5 Butterfly Mistakes to Fix ASAP!!

[@thomaswoods1365]

Staying flat and tight makes a huge difference in fly. Experimented with reduced breathing and staying flat at Nationals Irvine, dropped my 50 fly time by 1+ seconds. Watched my swim and I know I can drop another second. Hoping to get into 27 seconds next nationals. Great tips Fares!

[@chelseavuchinich4859]

Congratulations!

[@ericdaza570]

SUPER helpful! I just learned how to do the butterfly stroke from this video. My back, breast and freestyle have always been strong but my butterfly was just non-existent till now.

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

I don’t miss getting excited at the start of a race and forgetting to breathe for the first 25-35m, then paying the price 2 lengths later!

[@btsniluriyaforever943]

You correction my swimming all the time .l study many techniques in your vedio

[@Nadandor1965]

That you are showing a young, energetic swimmer. You will show the capabilities and success of a 50-60 year old swimmer in this discipline and with this style. It would be very educational.

[@sj-rz7zj]

I do this then i’m exhausted at the end

[@benfisher9571]

Shush

[@stephanearthaud8308]

But could you tell us about the benefits of that breathing pattern, if it became consistent ? It is the way to improve it, says the teacher.

[@Nadandor1965]

That you are showing a young, energetic swimmer. You will show the capabilities and success of a 50-60 year old swimmer in this discipline and with this style. It would be very educational.

[@theodorewhite164]

Your lessons are super clear & invaluable. At 85 yrs of age having a plan you know works makes progress no matter how small inevitable.

[@FaresKsebati]

Thank you so much Theodore! So true - following a plan is the best route to success!

[@jerwahjwcc]

Wanted to say thank you for the don't go slow tip. As someone still trying to figure this stroke out at all, I tend to try and slow down to think about technique and then get frustrated.

[@florali2963]

Hello swimpro! Your tips are very helpful! This is better than the swimming lessons:)

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you think so!

[@teshthekid7323]

Lol.

[@christaalbrecht67]

This video is really great. I especially appreciate your point that you cannot swim butterfly "slowly." That's such a huge misconception. If you slow down, the timing of the entire stroke suffers. I also believe that all the butterfly learning videos that employ lots of slow motion footage are a big problem. When you watch the stroke in slow motion, you lose the sense of flow and that momentum you need to actually swim the stroke correctly. If you're in the water and try to emulate the slow motion videos, your stroke will not work. You can only swim butterfly fast, with momentum and a steady and strong forward motion. I find that this stroke is all about fast and fluid full-body movement that carries from one part of the stroke into the next.

[@campfortune]

Not true for me.

[@allenliu7519]

@@campfortune no one asked. and youre the only person who feels that actually

[@campfortune]

@@allenliu7519 what's wrong with you? no one asked you either. how do you know I am the only person who feels that? you asked everyone? zero logic and sense in your reply.

[@emo-slime-mold]

Wow this was super helpful, I never learned how to do butterfly so I’m trying to learn from your videos. Good stuff! Also totally makes sense why I can’t do a slow breaststroke, I noticed in my workout yesterday I can’t do a slow lap of breaststroke without going too deep underwater with each stroke.

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad it was helpful, Owen! Happy swimming!

[@JJ-tc4bo]

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[@JJ-tc4bo]

😆

[@thefriendlyperson2011]

@@benfisher9571imagine not going a 28 in the 50 fly

[@nathankruger6038]

This is literally just wanted I needed. Thank so much guys!!

[@PuneetVijay]

I am a begineer learning butterfly. This video is great, thanks for shairing.

[@gardenswimmer4471]

Thanks. Very helpful. I totally agree with the swim fly faster suggestion. I discovered it by accident. It's sooooo much easier.

