Ignore this beginner breathing advice 😤 Go straighter to go faster ↕ | Freestyle technique analysis

I noticed this swimmer is making 3 critical mistakes that are causing him to fatigue quicker and miss out on the most powerful part of his stroke
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[@22Goldiefoxx]

Analyzing imperfect technique like this is so helpful!! Really improves my understanding of the fixes I need to make next time I get in the pool. Thank you!

[@sandyhazeltine862]

OMG....the breath info is a game changer!!!!!

[@33Jenesis]

I attest to breathing out too fast too soon. It induces panic and sinking feeling. I am practicing mindful breathing, small trickle and bubble out when head is turning before clearing for air intake; no big air rushing out, no gulping air in desperation. I practice daily to drill everything right into deep subconscious.

[@alwynpereira7363]

I’m unable to trickle and bubble out :(. Did you practice for it in a specific way?

[@33Jenesis]

@@alwynpereira7363 i concentrated on breathing control for a long time. You just have to give it time. The longer you try, the better it’d get.

[@handmaiden4yah]

I needed this. Thank you.

[@getoutmore]

Great video really helpful thanks 🙏

[@ugljesavojvodic3384]

Tašmajdan pool - Belgrade, Serbia 🙂 I learned to swim in this pool 🏊 Hello from 🇷🇸

[@allezvenga7617]

Thanks for your sharing

[@faizarulrahman1167]

thanks a lot , i was confused at first

[@Aaayyydddeeennn]

Thanks! I learned to swim from your videos.

[@EffortlessSwimming]

thank you Ayden! I appreciate it

[@dannybowles6181]

Thank you for saying this. Bubble bubble breathe is nonsense, people sink.

[@BrianBull]

6:23 Not only are you creating drag but you can just tell what your body is doing so much better. All your "weak" points are so much clearer with less drag.

[@sujstet]

Good observations.. i feel he is dropping his elbow quite alot and his hand is closed and not relaxed whilst entering (now it looks more like arrows into the water). Also the hand should be cutting near wrists and there should be connection with hands and legs opposite kick. A little glide in the front end would help to gain that extra distance.. the rotation is fine as long as he is going for a hip driven technique

[@Zumaray]

To correct his entry, I would get him to do a drill with holding onto a kick board out in front with one hand and then getting his other hand to enter the water just before the board.

[@funkyfinnegan]

Thanks!

[@EffortlessSwimming]

thank you!

[@johnswimcat]

This was, when I used to swim, my stroke all over. Rotating too much to the left, not enough to the right, entry too early, head too high, kicking too much trying to stabilise the stroke hence wasting lots of energy. Solution?

[@pumpkinbananas2983]

I always find I'm out of breath & feel like I don't get enough air when I turn to breathe, I also think I'm exhaling too quickly in the water

[@vloggingvillager]

These videos are immensely helpful! Any tips on how to keep your legs straight? I tend to rotate my legs compared to my upper body, like the body should be a straight line but I tend to have an angle between my upper and lower body, I believe due to over rotation.

[@EffortlessSwimming]

brace your core light, switch your glutes on (lightly) so you have a bit of tautness through the middle of your body

[@zpatel6591]

@@EffortlessSwimming how do you mean by switching glutes on?

[@CalvinCooke18]

@Z Patel pretend your holding in a shit 😆 💩

[@robohippy]

It is hard to tell from the video, but it looks like he starts his recovery stroke too soon, like right at the hip bone rather than going full length. Underwater video is really needed for full analysis. I can't remember which video it was, but you did one on getting full extension of your arms with freestyle. I think there was even a drill that went with it.

[@callumthorsen5474]

When you talk about getting more power is it possible to pull to hard that the slips more through the water than the resistance it offers for propulsion or is this a constant balancing act and that it depends on the distance you are swimming

[@EffortlessSwimming]

Yes particularly at the start. The catch is tue setup phase so don’t overpower it

[@callumthorsen5474]

@@EffortlessSwimming thanks for the clarification 👍🏻

[@hemppants808]

im suprised you didnt talk about torso vs hip vs both driven strokes, this guy is all torso driven, engaging his core muscles and bringing in a more rotational kick would improve his DPS like crazy

[@moulaye7534]

But how can you exhale all the air through your nose in the time the head's turning. Seems impossible to empty the lung that way. Or should we empty them ?

