How to Swim Freestyle CORRECTLY in 2024 (Ft. Cullen Jones)

[@chinmaysguitarclass]

He is so good at teaching! I love him... Great enthusiasm

[@FlubGeometryDash]

Cullen is a LEGEND! He did a clinic with my team a few years ago and he was such a good speaker and incredibly kind. Being comfortable with the uncomfortable is a big thing I've noticed a lot of swimmers have trouble with, when they feel uncomfortable or more tired doing something different, a lot of times they'll just stop. Thanks for the awesome video! 🏊‍♂

[@99cya]

throwing the arm forward by your core and not by your shoulder muscles is a revelation to me. ive never heard or considered that. neither my swim coach has ever mentioned that (to be fair, i had only 2 lessons with him so far). i will definately try that.

[@geonwilliams]

Wow love this! Nobody's ever explained the recovery like that to me before, can't wait to try it out next session.

[@paulpaulsen3357]

One of the best swimming lessons imo

[@leotang6041]

wow! that's a lesson! thanks a lot for teaching and the vid.

[@beaumac]

Wow! What fantastic instruction. He’s got great analogies and timing. His focus points are brilliant. Swing the arms. Reach as far as you can. Now I know what to practice in the pool today! Thanks 😊

[@Somendra_Kharola]

Great insights! But is this technique of swimming only relevant to 50m/100m sprints, or should one try to swim even long distances using this technique? Using the big muscles of the chest, back, and core/hip also consumes a lot of energy, compared to using one's shoulders to lift one's arm and recover with a very high elbow. So one wonders if this would be an ideal technique for swimming longer distances.

[@neone4759]

More learning lessons please from these Legends 👍👏 Bs, Fly, BrS. Thank you

[@cristianmota4658]

Great video Fares!!! Great and useful information. More videos like this one, Please!!!! 🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♂️

[@neilingle794]

From reading the comments so far, the 'throw and grab' recovery gets the most attention - unsurprisingly, because many of us are taught 'high elbow', 'elbow-led', 'finger drag' etc etc. The 'throw' flies in the face of all this! But I can see the logic, your centre (hips and core) initiate the rotation and your arm just goes with it. Doubt I'll ever want to do that straight a recovery, but will try that drill on my next pool visit.

[@lorenzodoni2648]

Wonderful suggestions! I will try to apply them next workout!

[@Jackyjhwang]

This is really good to remind the basics on swiming.. Thanks

[@078241111]

Tried this today in my workout. Good results (even if it was a little disorientating). Questions: 1) does this eliminate EVF? 2) is a modified version of this stroke style recommended for backstroke?

[@JorgeRzezak]

Gracias Fares!

[@thlui]

Can this be adapted for long distance swimming?

[@relaxworld7486]

Great stuff, thank you!

[@marccheckpoint5353]

Like this guy, one of the best video posted here.

[@pankajswamy6298]

thank you so much ❤

[@danielkoprowski4514]

OMG bro this guy reuinited with my swim team 7 years ago. our Coach (Coach Lou) has used him to help us look up to such swimmers that were successful in swimming.

[@Swimmer-j1x]

Would this be helpful for a long distance swimmer? Edit: another question here would the throwing arm thing work if you do a 400m, 800m, or the 1500m

[@andresmullin4978]

I have the same question. I would think this only applies to short sprints. I hope so. I don't see myself doing this for an 800m

[@Swimmer-j1x]

@ bru I have a 1500m next weekend and I need any other KZbinr who are good in the strategy and the best efficiently way to improve my times for my events Edit: got any other KZbinrs that will be helpful?

[@alexratiu93]

You adapt it with a bit of extra glide…

[@open_water2411]

I’m guessing he’s teaching for speed rather than distance…but I’m happy to be wrong. Can’t wait to try that though and loved the bit where the S shaped pull is consigned to history.