[@stephanearthaud8308]

Swimming butterfly slowly IS a very good drill to me, even it might be a mistake to others. It helps me to cut each élément of the stroke, especially the recovery, and to put each élément of the system at its place. The head down, then the recovery ! As fast and low as possible. In fact, it helps me to feel all what the teacher says here, at my humble level. I also create a body memory and perhaps a good core training. (I must give it is Bad for my legs movement !) I focus on not being disqualified and being able to swim every Olympic distance. In the end, as if the teacher was always and universaly right, I cease swimming slowly by accelerating, working my heart beating and the knowing myself. Which is very well introduced by the teacher here ! But think of one thing: you might improve your level by listening his lessons ! You have to know how much.

[@stephanearthaud8308]

The tip that made me understand it all: there IS a part of thé stroke where you have to rest.... Not exactly to rest, but to slide, with your lungs full of good air... Just like if you tried a New birth ! Someone said it well, believed him...

[@justthomas2488]

For some reason when first started swimming butterfly I thought you had to do a streamline position with my arms, lol I quickly fixed that and improved a bunch on my races!!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad to hear that you've improved!!

[@nhocbuioi0789]

The way you talk is very powerful and straightforward just like butterfly swimming.

[@pa4765]

Your technique tips are great. I focus on building a strong core & kick especially when teaching beginners. Lots of leg lifts, body lifts, sit-ups and "back-kick" workouts. Dolphins do very well without arms.

[@rotorblade9508]

mono-fins can help strengthening the muscles but the problem is the strokes are done very short at a high pace

[@AnthonyAKung]

Funny, our Masters coach just told me this week to not sweep wide upon hand entry! So today I was working on that thinking "essentially two free style pulls"! Thanks for the tips!

[@TheGamerJamal_]

Really good video! I've had the problem with sweaping and my breathing technique for a while now, so i mainly need to work on that, but i honestly really appreciate the fact that i can finally improve my timings and techniques in 100M , 50M, and 200M

[@Cli4fy]

These ways helped me in my compuition and thank you whoever this is

[@DWLEE092047]

Hmmm…I'm 74 and I still love to swim fly. But I swim slow, have more up and down movement and resistance. But I still love it!

[@zhaoyizhong8215]

Wow I'm making every mistake you mentioned and this is so helpful. Thank you so much!!!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad it was helpful! Happy swimming :)

[@kawh8719]

I gotta say, I love your whiteboard illistrations!

[@FaresKsebati]

Swimmer or whiteboard artist? The world may never know! 😂

[@marcbelliveau3881]

Great tips! About not swimming slow... Do you make a difference between gliding and swimming slow? I really feel like you said and need to use power to do a stroke but I do also can control the effort by gliding a bit (or more 😉) while I'm in the stretched position. I remember doing good 200 fly overgliding this way. Still, I always tought butterfly to be fun 25m 😂, probably because we can fully feel the style at high speed.

[@williamwarren9397]

love the illustrations

[@GarciaHuang31]

You draw great!

[@gybx4094]

Yes, I would rather swim a fast, technically accurate 25 than a sloppy 50. That's a great point.

[@winterdogmusic]

This is really good, even though I swim a slower butterfly, because I do 2k butterfly in my training usually.The techniques shown here really help my technique stay tight.

[@FaresKsebati]

That's great, Tom! Thanks for sharing and happy swimming!

[@carlomagno55]

Muchas gracias por compartir tantos conocimientos, excelentes consejos para mejorar, pura vida desde Costa Rica

[@stevenweiss7129]

I think the art in in your voice and explanation, but I appreciate the effort! Thanks for the tips and the great program for my iWatch. It is amazing!

[@Diogo.Ribeiro_]

Just love your videos!!! It had helped me improve A LOT!!!

[@jannamz5235]

Thank you very much for these tips. For me however, one thing that put me off butterfly is that it looked like the only way to swim it is fast. I am not built for speed. It was only when I discovered ‘Art Of Swimming’ butterfly that I decided to learn this stroke. It is now my most favourite of all.

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you decided to learn it! Happy swimming!

[@921FM]

Yoooo I really know that feeling for butterfly😂 that first 25 feel like butter 🔥

[@Drainthepipe]

My butter fly has always been weak and I've been meaning to precipice it more especially for IM because my backstroke is pretty groovy my breast stroke I usually end up in front again and then free I just go all in for the win but hopefully using these tips will be like the missing link to making my IM faster!

