Michael Phelps freestyle multi angle camera

[@andremelo2026]

His dolphin kicks, massive hands and feet, a body "built" for swimming, exceptional endurance and strenght and, of course, a lot of hard word and dedication.

[@romanesq]

Whoever posted this deserves a medal and who made it deserves three. Beyond awesome. It's just amazing watching Phelps and he's the greatest since Mark Spitz except when he's done, he may just be the greatest ever. Just incredible power and efficiency. WoW!

[@rmsdudqkr]

240p has never looked so amazing.

[@GlaiveLady]

This video posted on KZbin is exactly what the world needed. I had been looking for easily-accessible footage of Phelps swimming to refer my students to -- only to have all the links severed because the videos were taken down. The swimmer, the swimming, the camera work, and the editing all put together has certainly created a work of art that has inspired such a wide range of discussions from so many people! Thanks (GA Tech?) for putting this together and Mr. Phelps for all your hard work.

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

MICHAEL! PHELPS! IS! THE! (G,O,A,T)! SWIMMER! HA! HA! HA!

[@noahborton1568]

this dolphin is a very good swimmer ;)

[@asterix645]

notice how he is just a swimmer, yet his video has over 1 million views. He is more than an athlete, he's expanded throughout the world. Micheal Phelps makes history, he is history.

[@tiktoksal99]

my fish should see this!

[@persilbran]

well done for posting this superb video that makes it possible to take a really good look at the stroke of one the great swimmers. Respect to Phelps for taking the time to do this as well

[@rustydaines6859]

Dude is part dolphin

[@Sunlight70]

One of the best vids on KZbin.

[@jamesbod123]

Look at that turn

[@spaceyplace]

This is so graceful and effortless, it's so beautiful to watch.

[@osrodrig]

Wow, that dolphin kick!

[@Sunlight70]

Great camerawork - useful vid! Thanks for posting.

[@TonyMontana-pg6to]

Not sure if human or fish

[@sukazim]

Mermaid

[@Secretlyanothername]

Merman! Merman!

[@notafanboy250]

It looks beautiful. Smooooooooth motions.

[@mooseolly7744]

WHAT THE FISH

[@forrealzip]

looks so beautiful! he makes it look soooo easy!

[@mooseolly7744]

this swim style is the fastest, down side is it consume too much energy in kicks.

[@DazeJokerz]

Gotta get build the fitness up with those kicks

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

no, if u look at all the top guys they dont cup their fingers tightly together. rather they have them slightly apart. if you do this you're effectively creating a bigger paddle. with the fingers slightly apart you can make use of water tension to actually keep the water at your fingers. if you spread too wide the water will just pass through so its a fine line to tread.

[@pinmedown00]

wow.... not bad.... his strokes are all smooth and proper.... i like it. Must learnt from him.

[@christine2624]

omg its my life long dream to meet him!!!!!!!! i love u michel!!!!!

[@RPGgrenade]

@Deemer105 I heard (correct me if i'm wrong) that he does that because there's quite a large amount of water resistence about half a meter below the surface of the water, pure dolphin kicking can be rather fast at depth (i do freediving so i know that much) he does this and it's what kept giving him his huge advantages in the olympic races. also his kick is the hting he train the most, so it's obvious he'd try using it the most. Although i do agree he goes rather deep.

[@David-y8m8z]

this man has like paddles for hands and flippers for feet. Amazing....simply amazing. swimming is such a graceful sport.

[@GDZolt]

@DallasGreen123 It just looks like his head is underwater, but when you turn your head while your stroking, a little pocket of air creates itself right where your head is. So its easy to get a breath if you just turn you head. /Whats with his two stroke breath technique i always thought that three strokes was faster than two?

[@sebastianzx6r]

@XxMRKENTxX Thats right, for bilateral symmetry. But in competition people breath every 2 stokes so they can get more air. But doing it during a normal practice session will make 1 side more tired then the other. You can practice breathing every 2 strokes going 1 way but make sure to breath on the other side on your return trip.

[@feldypt]

I could watch this all day, postural poetry!

[@monsterhigh6099]

he is an athlete who is known for his epic swims that nobody can master without practice, he has been swimming since he was 11 years old, same with me and i want to become a pro like him, but it takes hour and hours of training every day! you have got to be a very dedicated person to become a LEGEND like him!

[@UniversalEnegy]

@CNMLGB2 Yes, I agree with you. That's exactly what I thought. Goes up and down which increases the resistance by widening the swim area vertically which does not keep swim flow narrowed and stream lined.

[@christiansigmund]

@yuzik: Awesome video! Perfect capture of all the different angles and I'm watching it over and over. Only question: Why this poor video quality? 240p? :-/

[@michinnunapaen]

wow..cool video!! i like the last angel the best. thanks for sharing!

[@sullay1991]

man thats a frickinn fish!!!! loved it loved it and loved it !!!!!

[@layups]

It is good to switch up breathing patterns but how much does your coach make you swim freestyle/front crawl by the four count? The whole practice? Do you switch your breathing side for bilateral/proportional development? kris might have objected to four count strokes per breath because swimmers might overuse one side if they hold even counts. This can be adjusted by the swimmer switching sides with their even stoke per breath pattern.

