Swimming - Freestyle - Are You Swimming Uphill or Downhill?

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[@SWIMVICE]

📲 Improve your freestyle technique today! Go to 👉🏼: community.swimvice.com

[@hg2348]

I've watched hundreds of swimming videos on KZbin but only yours tell me exactly what I need to hear. You've transformed my freestyle completely. I can't wait to hear your pointers on Dolphin kick and other strokes. Thank you so much!

[@SWIMVICE]

Thank you H g I appreciate your feedback and I’m happy these videos are helping with your training 👏🏼. I do have a few recent videos on specific points of other strokes but I will definitely have more in the future! Enjoy your practice and keep me posted on your progress! 💪🏽🏊🏼‍♂️-Coach Mandy

[@Vivungisport]

I have been swimming for 35 years and still nobody have covered this subject to me. Damn it! And a big thanks for teaching us this important technique.

[@SWIMVICE]

Vivungisport 😂 it’s okay I’m glad this video has helped you understand this subject. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. I will be sure to answer them! 🏊🏼‍♂️🙌🏽👏🏼-Coach Mandy

[@monicajenkins4687]

This is exactly a problem I have...When i am approaching the deep end of the pool I feel as If I am sinking, so I start "swimming up hill"...When I am swimming toward the more shallow end of the pool, I feel as if I am "swimming down hill"...I've never seen this topic addressed before...Thanks for the insight...

[@cyclingzone5909]

Thank you! A wonderful demonstration!

[@TheSnifmister]

I usually don't have this problem but every once in a while I tend to swim to high. I really like the way you show the bad Technics then correct the movement. It's much easier to follow how the proper Technic pays big dividends I can't wait to try them out. Thanks coach Mandy 😃

[@leowald1]

A really instructive video! Lately I have been struggling by avoiding a low body position. I will follow your recommendations tomorrow when I will return to the pool. Thank you so much for this video! You are a really proficient swim teacher.

[@nelsonorangi6080]

Thanks a lot Coach Mandy. Along with looking straight down at the pool floor, this is the best way to beat sinking legs. It makes swimming so easy I'm surprised you're the first coach addressing it so clearly.

[@SWIMVICE]

Nelson Orang'i you’re welcome! Keep my posted on your progress. Hope your swimming is going well! 🙌🏽😄 -Coach M

[@Wheel333]

Awesome thanks, will try today.🙏🐬🙏

[@mrstarboy4k]

You are a great coach. Your videos are actually helpful in making swimming easier. You address the exact problem I have been facing over the years.

[@tomlettner8503]

Enjoyed/helpful! Thanks

[@emmyin]

Super! Thank you

[@GC-wc8wj]

Thanks Mandy... probably the most practical explanation of sinking leg cause and mitigation...!!!👍🏻

[@SWIMVICE]

Gregory Chevalier yes! It’s definitely one of the main causes. Have you noticed a difference in your practice? -Coach Mandy

[@julianredondoromero9396]

Thank you very much, for the advice I will put it into practice and I will tell you.

[@hockinghillsalive3624]

Wow. What an incredible difference.

[@worthtech3249]

Thank you coach Mandy...perfect explanation!

[@SWIMVICE]

Mark Worthington you’re welcome Mark! Keep me posted on your training. 👍🏼🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach M

[@jawshua100]

Thanks. Good tips,

[@kazloveswhoopie]

Wow. Thanks. I needed this advice badly!

[@SWIMVICE]

Karin you’re welcome! Try out the bonus tip and let me know how it goes. 👍🏼 -Coach Mandy

[@dancrotts724]

High school and masters swimmer. Have been swimming with rotation and all other technical adjustments I come across to help with efficiency and durability. Over the past year, my lower back has been getting more aggravated, post swim. I’m really excited to see how this addresses my stroke and lower back issues. Thanks @swimvice! Great videos and information.

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi Dan, Yes, I completely understand where you are coming from with the post swim pain. 🏊‍♂️🙌 Enjoy your practice with making those adjustments and keep me posted on your progress! -Coach Mandy

[@bitfar]

Yours videos are always helpful. Its amazing the way you explained it.

[@SWIMVICE]

Farid Betchikh no problem Farid! 🙌🏽👍🏼 -Coach M

[@brijeshpazhayathodi2250]

Excellent tips

[@edwinng5893]

Thank you so much!!!

[@SWIMVICE]

Edwin Ng you’re welcome Edwin! Keep me posted on your training. Enjoy 😄🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach Mandy

[@user-op9he2nu8s]

Very helpful, thanks for this demonstration.