[@EspeBas]

Lol, I'm the one that is trying to survive a butterfly. Thanks for the tips!! I'm going to work on them 🙂

[@FaresKsebati]

You got this!

[@neilkrane3082]

I completely disagree with the slow butterfly comments. I try and find efficiency with every cycle and go into a nano-rest phase and glide. I can swim butterfly for many laps and concentrate on form timing and composure. Swimming fast is really a burn-out game, said the recovering heart surgery patient. Slow down and get everything correct. I'd love a response to this if you agree or disagree.

[@K0nc3pt10n]

I also don't really agree with the no slow butterfly. I've found that slowing it down really helped me focus on the stroke and putting it together with my body motion and breathing. It let's me save my endurance so I'm able to get a lot more practice in a single session than I was when I was swimming fast.

[@neilkrane3082]

I disagree with the insistence that swimming butterfly must never be done slowly; indeed, it can be swum slowly. Like anything in life that is complex, if you cannot work out the exact timing by doing something slowly and then progressing to different tempos once achieving success, your technique will not reach its full potential and become stale Swimming distance fly is about composure and equanimity. The slow comment is not brilliant and incorrect unless it is about going as fast as possible, which is still inaccurate. Who cares? The obsession with speed is ill-advised and pointless unless you try to win something. There is so much more to swimming than winning and going fast. Seriously, this is play; why does it have to be a competition? I have added a new feature to my fly, it is a triple-dolphin kick. The third and previously non-existent kick is executed after the hands enter the water and in streamline position, then add a strong kick while in streamline. This extra kick, not intended to make you go faster; but allows one to savor each complete stroke cycle and provides the space and time to reset and begin the process again. Once the timing is in place, you can add one or several more kicks in the streamline position. Calm down, have fun, and let go of the obsession to go FAST! Evolve, explore the possibilities and challenge the so-called experts.

[@richardross6221]

Well done! very articulate and easy to comprehend. Thank you.

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad it was helpful! Happy swimming :)

[@gilles4176]

this video is so interesting! thank you allot. can't wait to go swimming

[@joaoluiscardosomartins854]

Thanks for this video! I am trying to improve my butterfly stroke and this video will help me a lot!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad it was helpful! Happy swimming :)

[@selenesantucci3946]

Wow! This video was just great. Thank you so much.

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you enjoyed it, Selene! Happy swimming!

[@DevonNorrex]

Man, thats realy true with the head too high point, thats exactly what i am doing wrong and of course will start to practise, as soon as the water is more than 8 degress outside..... I mean i have the power in my arms, from my Cross Fit times years ago, but thís made me slow.... I didnt realy catched the 4th point (bending knees). Might be a translation problem, but I will figure it out Thanks a lot at this point and kepp on doing!

[@marilynstrube4970]

I recently had a breakthrough in my butterfly. A woman watched me swim and told me that I was rushing my stroke. I always had the belief that if I wasn't getting enough lift, it was because I wasn't swimming fast enough. As a result, I wouldn't allow enough time in the glide part of my stoke. Once I put a slight pause at the end of the glide, I found my backward push to be much more effective and now my arms are flying over the water surface. 😁I hope this helps someone with the same problem.

[@FaresKsebati]

Thanks for sharing, Marilyn! It's great to help the swim community grow :)

[@boraefeozer1761]

I know the feeling... I know the feelin

[@From_Dust_We_Rise]

Thanks for the videos. They're really helpful.

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you like them!

[@cathymcdowell9173]

GREAT videos. I'm sending the links to our entire summer swim team.

I wasn't expecting doing my butterfly so bad until I figured out all of these points the head high I think is the easiest to work on I will try it as soon as possible now I see why I feel I am faster without breathing makes too much sense, thanks for sharing this

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad we could help! Have fun making these changes to your stroke and happy swimming :)

[@erfanjafarpour128]

undountedly every one by these tips would be perfect in butterfly as always amazing

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you think so!

[@leelee8662]

EXCELLENT bonus advice! Ty.