[@DebraWelch]

That was awesome! Thank you for posting it!

[@TomR0909]

@DallasGreen123 an air pocket is created when you turn your head properly, the part that you're seeing is underwater but not his mouth

[@Rej800]

@Deemer105 That's what he does, particularly off his turns. He takes more kicks than most swimmers so the greater depth makes it so he doesn't surface too early. Also kicking deeper underwater is slightly faster.

[@TheEdp123]

@asterix645 it depends how far you want to swim and how much oxygen youre going to need. bi-lateral breathing is useful to see other competitors and for new swimmers it helps to correct the movement of the arm and breathing technique so is probably better. it also helps to train up your respiratory system

[@shazadster]

@Deemer105 i'm pretty sure you're supposed to be deep. when you come up is when you start the movements. Phelps likes to have long durations of dolphin kicking, which is most effective deeper, i think.

[@shan9893]

He's gonna break the most medals record.... Love you Phelps...

[@evec4782]

Amazingly efficient in every movement ; )

[@Netalies]

So beautiful to watch this!!!

[@kolpaj]

Great vid. Thanks for posting.

[@ohnoyoudidnawt]

its like a dance! it's too perfect. phelps is beast.

[@crazy1bmxer]

are you suppose to breathe that often i ben swimming sense i was mad young but now im getting into more the proper way how many strokes do you usually do till you breath cause i feel like this is to often

[@cygil1]

@YDMF You should train using a mixture of bilateral breathing (breathing every third stroke on left and right) and every second stroke breathing. For second stroke breathing you should do one lap breathing on your left and one lap breathing on your right -- or you will develop an assymetric style and also assymetric body development, which will create problems. I wasn't careful and now I favor my right arm and breathing to the left, and I'm having to coach myself out of this problem.

[@LouieTzepher]

this guy is a human fish, got to love him, thanks mike for making America proud.

[@thewhitefang007]

@coffmangirl This is a natural element of a 'loping stroke' , where the head is used to help shift his centre of mass forward for maximum momentum in the propulsive phase. Phelps a 200m freestyler utilizes the most efficient style of swimming for this distance (as does lochte,biedermann etc) where one arm is used front quadrinally and the other oppositionally to allow for a quick breath, which is helps deal with the lactic build up in the muscles. PS. I'm also a swimmer :)

[@WuHoo21]

it's also because you don't just use your hands, you also use the forearm for even more pull. that is why the freestyle drill where you close your hands into fists, is a good drill because it teaches you to use more than just your hands for pulling

[@CoDconnections]

Absolutely beautiful

[@ticoig]

O cara é o melhor mesmo, mas uma pergunta fica no ar, nesse estilo livre, ele só respira do lado direito mesmo?

[@hoboandwedgiestudio1]

Thanks for this. His technique is a perfected verions of Mark Spitz and ive been trying to learn how to do it.

[@afara2000]

This is interesting, it looks like his left hand pulls front-quadrant (delayed) but not right hand. His right hand pulls a little earlier. If you look at Thorps, his both hands pull with equal timing i.e., front-quadrant strokes. Not sure if he is doing it just in this video and not in actual race!

[@phus2001]

How lucky we are nowadays!! This video is incredible.!!

[@crazy1bmxer]

how come he lets his hand rest in the water for like a second before he finishes the stroke? and when you do the stroke whiel your liek pullign the water are you suppuse to bend you elbow and also do you keep your legs straight while kicking or bend the knees a little?

[@rorioshi]

habia visto el documental pero no pude conseguir el video. esta muy bueno

[@EternalRiver90]

Gosh I LOVE swimming. He does it soo good!

[@papatooth1]

ive been out of the loop for 20 years but when did they start doing the deep dive and butterfly kick to start off?

[@normsfletcher]

He's got a nice clean entry with his hands , he's sliding his hand in rather than slapping the water. Try it just standing in the pool!Have a look at some of the Total Immersion videos, no bubbles there either!

[@mc1703]

this is lovely footage

[@DD7n]

i got a question, is there such thing as like underwater earphones and mp3s or whatever that lets you listen to music while you're swimming?

[@herbstava]

i cant get over how pristine his flip turns are

[@swimmerM3]

ohmygod so beautiful!!! (the stroke of course)

[@Sihamsedap]

i liked the last view. thats the best way to analyse one's swimming technique

[@macouco]

he's got a lot of flexibility on his heels and lags as a whole. His kicking is so powerful.

[@YOUchris15]

nicest rhythm everr espicially how he is capable to keep his kick perfectly same from the beginning to the end

[@andreiacbt]

what is the music???? the video is fantastic, i will use him in my work about my favourite things =D.....please somebody tell me the name of this music...=)

[@manitsmatt]

exactly, the "good" technique is only based on what "could" work the best. The most balanced, effective, symmetrical stoke. Its based on potential. Everyone is different

[@wknight20]

@xAUSSIExMATEx I've seen some swimmers breath every 2 strokes -on their left side for one lap- and then +on their right side for the following lap+... repeat cycle. I never really wondered why...

