate your body where your elbow is bent and coming down over the pecs. However, if you've always swam with a more traditional sprinter stroke it can feel pretty awkward. Slow it down and use a pull buoy. Exaggerate the rotation and see if it feels more intuitive.
@fabianbv822 жыл бұрын
@@Flowmada thanks for your advise. I will try to work in that way to see if possible to swim with high slow catch ☺
@mikestephens90302 жыл бұрын
@@Flowmada Good advice Wolf. I'll give that a go on Monday.
@dbadia2 жыл бұрын
Hip rotation is limited to avoid drag and to keep body as much flat as possible. Shoulder rotation should be similar to hip rotation??? How do you control that?
@D4D222 жыл бұрын
Hey Brenton, is there anything a “normal” swimmer can do to achieve a significant improvement in ankle flexibility?
@nikhilnaren59922 жыл бұрын
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@jojijosette5946 Жыл бұрын
It's Brenton.
@D4D22 Жыл бұрын
@@jojijosette5946true - I’ll blame it on autocorrect or the Aussie accent.
@D4D22 Жыл бұрын
@@jojijosette5946wonder if that’s why he didn’t reply? 😅
@brahimmarouani29412 жыл бұрын
Wish you can share a similar perfect in butterfly as well please 👍
@wneacy2 жыл бұрын
So Brenton at the end of his arm extension he seems to rotate palm and forearm in towards his midline slightly as he is initiating the catch. Meaningful? Or simply the way he initiates his catch?
@martinrea85482 жыл бұрын
When reaching out, is there a slight inflection, or turn, of the forearm, and if so, in which direction? Thank you.
@mikestephens90302 жыл бұрын
It looks like he has (what I thought was) tape on his fingertips. Especially his left index finger. Are those bubbles? Why don't they get washed off like the other bubbles? Just a trick of the light? Is he going so fast it's causing cavitation on his fingertips?
@vits-swimtrainingevolution9886 Жыл бұрын
Nice to watch - in 2023 April some mistakes from 2022 are eliminated ... 🙂 looking forward to compeed
@wp83362 жыл бұрын
Is there a video from front perspective?
@twrkhanasparukh3 ай бұрын
In my mind I'm swimming just like that. :)
@stephenperry597211 ай бұрын
Time the kick on one side. Good tip mate
@jmacfilj54662 жыл бұрын
First time in canal. Brasil!
@たろパパ-j3d2 жыл бұрын
At breathing front arm strechinh slightly upwards, this enables breathin more easy,I think.
@summercurry129 Жыл бұрын
so good lift allows us to breathe easier and flatter our bodies
@prycealderson93522 жыл бұрын
His line from shoulder to hand at extension almost goes upward. This is something mentioned on TheRaceClub channel as well.
@gybx40942 жыл бұрын
Research "The Swimming Flume at the IAT Leipzig". It can monitor all kinds of physiological parameters. Even exhaled air analysis in real time.
@PIkachuTeamTS2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@aaa-qz8qh2 жыл бұрын
Could you cover the 2 beat kick and how to sprint with a 2 beat?
@hartsa88402 жыл бұрын
Wellbrock has 2-beat kick video on his instagram. And there he has not have the suit so hes little bit lower in water column.
@alonsomoreno73402 жыл бұрын
Gracias...thanks
@mounaimzine4 ай бұрын
Please how he kick exactly
@Flowmada2 жыл бұрын
I just watch these videos like... Man it must be nice to swim in an infinity pool.. But if runners don't count the treadmill as real running. What does that mean for an infinity pool? Or are most of us just too poor to afford one to make it a topic? 🤔
@Flowmada2 жыл бұрын
Ya, Phelps claimed he developed a flawless freestyle with one... While endorsing his line of Swim Spa. It let's you get into a remarkable rhythm everyone claims. But if it's just blowing jets past me, how does it change muscle activation? I run on treadmills for recovery runs only. Why? Over 20% less hamstring activation. It's literally allowing my hamstrings to do less work and rest while the belt/platform gives my joints a break. Just a thought I had is all
@mikestephens90302 жыл бұрын
Excellent question.
@flyingsquirrel26202 жыл бұрын
I think a big difference between the treadmill and the infinity pool is the resistance. As the air is not moving around you when running on a treadmill you won't have the same resistance as running the same pace outdoors. This way you can achieve faster pace on the treadmill. In the infinity pool the medium around you (water) is moving and creates the same resistance as in a real pool. So The difference between infinity pool and real pool should be smaller than the difference between treadmill and track.
@vits-swimtrainingevolution9886 Жыл бұрын
I am not agree with something. Some could be better. Efficiency and Perfection of Presition in Effect at the end, could be even quicker.
@markabellera9545 Жыл бұрын
wow she’s got that 4 beat kick , but 2 kicks per stroke on ONE leg
@newoap2 жыл бұрын
Wow. I'm not envious of his technique .. honest!
@たろパパ-j3d Жыл бұрын
beatuful high elbow😊
@jakubvlk43252 жыл бұрын
What about Ryan Cochrane :-)
@salihkulavuz73892 жыл бұрын
Please add Turkish subtitles
@alexjohnson46852 жыл бұрын
How I think I look in the water…
@mooremikey19772 жыл бұрын
“Ballarina in a bucket” think that’ll help
@thomasayau99112 ай бұрын
I apologize, not to take away from his technique, but he’s wearing a wetsuit. That adds to his buoyancy and certainly his close to perfect horizontal position.
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