[@FaresKsebati]

Anytime! Appreciate it - happy swimming!

[@hampton1315]

Yes waiting for the upload!

[@FaresKsebati]

More to come!

[@andrewfair-purcell9868]

It hasn’t even premiered yet and already has 10 likes

[@FaresKsebati]

😊😊

[@hethan_life]

Hi MySwimPro! I love your videos man. If I had a phone I would definitely give the app a try. I love swimming and I have decreased by a lot during the pandemic. I hope I can access your app once I get a smart watch, because your tips are so helpful. Thanks MyswimPro.

[@FaresKsebati]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@davidv2078]

Like for the illustration

[@Silvia-rc3pb]

Very good!!!tarde en traducirlo (mi inglés es basico)pero valió la pena..por favor..sería de gran ayuda subtitulos en español!!!muchas gracias x los videos estoy suscrita y los veo siempre que puedo !

[@possyboy1584]

The drawings are sooo GOOD

[@mwendwamwirigi]

Very helpful...my problem has been that wide arm and i think also bending knees too much. Thank you for doing this video

[@FaresKsebati]

You're welcome! Keep working on that kick from the core and hips and happy swimming :)

[@A3n6iloop67]

“Give a thumbs up if you like my little illustration “ made my day

[@brickster8]

thanks! my son was swimming butterfly in his meet so this was very helpful

[@FaresKsebati]

You're so welcome! Happy swimming :)

[@henrybrill4354]

Thank you for the videos on the four swimming strokes can you do a video on the top 5 IM mistakes if you can

[@hilarywalton1143]

Wonder what you think of the Shaw method. The woman who demonstrates looks so clean and relaxed.

[@ericw6143]

some great tips!!!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you think so!

[@highwaytohealth3211]

Great tips!!!!!Thanks a lot!!!!!!

[@brody_n]

Awesome thanks!

[@loading2054]

Thanks this video! There is a lot of good tip in this channel.Can you make hungarian subtitles for hungarian swimmers?

[@loading2054]

Thanks this video because next weekend i swim 50 m butterfly

[@FaresKsebati]

Thanks for the idea! We are working on adding subtitles for all of our videos!

[@loading2054]

@@FaresKsebati thanks MySwimPro

[@nourmohamed1092]

Thank you that was really helpful

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad to hear it! Happy swimming, Nour!

[@allezvenga7617]

Thanks for your sharing

[@LonestarJamaica]

Always good stuff in your post ........ (Jamaica)

[@forbeslorman]

Great illustrations

[@todoroni2350]

Ur videos seem like they will help me, I think I'll be able to improve if I lock these tips in

[@todoroni2350]

Thank uuu

[@theroundupgang7878]

“I’m just trying to survive butterfly “ that’s so me . I think going slow has been my problem. Thanks so much for the tip .

[@FaresKsebati]

You are so welcome! Give it a try and have fun :)

[@wolftickets1969]

As I myself have experienced, there is #NoSlowFly, it's swim or sink. Got to keep the arm stroke at a consistent fast speed while being synchronized with the entry and exit kicks. With that said, I have also learned to (near) consistently lift my head to breathe at the right time so as to not swallow water or interrupt the stroke.

[@sohampadalkar6744]

I learned more from this video than swimming classes for 3 years...

[@FaresKsebati]

That's awesome to hear!

[@Joseph.Kim.1]

Like your illustration fares

[@marisa6843]

yes indeed good job

[@roseandrowich263]

Thanks

[@derekm1918]

Yeah, I got a lot to fix on my fly, but the next big thing is probably the breathing pattern, at regionals this year, I went around a 27 for my first 50 and then a 32 for my second, was definitely burnt out

[@patlang5213]

Yeah 5 seconds is too much of a difference I usually try to have only a 3 second difference. Recently I went a 24.3 28.3 though so I need to work on that too lol

[@rubypaterson7079]

They are so good

[@santiagoguerrerocontreras1840]

Fares, thanks for your help, and I have a question, Could you analyze Nicholas Santos Butterfly??

[@FaresKsebati]

Great suggestion!

