How to Dive Off the Blocks FASTER | Swimming Start Tips

Improve your entire race from the moment the horn goes off with these swimming start keys to success!
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1:27 Body Position on the Blocks
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[@mtg1394]

This video saved me. I can’t dive off the blocks well and I was worried because I had a gala that night. I was told that my dive was acceptable. Thank you.

[@shagunshetty3288]

Gala?

[@joshuacarroll4372]

@@shagunshetty3288 gala/meet/event/race all same things

[@sherylsanoy8695]

r face zzz Rdzj mm

[@narutopower9512]

@@shagunshetty3288 gala means mega

[@charlottemarie1005]

@@narutopower9512 gala is a swim meet in England. A swim competition

[@robohippy]

One thing I see you do here, and Caleb Dressel pointed this in one of his videos, when you fire off the blocks, first thing that happens with you is that your head comes up. This slows you down, in response time. Keep your head down. Caleb has the best start out there.

[@FaresKsebati]

Great point - Caeleb Dressel's start is probably the best ever!

[@carpe996]

Do you have a video using standard track-start starting blocks? which are a good bit higher than the white blocks in this video.

[@naranlob1281]

i joined a highschool swim team (im in the beginner lane) for the first time, i havent swam in 2 years but im trying to get into the sport again because i love it alot . im gonna have my very first swim meet in a couple of weeks and im really nervous but ill try my best :)

[@FaresKsebati]

That’s awesome! It all starts with a passion. Good luck, you’ve got this!

[@mistywhaley2021]

i swim highschool you got this !!

[@Chinese-kkkkkk]

This helps me a lot, I wasn’t doing well in swimming, and I now know what to do whenever I have a swim meet and I will start getting a better score now, thank you!

[@kevinemmanuelhernandezlope1037]

Excelente video. Me ayuda demasiado para la salida. Ahora a ponerlo en práctica. Saludos y muchos éxitos.

[@Kids-Rule]

My goggles fill up when I dive

[@ravielbeaumontd.clarin6524]

Make it tighter bro

[@Random_Channel000]

Make them tighter and look down when you dive.

[@user-gh6cr7xk5v]

I need to go further in the air when I push off, and also I am a young swimmer and I have a competition coming up soon and I dont really have that full strength to pull myself on the block to get the full streamline. So thank you for the tips!

[@Rosay1548]

Omg same same same!!

[@HenryFil29]

I have this exact same problem,I don’t go up I just go straight down into the water

[@Rosay1548]

@@HenryFil29 same I never go forward and then narrowly down I just go straight down

[@nothinghere.-]

No literally, I have a competition tonight and I’m trying to get some final tips.

[@Rosay1548]

@@nothinghere.- omg that’s what I was doing when I commented on this video lol

[@shamseelamalik9157]

I am also included in a race and these tips are helping me alot.Thank you for sharing awesome swimming tips.

[@Rosay1548]

Omg this video helps so much because I am a scared diver and I had a swim meet the next morning and I had to go off the block and I was worried so I watched this and did perfect dives at my swim meet

[@GoofyFish794]

I have competition tomorrow, and i almost qualified for nationals but it was the start that's holding me back. this really helped.

[@axin9995]

sureee

[@GoofyFish794]

@@axin9995 it was at ncsa

[@paigewalters1746]

Nice tips - thanks!

[@StrangerThingsGiwrl]

I am a swimmer and I needed to get more power and go further in the water and win. Thank you so much!!

[@hfrf]

This really helped me, especially with breastroke helping me get that distance underwater

[@FaresKsebati]

So glad to hear that! Maximize that underwater pullout and happy swimming!

[@X3r0Gaming]

I was waiting for a video on this. That k you my swim pro 😁😁😁

[@X3r0Gaming]

Thank you*

[@FaresKsebati]

Awesome! Hope you like it and happy swimming!

[@zhaoyuanyan]

I think this will help me improve a lot 😊

[@Karolina-hf3uf]

That's exactly what I was looking for!!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad to hear! Happy swimming!

[@seemaali4780]

Excellent.useful tips very relatable

[@user-yt9uh3ly5u]

thank you so much

[@chiragdas4361]

Thanks a lot sir

[@carmenrodriguezcabello8520]

Me han sido de mucha ayuda tus observaciones. Algo tan simple pero tan importante. Muchas gracias. 💦 ¡Feliz año nuevo!

[@FaresKsebati]

¡Muchas gracias! ¡Feliz año nuevo!

