PERFECT BUTTERFLY! | Sarah Sjöström Stroke Analysis

Sarah Sjöström makes butterfly look easy! Check out our analysis of her incredible stroke technique.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:47 Dolphin Kick
2:54 Hand Entry
7:28 Head Position
8:05 Dryland Training
11:48 Race Footage Contact for business inquiries: [e-mail]

[@FaresKsebati]

Which elite swimmer should we analyze next?

[@OfficialRomanOfficial]

Kristof Milak and Chad Le Clos

[@teodorabojic]

Lilly King

[@vachebadal7082]

Ryan Murphay

[@juliepark6833]

Carson Foster plz :)

[@fatpuggo1934]

Simone Manuel

[@deportedsouls3165]

She actually lost the goggles in another race also, and when the reporter asked her how she managed to win that one when she didn't see where to flip-turn, she answered "I just counted my strokes". 😎

[@jersa44]

Wow

[@NickMaovich]

wasn't it 50m freestyle? there was no flip turn :)

[@deportedsouls3165]

@@NickMaovich Short course. I'm from Sweden and thereby keep track of her.😎

[@Born2BFly]

I think a lot of swimmers count their strokes . I do especially for backstroke because you can’t see. I can’t imagine a competitive swimmer (which I am not) not counting their strokes. Goggles flood all the time.

[@fksebati]

Her 24.4 50m FLY World Record is absolutely insane! 2.5% faster than anyone else! 🔥

[@DonostiGros]

No breathing!

[@jhssuthrnmama]

The height helps on top of the elite technique. no doubt!

[@Aprilia.S]

As a swimmer girl in Sweden who has Sarah Sjöström as my idol I can say that I appreciated this video

[@parkerraffe3126]

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED SHE DIDNT BREATHE ONCE DURING THAT RACE???!?!?

[@DanielDaniel-oe4bg]

I love this style of swimming, especially in the ocean, when the movement of the waves becomes your friend 🏊‍♂️

[@lordemed1]

and your foe, haha

[@vuthanhtruong6327]

Also the heavy sea water.

[@richcote8109]

Although you have skillfully isolated and analyzed many of the finer points of Sjöström's fly stroke, I believe you may have overlooked the central source of her relatively "flat" butterfly: namely, her "quiet" head position. The majority of accomplished butterfliers -- think Phelps, Dressel, Shields, Maggie MacNeil, and others -- begin the downward torso press with the forehead/head, followed by the chest. It's not uncommon to hear "lead with the forehead, then press the chest" to generate a powerful body dolphin. How deep or how shallow the head presses downward largely determines the amplitude (up and down) of the body dolphin motion. Watching Sjöström you will notice that her head presses very little, if at all: her head remains uncharacteristically quiet! She maintains a relatively neutral/quiet head position throughout her butterfly (both under and on the surface of the water). As I see it, this "quiet" head is what accounts for her relatively "flat" butterfly. As the saying goes, "whereever the head goes, the body will follow." It's also interesting to note that even though she swims fly quite flat, she uses a relatively high arm recovery (relatively because of the "flatness"), hands above elbows, elbows above shoulders.... Maglischo, Gary Hall Sr., Marsh and others have pointed out how important this is to generate a powerful pull -- and few buttefliers can match Sarah's pull! A very quiet head coupled with a high arm recovery appear to be key elements of Sjöström's butterfly. Just a thought.... Nice job with this, and other "analysis" videos!!

[@simoneserraglini731]

Hai perfettamente ragione, lui un ha capito un tubo del modo di nuotare di sjostrom che è la mia preferita, da sempre, in gara quando le altre cercano di ondulare per accellelare lei se le mangia in un amen, è un modo di nuotare cosi naturale e suo non di nessun altra, non riproducile, come tutti gli atleti di talento sono unici e vanno solo ammirati...................

[@richcote8109]

@@simoneserraglini731 Grazie!

[@headcoachcampbellriverkill7920]

Great points. It like her chest leads the undulation instead of the head making the sign wave more subtle.

[@hugoingelhammar6163]

One major difference with Sarah and the other swimmers is that she executes the second kick of the stroke a little earlier. This counteracts the upper bodys upward movement and pushes it forward instead. I discovered this myself on a swim practice when I was 16 and wow, the difference in power was amazing. Next swim meet after that I cut over 2 seconds on 100 fly. I'm shocked many swimmers don't know this technique. And no coach ever told me, I found it out myself through experimenting with the timing

[@triathleteuk]

You can learn so much about improving your stroke by experimenting to see what works and what doesnt work so well. Just small changes can make so much difference and when you discover it by yourself its so good

[@lordemed1]

Sarah at 6 ft is the complete package. Butterfly is a power stroke. Weight training is essential.