[@Andythefunkman]

this is just beautiful

[@Mastersword203]

mmm not really sure but a bunch of people do it like Lesac. They did some research and turns out they do this because if done right there is a split second where both arms are actually pulling at the same time. I read that in splash magazine :)

[@cardcutie101]

@bubblewrapmonkey his fingers aren't closed fully because according to research it's better to have your hands just relaxed, not completely closed or completely open.

[@asterix645]

Hi im new to swimming, and i hav a question. my swimming instructor always tells me to breath every 3 strokes, and try to go on both sides. its called bilateral breathing. but when i look at phelps he breaths evry 2 strokes on his right side only. what should i do?

[@CCRider100]

100m Butterfly vs 200m butterfly is comparable to perhaps 200m vs 400m running in track, different distances albeit fairly close to each other. The 50m freestyle in swimming is comparable to the 100m dash in track, the shortest distance with no turns or bends to run/swim. With regards to relays? They have relays in track also.

[@AnDrEwemd]

no se como no se cansan!!

[@patriciaspoon]

such a graceful swimmer!

[@adamroflll]

i understand, and you make a valid point. but the thing is that no matter how many more medal opportunities he had, he still ended up with the most everything in the end. he set every olympic medal record I can think of. i would agree with you to say that it cant be said if hes the greatest athlete in the world, but with all his record and medals i don't think an argument can truly be made against him in that regard.

[@tudy8778]

i'm a swimmer too but nobody in the world can beat his time or something like that!!!!!! Michael Phelps Rules!!!!

[@MrTinyLlama]

For people who don't know much about swimming, in these videos, he's hardly trying at all. You can tell by how his hands graze the surface of the water, his really wide kick and his breathing of one side. I'm kind of surprised, he's so epic that he beats my times while at practice XD

[@Sunlight70]

Fast! Good vid, thanks for uploading.

[@ja_xiii]

Always good seeing someone working for the same goal ,, I make beats myself

[@byurazorhog]

Can someone please tell me if I should be breathing out through my nose or my mouth underwater? I'd been taught to exhale with my mouth underwater but I saw someone do it with their nose. I feel like right now I get tired way too quickly which might be attributed to mouth exhalation.

[@swimmerM3]

a true work of art :O

[@ViZiOMusic]

Just amazing

[@VanshotheBailiff]

You're talking about one breath per stroke is bad? I'm just curious. I have poor lung capacity and need to breathe in and out more frequently. Isn't it ok for all swimmers to have their own pace for breathing?

[@mattialmostmusse]

Awesome! Thanks for uploading. Phelps is a true master. The dolphin kick is impressive. I have a question about one tiny thing. On left arm recovery he pulls earlier than on right arm recovery. (from 1:26) Is this optimal? In my opinion the motion during right arm recovery is more efficient. This is probably due to breathing though. But anyway. What do you think? Is there potential for improvement even in Michaels freestyle?

[@AliBoulalaSTP]

michael phelps swims faster than most fishes do. he is crazy. he´s the best athlete of all time. he is perfection

[@KX9N]

I swim a 29sec 50 free im 14 this is my first year swimming. Is that good?

[@mar504]

@DallasGreen123 His head is actually creating a small wake in the water, the wake creates a pocket of air in the water he can breath out of.

[@FruitarianSwimster]

@mattialmostmusse It's a variation of freestyle which combines the benefits of shoulder-driven and hip-driven style together into a hybrid stroke. Perfect for sprint-middle distance events, Jason Lezak and Lochte use this technique as well. The extremes would be Stefen Nystrand's stroke (search his name on YT) vs Ian Thorpe's style. Michael incorporates both in synergy perfect for mid-distance events.

[@thornautical]

thats how its done! excellent form.

[@ZeegzagOfficialTV]

His form is smooth!

[@I0H0II0H0I]

@annalovesyou86 he doesn't, he breaths every 2 strokes - never had the feeling that you're suffocating after 100 meters sprinting? - so it's kind of a two edged knife ... or you get sour through lack of oxide, or you breath more often resulting in some speed loss.

[@MatthewMershon]

:25. This is the key to why a lot of people aren't swimming as fast as they want. In freestyle, short events like the 50 or 100, the start is a big component. You need to have a very tight streamline, and keep your shoulders taught, while you tuck your head in the small gap, and create an air bubble for your face so your goggles don't get whiped off.

[@kevinchan47]

I love his dolphin kicks,,,,look at the force!!!!!

[@xXHarunoSakuraChanxX]

I love his streamline, it was unusual looking but it's a good technique. :D

[@imaninjaeys]

@Jogommo yes it is the university of michigan pool and it is 50 m long by 25 m wide

[@PackofDiscos]

He is amazing! His heart must be HUGE as well! :-D

[@Virus278]

how many meters are the flags from the wall?

[@wankaparadiso]

such grace and speed!

[@elinfiernoentusojos]

@Deemer105 i saw other video where they compare that to other guy, explaining how that's an advantage because he goes longer before he starts the strokes