[@santiagoguerrerocontreras1840]

@@FaresKsebati Great , thanks 😊

[@bestbefore3000]

Great tips, thanks!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad it was helpful! Happy swimming :)

[@apollo5261]

There is definitely a minimum possible speed swimming butterfly, but you can totally swim *slower* than you would while sprinting.

[@rotorblade9508]

I can swim very slowly if I want but maybe the technique is altered, l delay the recovery and glide more. Anyway it’s preferable over a free style relaxed swimming because you can look ahead, especially in open water

[@_R_R_R]

@@rotorblade9508 Wouldnt you be better off to delay the pull? Stay in streamline for a but

[@nimeshsingh4943]

Very helpful video- I can't figure out if stroke count is defined by kick or arm pull though (and even with the kick it's confusing what counts as one full- up or down or up and down). I think I breathe every arm pull and do 2 kicks per. Sounds hard to do two pulls in one breath. But it might help go faster

[@bedylicious]

Great tips

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you like them!

[@mattmoore-nz1yt]

I love the video keep it up

[@FaresKsebati]

Thanks, will do!

[@dieu-huyentran5185]

Great tips!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you like them!

[@МихаилАлексеев-к8л]

Perfect!

[@frodihansen6211]

Thank you now i know why i was tired in butterfly even tho i swam easy

[@lukewesson3498]

I have a 200 fly coming up do you have any recommendations

[@killspiritproject]

Do a lot of dolphin kicks, I like doing 5-7

[@saulgalindo1793]

Exxcellent video, than you very much from Mexico City.

[@theflowwizard]

My technique was pretty good but one big mistake I was doing was to not put my head down and look to the floor after I’ve taken a breath. A swimming coach has corrected me once and I’m super thankful for that since I managed to improve my technique a lot with the advise to put my head down after breathing in.

[@FaresKsebati]

That's a great tip! It's crazy how one little change can affect your body position and speed!

[@theflowwizard]

@@FaresKsebati yep. Swimming butterfly now while leaving my arms stretched out in front while kicking a couple of times is now more relaxing, improves my overall posture and nearly feels like a yoga pose 😄

[@jafarrahman2069]

Can u share some drills of butterfly for beginners for kicks hips n head movements

[@rubypaterson7079]

Love your videos

[@paulhills1002]

Nice video thank you

[@FaresKsebati]

You're welcome, Paul! Thanks for tuning in and happy swimming :)

[@Iqxonyt]

Everytime i start a butterfly set i always sprint the first one lol, its just so fun to do when you feel fresh, i just hate doing it while im tired

[@shalomirewole-ojo5335]

Thanks a lot

[@FaresKsebati]

You're welcome! Happy swimming :)

[@pettypractice7872]

"No slow fly" clearly you have not seen my fly

[@sefogelson]

Helpful~!!!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you think so!

[@kenko_killer7202]

Hey I have a question, i wanted to know if it is correct to the first 25 or 30 or even 35 m not to breath and then breath one or two times in a 50m race, and in the 100m the first stroke when you go out of the water not to breath but then breath in every stroke

[@kenko_killer7202]

@Jacob Thorpe well yeah that with the 100 meters i knew it, but i didn't know if breathing in every stroke in the 100 is ok, except the breakout of course

[@justbachoi4095]

Can you guys make a video about drills to do after recovering from a shoulder injury?

[@vavava628]

Now they have it if u didn’t see just saying

[@swimmerstevieg]

Question: At the end of the stroke when hands are furthest behind you are you supposed to squeeze your shoulders together for less drag because if you do then your elbows are more likely to bend on the recovery. Thank you great tips!

[@FaresKsebati]

Hi Steve! Instead of focusing on your shoulder blades, think about your head and hip position. Keeping these low to the water and inline will be the best way to reduce drag and help you get your arms to recover better!

[@angieclark608]

Thanks for sharing. I subbed. Congrats.

[@jodieandme6850]

When I try going slow in fly, I just imagine flopping my hands down onto the water and it just feels so good 😁😁😁

[@Kat-zj5kd]

Hes amazing teacher