[@SteveDahlskog]

I wish I could explain the pronunciation of the letter "ö" in writing. Instead, I can tell you that Sjöström would translate to lake (Sjö) current (ström) making her last name rather fitting for a swimmer.

[@fksebati]

It's a tricky one! Happy swimming :)

[@simoneehlers3948]

To be honest I'm more surprised by the way the presenter insist on pronouncing "Sjö" as "hrö"... Where is that gutteral sound coming from ??!

[@SteveDahlskog]

@@simoneehlers3948 Yeah, I always thought we sounded like we were singing when we talk because our hard consonants are fewer than in German and English. 😆

[@fksebati]

​@@SteveDahlskog I did my best watching interviews in Swedish to get the pronunciation the way the media speaks about her in Sweden.

[@SteveDahlskog]

@@fksebati You did a lot better job than professional actors like Mike Myers and Drew Barrymore in Wayne's World ("Bjergen Kjergen")!

[@bobsmoot8454]

These are great, an analysis of world champions stroke. The amount she undulates is very little compared to most of us. I think by implementing some aspects of her technique can only help. Thanks do more of this type of breakdown of the worlds best

[@mendesvideo]

Thank you for this video. I'm going to put into practice those tips tomorrow.

[@janithdealwis8805]

This is the best swim channel in KZbin

[@FaresKsebati]

We are glad you think so!!

[@royjayme5021]

Thank you very much coach for showing us the useful technique for butterfly

[@HealthSleuth]

That was the best thing I’ve ever seen on your videos

[@Choyeahong]

I didn't know the butterfly swimming arm position, but your vedeo helped me to learn the right position. Fast movement is important

[@umurozbek1001]

I think when you go faster wider movements creats more drag than thrust.Thats why she swims like that.It's like gliders with bigger wings and low speeds at the other hand look at speed rockets with very small wings.

[@taherehjalali5950]

Such a great analysis!

[@mullings2801]

Thank you for the content! Your videos are educational AND entertaining to me. I look forward to contributing.

[@perusha4f]

Congrats for the video

[@vladdahora3690]

Great! Thanks a lot!

[@dajo8403]

Thanks for a super instructive video!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fksebati]

Happy swimming :)

[@headcoachcampbellriverkill7920]

My thoughts are that of course her pull is awesome, looking at the pitch of her hands and how well she swims freestyle, no one should question her pulling ability. However I feel the real reason her hands travel backwards without any out sweep is because her kick is so active. Also a flyer that uses her (or his) pull as a dominant aspect usually performs better in a 200 fly, as the upper body dominant swims are more durable than kick driven flyers. If you look at her 50 fly, compared to her 100 fly, and her 200 fly, you see a notable drop in performance. When you look at her freestyle swims you don't see such a drop. Anyways I would state her kick is the driving force of her stroke over and above her pull

[@morrisfilmphoto5020]

Super SWEde & Super Video ✌ I just started Train 4 Triathlon and do 1600m/3w, and this Video gave my Great Inspiration! Thanks 4 Sharing! (Yes, I'm also a SWEde:) ✌

[@FaresKsebati]

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[@econoriqueza_]

Great as always! Happy new year!

[@FaresKsebati]

Happy new year!

[@fksebati]

Happy new year and Happy swimming :)

[@humanmadetech]

Which Video editor are you using. I want to be avle to draw while the video is going. Best regards!

[@elidking3905]

Nice vid as always!

[@FaresKsebati]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fksebati]

🙌 Happy swimming :)

[@suzieq2268]

Like the dry land exercises too

[@FaresKsebati]

Excellent!

[@HealthSleuth]

I am so happy for you

[@charitaphanindranath6014]

Can u pls make a video on how we can improve out long two beat kick I butterfly pls

[@LorenaJ74]

Hi, I was wondering what app do you use to analyze the stroke (lines, arrows, degrees etc) thank you. Love your videos!

[@FaresKsebati]

It is called Hudle!