[@CluelessPilgrim]

Naturally. Jones was a 50m specialist, and his focus was, is, and likely will always be on the most explosive swimming within a very limited time. I doubt that the group in the video (Fares and perhaps a couple others excluded) aims at that. Much of his ideas don't really apply to any type of endurance swimming. However, some lessons are universally valuable such as focusing on a single point at a time, on technique, doing things right rather than checking the box, and so on. The drills are great as well - kicking on the side is probably one of the best ever, as it contributes to many different aspects - body position, kick, breathing etc. Straight arms and overreaching, otoh, are sprint specifics. To this day distance swimmers swim in a somewhat "Thorpian" manner simply because it allows to conserve energy.

[@open_water2411]

@@CluelessPilgrim Thanks for taking the time to reply in such detail. I really appreciate it.

[@laltumondal6628]

Is this a new update of Fister?

[@mylivingsky]

God, i luv saving my shoulder! ❤

[@claudiasalazarcampero804]

Woow!! Olimpic champions!!!!😅

[@robohippy]

Well the comment about catch up style not being good practice I do not agree with. Can't remember, but some reason like "practice like you swim". This would eliminate just about every drill there is.

[@Mark-sh2ki]

This video leaves out what happens after the "throw" and the catch, during the pull phase. If you continue the windmill style of this throw underwater instead of folding the wrist and forearm to face the end of the pool for the pull, I've been taught that you are pushing down on the water during the first part of the pull phase, deflecting your forward movement upward.

[@richardtrass]

Yes. I’d love to hear about the underwater pull push phase after the throw recovery he recommends

[@albundy06]

Short and simple. When you do this you don't push the hand forward slightly under the surface like hip driven freestyle. The arm enters with fingers down, way out in front and just goes straight to the catch to pull again. That's what sprinters do. You can of course mix it up and do it in different distances, leave it at the surface a little and then set the normal catch etc. Check out Leah Smith's stroke as an example. Also remember Cullen was a 50 freestyler. The 100 was going long for him. Some people take more of the 50 stroke and bring that up to 100. And some bring more of let's say traditional stroke and bring it down to the 100. Like Pan and David P as examples. Dressel is the other way.... Speaking of Dressel. Watch his stroke when he's swimming the 200 free vs the 100 and the 50.

[@richardtrass]

@@albundy06 thank you!!🙏👍

[@stevenedgar8061]

This is exactly how i teach freestyle. It's about grab, launch, reach. Not fanning the water.

[@mauriciojr8332]

Dangerous workout I d say.😮

[@KNDCHV]

So much inspiration and modesty: "If I can humble myself as an olympian, I think all of you can". I love this sport so much. It saved me from my demons so many times. As soon as I touch the water, everything goes away...

[@swimnerd-s9q]

Cool ❤

[@laltumondal6628]

Isn't this the deal of Fistal, it's the perfect facial style

[@alexratiu93]

I actually said about this in a coach meeting and all jumped on me that I’m wrong and is making a bad technique….

[@seeeeeker1]

using your core instead of your shoulder. So many people did not get it.

[@tonyshihoutang6576]

If I can catch what he taught 50% I guess I can swim very fast 🎉

[@Guildwoodpearce]

My coach isn't going to like this 😬

[@tomppa31]

Why doesn't Cam McEvoy swim like that, even though he's the world's fastest sprinter? Is he swimming correctly?

[@tash_lets_tri]

Great sprinting advice…Take it with a pinch of salt if you are into endurance… The title of the video should “How to swim fast freestyle” not “correct freestyle”

[@surjitkalair8371]

WOW! 🙏💦👍

[@napraznicul]

Next time in the pool i will follow his advice: I will lesson my body and i will drop all the bullshit for "nice swim" and try what i've seen in that vid. Theory is pure bullshit, the champs are the only ones to follow.

[@vits-swimtrainingevolution9886]

He is great, a nice guy, and back in time top. No doubt. But rules of physics never changes, and long arm levers are never has been advantageable, opposite. Yes some still win races in this style. This will change after and after. His teaching, well, isnt real time analytically controlled, and so it is 2024 far away from acceptable in way of "best method available" - and he is informed 2023 about VITS, he should now it could be done better in 2024. He may not like it, he may reject it. I don't know. I don't want to criticize, I want to be kind, want to enlighten and inform, to wake people up and if possible lead into new era, especially people who are role models and heroes.

[@erdemyagan3580]

such an adorable personality coupled with a concise methodology which immediately resonates with the students ✨🙂🫶