[@SWIMVICE]

蔡承勳 you’re welcome! Enjoy your training 🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach Mandy

[@charlyarias2]

There are a lot of channels that teach you how to swimm correctly but your videos offers innovative and creative poitns of view, like the one comparing walking and swimming. Also they are technically good made: good lighting, good sound and have a clear structure with goals very clear to understand ...besides you looks gentile, humble, polite und the ton of your voice is great: nice und calm... TX a lot

[@martinlamha3011]

I love this video.

[@SWIMVICE]

I'm glad this video is useful for your training Martin. Hope you are enjoying your practice!👍🏊💪 -Coach M

[@MrVeryfrost]

Super, thank you so much! 2nd month when I am learning to swim. Can do 500m already but my coach so far never emphasized this lesson.

[@TheGrafhamWagger]

Really clear explanation - thank you!

[@SWIMVICE]

TheGrafhamWagger You’re welcome! I’m happy the video shed some light on this topic. Try the practice tip the next time you go to the pool and let me know how it goes! -Coach Mandy 🏊🏼‍♂️

[@lenamanh9916]

This video is very helpful for me. Thanks so much!

[@SWIMVICE]

Anh Le great! -Coach Mandy

[@davidb7987]

Very helpful tip!

[@SWIMVICE]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mecheil2000]

Very good demonstration to explain the major concept of freestyle.. Million Thanks to Great Coach Mandy... Kindly share more and more for your very helpful tips in freestyle swimming...

[@valeriehunter2484]

Great videos. New swimmer and these are very clear and concise. Thanks for the “to the point” philosophy!

[@SWIMVICE]

Your'e welcome Valerie! Glad these videos are useful for your training 🙌🏊😄

[@SvBa.]

Nice, thanks and regards from Germany.

[@ravishkhundiwala7500]

Thank u mam

[@lornadunning1902]

Wow. Uphill downhill is a brand new concept for me. I think I’ve found the answer I’ve been looking for. I strongly suspect I’m swimming uphill. I have a big glide and slow stroke rate.

[@brigitt8149]

Recently discovered your channel and like it very much. You keep to finer points without getting garrulous and your pronounciation is crystal clear, so even non-English speakers like me can easily follow. I am definitely a "downhiller"; always head to deep in the water to get an air pocket. - Do you have a video showing arm movement under water? Particularly the last phase before resurfacing? Thank you from all my heart.

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi Brigitt thank you for your feedback and welcome to the channel! As of right now, I have a video demonstrating a common mistake when the arm exits the water and how to start correcting it. However, I will be releasing more content on this point of the stroke in the future so stay tuned. Here is the video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZXSk5-ulNV5m6M Enjoy your practice! -Coach M 🏊🏻‍♀️

[@paulcrooks4467]

Thanks babe

[@yacovrubin47]

Thanks coach. Usually when I swim from the deep end to the shallow end I feel like I’m swimming downhill and the opposite when I swim the other direction.

[@lynncyprian5710]

Thanks. I'm trying this Sunday.

[@SWIMVICE]

Lynn Cyprian great! Keep me posted on your progress. 🙌🏽 -Coach Mandy

[@lynncyprian5710]

Will do

[@costavroulis3008]

Thank you for this video Mandy :) I'll remember these helping swimming tips when I do my freestyle technique at the pool

[@SWIMVICE]

Awesome Costa, enjoy your practice! 🙌🏊‍♂️👍

[@costavroulis3008]

Do you often do swimming races with other swimmers for fun

[@mariohdezch]

Por fin encontré un video que me aclara el por qué se me hunde parte del cuerpo y, sobre todo, lo formidable que me sentí al ver los nuevos resultados después de aplicar los correctivos que señala. Yo solía intentar nadar con los brazos muy altos y eso provocaba el hundimiento de mi cuerpo formando un arco que me provocaba resistencia, mucho cansancio y dolor. ¡Muchas gracias, Bella Dama!

[@bitfar]

Yes it works. I tried it (downhill) this morning and was feeling my legs are not sinking. Thx coach.

[@SWIMVICE]

Farid Betchikh awesome I am happy you found the solution for your training! -Coach Mandy

[@ilias2841]

this was a great tip Coach Mandy . I'm noticing the uphill swim during the first 200 m of my 100m routine and it tires me down .

[@RemekKinas]

Great video! Thank you for explanation!

[@SWIMVICE]

Remek Kinas you’re welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. 👍🏼😄🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach Mandy

[@RemekKinas]

@@SWIMVICE I am "fighting" with drags described in this video. Next one is too slow swimming cadence. I mostly glide and have to accelerate too often ( because of the slowdown). Hope find some more tips on your channel.

[@bhawanishankar1990]

Best and most beautiful coach in youtube.

[@PoetWithPace]

OMG! I didn’t realise what I was doing till I saw this. Great simple tips. Thank you!

[@SWIMVICE]

Eye opening right? So glad this video was helpful for you! 🏊Coach Mandy

[@PoetWithPace]

@@SWIMVICE indeed it was!