[@LorenaJ74]

@@FaresKsebati thank you so much

[@erfanjafarpour128]

literally was impressive could you please next time analize manadou l love it thank you

[@FaresKsebati]

Great Suggestion!

[@erfanjafarpour128]

@@FaresKsebati mr Fares you are so knowledgeable l wanna appreciate you because this characteristic that you have

[@fksebati]

@@erfanjafarpour128 Happy swimming :)

[@brenden781]

The amount of bosu ball stability work I used to do in elite squad this video gives me ptsd 😄

[@fabiocarneirobarbosa405]

Parabéns.

[@asiarossi9658]

hi nice content! can you then deal with Sarah's style?

[@cynthiascott1709]

Can you analyze the different types of dolphin kicks that exist and analyze which are some examples, what are some characteristics of each ,and which would be the best, the strongest ,and the most preferable.

[@FaresKsebati]

Great suggestion!

[@fksebati]

I like the way you think!! Happy swimming :)

[@lordemed1]

Hands are not entering at 11and 1 o'clock. they enter slightly wider than vertical from their shoulders. critical difference.

[@harip4911]

like surfboard plus thrust

[@janakawanigasekara4015]

When she recovers her hands, hands are pulled way behind much. Is it good?

[@shoiku4734]

She didn't breathe towards the end of the race, therefore she didn't break her stroke line & so didn't waste time rising & having to recover the flow. So her key to winning is hold her breath for as long as possible.

[@brenden781]

11:10 I tgought that at first aswell but I think that extension could be on purpose

[@SebastianMitterle]

It looks like she doesn't glide at all after hand entry, is that true?

[@adamding3873]

No top swimmer glides in 50m sprint.

[@fksebati]

Power!!! set the stroke and pull!

[@Guffys]

Dopo aver visto questo video, molto bello veramente, ogni volta che nuoterà delfino mi sentirò estremamente ridicolo ...🤪🤪🤪

[@krang-malinkarlsson8642]

Why not update Sarah Sjöströms new WR from last week and that she now has more medals than Phelps! 🏁🥇🥇🏆

[@jhssuthrnmama]

Help me understand how that's an efficient dive. It seems she entered the water so deep that she has a lot more distance to swim than if she had had a shallower dive.

[@stefvanderkellytrazzi1175]

❤️

[@NickMaovich]

bruh butterfly is insanely hard

[@stepheninczech]

I notice that in your butterfly videos you always say not to sweep your hands outwards after entering the water before starting your pull, but then you show mostly videos of people doing what looks like that. Am I misunderstanding what is happening? Like at 5:38

[@melaniemackay4030]

I was surprised that they had other swimmers holding the Swiss ball for them. I thought that it was done without help. s

[@WarrenTheSonicTuber]

Where is sarah sjöström from?

[@FaresKsebati]

Sweden!

[@WarrenTheSonicTuber]

@@FaresKsebati cool!

[@bigbuggie5]

I've never seen someone rotate their arms so fast in butterfly.

[@schiess4613]

She swims like Cavić!

[@markhooker8520]

Your description of this exercise kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooDdiniFfs2ipqM mentions the hamstrings and calves being activated. The exercise does little for those muscles.

[@user-ru3kl5of8h]

You are Robert Dauni

[@Didion4]

7:53

[@teodorabojic]

how i can buy t-shirt from this video?

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[@fksebati]

Hope to see you represent the swag!!!

[@mehulighosh4825]

Joseph schooling 🙏

[@deportedsouls3165]

24.4 in 50 yards? No, she did it in a 50 meter pool. (At 7:20 in the video)

[@LinusBerglund]

"Choistrom"? That is some extreme butchering of Swedish going on right there! When in doubt, "Show-stromm" is all we expect. If you manage to move that "sh" back and make it "chow-stromm" with the same "ow", that's an instant B+.

[@staycurious644]

You would think that Google would be used to confirm these things before a video is made.

[@QuickZ_]

@@staycurious644 ye google translate pronounce her name perfectly actually. But its a very American thing to butcher names and not care haha

[@bi3lsharkandm1ngau89]

oi

[@ricj9594]

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[@malia2972]

he looks like iron man

[@ajdarazar6343]

زحمات زیادی جهت توضیح انجام صحیح شناها میکشین دس مریزاد.

[@WhyHandleYouTube]

Her body position is incredibly flat. But I wonder if she would introduce more "out sweep" and more body undulations and perhaps less stroke rate as the distance gets longer?