[@aleks-lj9yq]

You should never empty

[@noelduffy1535]

Going away to look at my breathing. I'll Come backfor the rest 😌

[@priority3]

I found his exit also slightly early, what about that

[@chusett]

I only breath out right before i need to inhale. Otherwise i am barely exhaling.. maybe a few very small bubbles off each pushoff/flip but its true when I first started swimming I kept exhaling and it was no good for me. My imstructor told me i should exhale VERY slowly the entire time underwater but I quickly realized I was better off not exhaling at all. But to each their own.

[@alwynpereira7363]

I’m not able to exhale steadily and end up holding my breath. Are you now able to swim long distances with your approach?

[@chusett]

@@alwynpereira7363 I can do decent distances. My fastest 500m is 8:47 and fastest 1000m is 19:26. My method works for me because I breath every 2 strokes so I am able to get air pretty soon from the previous breath. Also, I find holding air in your lungs makes you more buoyant which for me is a bigger priority than other people because I have a lot of muscle mass and heavy legs from powerlifting for years. So I basically take my breath, hold it for most of the 2 strokes, and exhale it out as my face is turning out of the water for the inhale. It takes a little practice but basically its an exhale and immediate inhale. I have friends that swim using 3 stroke bilateral breathing or even 4 stroke unilateral breathing but ive found 2 stroke uni works best for me. But if I am racing someone I would probably only breath once in the middle of the lap and then once after the flip turn. I gradually learned to control the exhale slowly by doing many 25m underwater laps where trickling exhale is crucial. I just find it annoying to trickle the exhale during freestyle though so when i do distance swims I maintain my old method.

[@alwynpereira7363]

@@chusett great to know. thank you! at the moment, I have found comfort in a 2 stroke breathing pattern. Yet to master it to stay relaxed and swim longer, and I'm glad to know that it has worked so well for you.

[@chusett]

@@alwynpereira7363 yes! Eventually you will get comfortable with it and not even feel an issue with breathing. These days when I get tired its usually shoulders or hamstrings. Make sure when you exhale you are getting all the air out, so there isnt any leftover co2. Also dont gasp for air on the inhale, psychologically it may seem gasping allows us to take in a bigger breath but in reality it sets into motion a degree of panic and likely increased heart rate. Just breath as relaxed as you can, and know even a small breath is enough really as you will be able to surface again in 2 strokes. Good luck!

[@alwynpereira7363]

@@chusett thank you!

[@anthonyhett]

He definitely looks like he is exhaling too quickly and too hard (most likely through the mouth). Instead of holding onto the breath though, couldn’t he try to exhale slowly out of the nose over a longer period of time - in order to keep his breathing and body relaxed, instead of holding his breath and tensing his body?

[@EffortlessSwimming]

light exhale through the nose is fine also, you can see the female swimmer doing that in the video

[@baraklevy3344]

Well, in previous videos you emphasize the part of blowing through the nose all the way. And here you mention holding your breath. I take it it is a matter of preference? I tried both for a decent amount of time and i feel it depends on a habit and your speed

[@EffortlessSwimming]

if going fast and breathing every 2 you wont have time to hold, but if going easier you will have time to either hold your breath or have a light exhale until the bigger exhale during your head turn

[@glenngoysens8372]

Bubble bubble breathe... That's the swim smooth mantra. It didn't work for me. I still haven't figured out the breathing, most coaches tell me to breathe out more when i talk to them about this problem. But that has never really solved it. I'm going to try this in my next few sessions.

[@jamiekerr2651]

I have the same issue. I hope you managed to sort it

[@alwynpereira7363]

Same! Did you guys sort through this issue 😅

[@onetee9674]

I want to get jammers but cant because im fat. When im more skinny ill buy them, until then ill suffer in my parachute shorts.

[@eminem565]

You should advise him to breathe per two strokes, since he doesn't follow any drill, and does 10 strokes with only one breathe!

[@MathieuDeVinois]

Damit. I did exactly that while breast swimming and tried to Chang to constant breathing out ….

[@notmyrealname6272]

Whaaaat? Won’t that make your legs sink more if your upper body is more floaty? I thought it was all about breathing naturally in a relaxed way as you would in normal life. No?? This is newwww information. I don’t get it tbh.

[@RunnerRemRem]

Agree with this comment. This is exactly what previous videos said.

[@EffortlessSwimming]

breathing naturally as in don't inhale a huge lungful of air every stroke otherwise you'll feel exhausted after doing that for a few hundred meters

[@notmyrealname6272]

@@EffortlessSwimming Interesting. I’ll try it today. Does it depend how many strokes you’re doing per breath?

[@i6olbj]

Too much catch up?

[@EffortlessSwimming]

Yep

[@kevinmeurice5333]

The swimmer is not a beginner. He's intermediate level