[@johnwet5798]

very good advise, Thank for your clue. I try to find a long time why my leg drop. Now Eureka!

[@SWIMVICE]

john Fck wet yes!! 💯👏🏼👏🏼 -Coach M

[@viper22able]

This channel should have more subscribers 👍

[@SWIMVICE]

Thank you! 👏😄🙏🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach M

[@sailorfamilytse5330]

nice

[@notmyrealname6272]

I think I’m pointing g downwards on way in fingers first etc but then I’m kind of scooping upwards! This could be why my stupid legs keep sinking! Can’t wait to try it.

[@neilhighfield7927]

Thanks coach, Tried the corrected reach and dropped 10 seconds per 50 m. Fancy the USA teaching Aussies to swim faster.

[@ryant5050]

Great video! Right now, I’m sinking up hill for sure.

[@SWIMVICE]

Nice Ryan! Now you know so you can work on adjusting and fixing your body position. Enjoy your practice and keep me posted on your progress. 🏊‍♂️🙌💪✅ Best, Coach Mandy

[@ryant5050]

@@SWIMVICE thanks Mandy! Actually tried it today at the pool and I could finally feel myself glide through the water for each pull instead of just constantly fighting the water each stroke.

[@SWIMVICE]

Awesome Ryan, glad your practice went well! 🏊‍♂️ Looking forward to staying connected throughout your training. Nice work 💪👏 -CM

[@lucagian9801]

thank you so much coach M. i have spent years tryng to do something that i couldn’t explain, and now i can proudly say: keep your profile low and swim downhill! on a personal note i would further stress the importance of core engagement and rolling side to side. oilfield swimming. 😄

[@SWIMVICE]

Luca Gian yes exactly! You’re welcome 😄🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach M

[@hanshendriks9381]

I definitely swim up hill and yes my legs are always dropping

[@adrianburton6477]

Hey coach Mandy, I want to first off say that I really enjoyed your video and it was really informative! Your channel came up in the videos I might like, and the title of your videos spark my interest. I have recently, as of the last few months, started taking swim lessons with a masters swim coach. He is an outstanding teacher who has help me progress to swimming continuous freestyle laps in a 25-yard pool. If you knew where I started off, you would know that this was a great accomplishment for someone who is 48 years old and hasn't been in a pool since he was 21 years old 😁! Not taking anything away from my coach, but he would always explain to me to reach forward, reach forward, stretch as if someone was pulling me by the hand. Oftentimes he would push my hand down because I was reaching too far up but he never explained to me why. Your video has truly opened my eyes on this fact. I am an analytical person who operates better when I have facts. I have subscribed to your channel and I'm looking forward to further videos and I will definitely be going back to watch your past videos! Thanks again!

[@SWIMVICE]

Thank you Adrian I appreciate your feedback and support! I’m happy you found these videos helpful for your training. What’ve explained about your progress, is a big deal and you will definitely continue to progress over time. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop a comment. I will be sure to answer them as soon as I can. Enjoy your training and keep me posted on your progress! 🙌🏽 -Coach Mandy

[@syazwanrashid1842]

Thanks Coach M for the great lesson. I have another problem that my body tend to swim to the left. Is there any tips regarding this problem?

[@SWIMVICE]

syazwan rashid yes definitely! Click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6riK2mnrBortU 👍🏼🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach M

[@jameshallfishing3377]

Huh.. I got to try that. That's interesting

[@SWIMVICE]

James Hall fishing keep me posted on your progress! 💪🏽🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach Mandy

[@mohamad888xyz]

❤❤

[@anthonywilson37]

That felt like an intervention at the end. 😄

[@SWIMVICE]

Anthony Wilson 😂 haha I’m assuming you tried the bonus practice tip? 😄 -Coach Mandy

[@anthonywilson37]

I‘ll try it out tomorrow! I swim about 2 kilometers a day but I know my freestyle swimming could be better. Thanks for the demonstration! 👍🏼 And „downhill swimming“ sounds like a good way to put it.

[@johnsmith-eu8qv]

Hi, this is a good explanation. I tend to go high but i have a question: If you look forward (as you mentioned going high tends to faciltate this) i find looking forward i can also keep the legs up and get a good glide? it seems that i create some sort of balance point fwd of the lungs around the sternum? But it tends to be alot more tiring than looking straight down with a flat back. My question is: is this looking fwd posture a credible way to also swim? i see ian thorpe and other pros adopt this posture.

[@TheVikingquest]

I look 1 meter (or so) forward. The reason elite swimmers swim like that is because they use much more force on their 6 or even 8 beat kick - which give them a more attack position - without legs sinking.