[@Battletraps_editz]

I have dive shy ty this helped me😊

[@djshadowpain]

Note that, the lean back is not to get stability nor to prime the legs. The very slight stretch is for the lats. So if you find yourself leaning back and still not getting the your lats primed, try keeping the butt up and push upwards. This is very uncomfortable, especially for people with very tight hamstrings. The activation on this slingshot motion, is forearms, lats, and rear leg. The drive through when the weight is carried forward with the rear leg straighten as the front leg now drive the start take off, and the last bit to fire off is the front leg ankles (read calves activation.)

[@lizduffy9825]

Definitely helpful, thank you❤

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad to hear that! Happy swimming :)

[@problemSolvedForYou]

Any suggestion on how far should I aim for that hole in the water? How far should I touch the water? I've tried short distance entry, long distance entry, medium distance entry but something seems odd. Is there any standard like related to a swimmers height?

[@isaacjosifek4818]

Whoa, this video was so interesting! I'm so glad to say that my coach doesn't tell me any of these things.

[@hamadaparis3556]

Hi I do workout in the gym a lot of pullups pushups but when it comes to staying in the water for long periods of time I can not exceed half hour I get too tired and there were some girl who treaded water for about 4 hours but for me I've used my strength and I couldn't any tips for treading water for long periods would be really helpful.

[@FaresKsebati]

Great suggestion!!

[@PeachyPaigeMusic]

I taught my nephew how to dive off the diving board in 1 week using your videos, however, I, an adult who is just learning how to dive, can still not dive with an arc like this. And when I try and fail it hurts or my swim cap comes off. I don’t know if you have any more advice beyond this for that specific issue but if you do, I would really love to see a video on that.

[@zonix5630]

1st and thank you for making this vid will help me a ton cuz i am a short dist swimmer

[@FaresKsebati]

Happy to help! Definitely a big help for sprints - every tenth of a second counts!

[@zonix5630]

@@FaresKsebati yes🏊‍♂️

[@paulasika7304]

your the best

[@baktijrsniper1684]

Good👍👍👍👍👍

[@rupak07ambekar18]

Pls make a video on how to increase arm rate for butterfly

[@boostedmaniac]

What about looking ahead when you dive off? I see some pros jumping off and looking up momentarily before hitting the water to get a little more distance.

[@jcasey8335]

What happened to the old school two-footed start with toes over edge of start block? It seems like you could get alot more power pushing off with two legs rather than one.

[@dinismoutela6613]

That's true but you lost a lot of time with that i guess

[@eliasgonzalez5357]

But slower to jump, at the end, one leg is faster… at least in my experience

[@gailjones1807]

I just want to know what is a dns after the beep?

[@emersonoliveria6182]

Boa noite! Show de vídeo!

[@mariamkarim8285]

I would like to know if everyone can do competitive swimming and also what is the swimming progression after you learn to swim?

[@charlottemarie1005]

If you're good. Compositions. Swimming, diving, synchronisation etc. Or just do it for fun and fitness

[@thatstressedartist6738]

Hi I don’t know if you mentioned this or not but when I tried diving off the block I have a bad habit of bending my knees so as a result my feet came in first. So do you know how I could fix that

[@FaresKsebati]

Hi there! Check out this video for some extra steps to learning the dive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX2wkoGfeJiYndk

[@baktijrsniper1684]

Good👍👍👍

[@JozefPovazan]

For some reason when I dive in a race, when I emerge out of the water all the other swimmers are a whole body length ahead of me, do you know why? Thank you

[@lanideguzmandotcom8984]

I used to swim when I was young but diving was so scary for me, I guess I should overcome my fear, will start over again. Diving at this time.

[@Leona_loves_sanrio]

Moment 5:12 realy helped ty

[@person5894]

Also remember to keep your hips up on the blocks

[@Waveriderraven]

Do you have any tips for young swimmers that are already on international levels?

[@ellakg8500]

I need to go farther than down, usually I go wayyy to deep when I’m supposed to go out. Any tips?

[@judesantillan]

dam i shared twice

[@annal3870]

I really needed this!!! But I'm still too scared to dive from the blocks because the water is only 6ft at my pool and I feel ill smash my face on the bottom. Right now I just dive from the other end of the pool

[@hamadaparis3556]

That initial fear is the case for everybody once you get over it everything will be so easy.