[@johnsmith-eu8qv]

TheVikingquest Thanks for that explanation, it explains why i feel more powerful in that looking fwd position. "Greater angle of attack" nice analogy

[@SWIMVICE]

If you’re legs aren’t sinking you are pressing or “leaning” on your sternum. However, looking forward still breaks posture which leads to unnecessary tension in your neck and shoulders. Having a break in posture like this will then lead to swimming from your shoulders versus your core. Posture is the foundation of the stroke so you are able to still maintain balance if you relax. Try it out and let me know how it goes! -Coach Mandy

[@mib910]

If I try this at swimming and it works, some people will have some explaining to do :)))

[@flexifuerte]

Coach Mandy Is a strong underwater pull related to higher swimming speed?

[@SWIMVICE]

alignment ---> rotation ---> streamlining ---> a great catch are all related to decreasing drag and increasing sustainable momentum. 🙌🏊 -CM

[@Thekidisalright]

Thank you so much for the video, now I realize the reason why I do everything right on my upper body my legs still sink, I have yet to find my balance point because I have been swimming uphill at this time, thank you for making this simple and easy to understand.

[@SWIMVICE]

Thekidisalright you’re welcome! Try using the bonus tip at the end of the video to help find the solution to this feeling and keep me posted. 👍🏼🏊🏼‍♂️🙌🏽 -Coach Mandy

[@danielholdship1253]

Thanks Coach Mandy, how can I sync my legs and arm stroke.

[@SWIMVICE]

Hello Daniel! Great question - timing your kick properly requires certain positions of alignment to be executed properly. I have a detailed course on how to connect you kick for beginners and intermediate swimmers. It is inside the SWIMVICE Kickstart Part1-2 Program. 👉🏼Check it out here: tinyurl.com/SWIMVICEKS2 Enjoy your practice! -Coach Mandy

[@alirezaziari4543]

I dont know finally in two kick stroke with went right hand in wster push the left foot into water because some swimer do uposite so some swimers do thise with right hand with right leg . Think u a lot.

[@alirezaziari4543]

Thanks in freestyle went left hand with right leg both into water in two kick stroke .

[@vishwanathakc4157]

My coach always encourage me to break water surface with ankle... But in your front crawl most of the time your ankle kick inside water... What is correct way??

[@wsalas13]

WOW THAT HIT HOME!! IF NOT MARRIED...IF U R EVER IN DC...BUYING U DINNER!!!

[@adamdavis4197]

Just watched Grant Hacket, Ian Thorpe, and Sun Yang in underwater videos. Granted, they're doing the 1500, but they clearly are not utilizing this swim downhill approach - and they are/ were, the best in the world. Can someone help explain this?

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi Adam great question. Elite swimmers like Sun Yang press and lean with a slightly downhill extension. Since they are highly skilled swimmers, they are able to utilize their torso and posture to hold and stabilize their body on the surface of the water as shown in this video below: ✅ kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnvNeayKaL6jr5Y When someone is learning how to extend properly a common cue is to reach forward. However, what happens 9 times out of 10 is this action is misinterpreted and the reach is over extended causing a swimmers body to lean back adding unnecessary resistance. Once you have established proper alignment then the arm can raise higher. The downhill feeling is from the lean off your torso or chest. Next time you go to the pool extend to high, then to low, and finish slightly right in the middle and notice how it feels for you. Based on your skill level will determine what feels best. 👍 Enjoy your practice! 🏊‍♂️ Coach Mandy

[@jitendrasingh-xo7ts]

I am practicing breathing ..pls suggest

[@SWIMVICE]

jitendra singh no problem! Here’s one of my most recent videos on breathing. Click below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o37FhIuYistmmpI 🏊🏼‍♂️👍🏼😄 -Coach Mandy

[@alialasser]

😘👍

[@SWIMVICE]

📍Hey Swimmers, I hope your practices are going well! If you like our content, want to stay up to date, and support the channel, hit the subscribe button above or click here: kzbin.info Thank you 🙏🏽 -Coach Mandy 🏊🏼‍♂️🙌🏽#SWIMVICE

[@SWIMVICE]

Do you feel that you swim downhill or uphill? Have you tried the bonus practice tip? Drop a comment below and let me know how it goes!

[@ravishkhundiwala7500]

yes mam, i want this type practice

[@gregoriotierno3703]

Hi Mandy, I have indeed tried the bonus practice tip and the difference in body position is very noticeable. I am now trying to do the same in open water, I mean, swimming downhill, what I still need to get used to. But, again, good advice. Thanks.

[@gregorycellucci3491]

Neither

[@SWIMVICE]

Gregory Cellucci it’s either one or the other unless you are swimming flat and not rotating. Try the bonus tip again and exaggerate the movement. I’m sure you will start to feel the difference. Try it out and let me know how it goes. 🏊🏼‍♂️👏🏼😄-Coach Mandy