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad to hear! Definitely continue practicing in an area that is safe for you, but six feet should be deep enough to dive without hitting the bottom! Check out this other video about diving that we made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX2wkoGfeJiYndk

[@zonix5630]

6ft is deep enough cuz the pool i go to itself is 6ft and 25 meters we only get access to the deeper and the 50m pool during satrudays

[@zonix5630]

but for that you need a good start so u dont go too down or you dont be too up

[@alexsmith3678]

What I do, I have been doing swim since I was like 5 and I'm 18, barely skin the water. So I basically dive and try no to go so deep, but deep enough to where I'm not like 4 feet under water, but where I am close to 2 feet from water

[@juaancit0]

argentina 2 mexico 0. que buen video

[@jessicadewitt4302]

Cool 👀💰

[@andyfan6353]

I lift my head up and then my arms go under my head so when I go in the water my chest goes first so I keep doing a belly Flop.

[@sandramartinez-johnson3221]

My son loves your goggles where can I find them???

[@FaresKsebati]

These are TheMagic5 goggles! You can use the code MSP15 for 15% off at themagic5.com/ :)

[@purpleskate9436]

So when i get off the block do i aim to jump a short distance?

[@FaresKsebati]

Try to dive as far out as you can without letting your legs smack the water! Pretend you're diving through a hula hoop :)

[@texabara]

I am 5’6”. I do the “slingshot” when the ref call for your mark. I push with legs but pull with arms… Is the only way I can beat taller guys at the start.

[@parstell2816]

عالی ممنون

[@sddragon2108]

Im looking at my dives from race meets, and i see that i go very up high and then down into the water. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[@yihongli5805]

Push forward not up

[@fanatic42]

Thanks, I have my first ever meet tomorrow and still can’t start

[@evanalba]

How can I help my legs keep still they bend over when I dive and I can’t fix it

[@Random_Channel000]

Lock your knees.

[@user-cx4ll4rj1t]

@4:16 Your front leg leaves last so he got it wrong - hands, back foot and lastly power front the front foot. You can clearly see what leg leaves last @3:59

[@FR-yr2lo]

looks like the BACK leg pushes FIRST !!!!!!!

[@mitkodjenkov]

Can you make a video about how to swim much faster under water

[@FaresKsebati]

Check out this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXWroJmKaap9jdk

[@jessicadewitt4302]

How fast can you swim

[@tomdougherty3245]

My biggest worry is my goggles will flood or get pushed off. I try to dip my head down and tighten them up ?

[@nirvaankhadgi3877]

Please send me panel and pool body in nwpal budha choke

[@skylarkhakdog8016]

This video helped me. I won Gold medal

[@rangalakshmipothanaboyina9980]

Hi

[@rangalakshmipothanaboyina9980]

Ho

[@XenoDKirA]

Why is the lifeguard in full clothing? lol

[@Hare-krishna09876]

When I dive, I get close to the block. Please show me the technique to jump away from the block.

[@Random_Channel000]

Use your back leg to get power and jump further.

[@Hare-krishna09876]

Will try thankyou

[@Its_Flora]

I am just too scared to go off a block because the blocks at our pool are so high up I go off the side

[@GamesPatron]

Hey but did you know that water is 800 times more dense than air?

[@annal3870]

resistant*

[@FaresKsebati]

No way 🤯

[@communityguidelines876]

Is anyone else struggling to get their hips up? How do I fix this?

[@namae_9092]

3:10

[@nhanha5342]

After dive i hurt my head😊

[@AJswim11]

What are those goggles

[@hasanshah6502]

I dived in 6 feet deep water and injured my lip. My head hit the bottom, thankfully the teeth were unharmed

[@stephanietobey9937]

This was so helpful♧》》¥¥¥¥

[@evanielisgrissom2982]

Unfortunately I basically just fall off the blocks!

[@aloha_lax]

i can dive but i want to be better

[@mialovechannel5833]

I was born in 2015

[@julirgyxbs8376]

Why are you wearing a tech suit

[@callalilly1988]

I can't dive to save my life.

[@AdharshAchu-bt3tx]

Poda🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-uu8ro5ys9p]

i bet this video cant get the same number of likes as comments

[@Iszlatangod]

🤡

[@Siddhi647]

No bro😅❤

[@ALIMAHDI874]

Yeah me too

[@Random_Channel000]

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[@Random_Channel000]

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[@stephanieandrews6092]

🤢🤢🤢

[@hashimpatel8590]

this guy does not know how to teach

[@flashenzoog]

Too much talking