Swimming Techniques: Arm Movements | Front Crawl

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Here you'll how to learn how to perfect your arm movements when swimming front crawl
This free video will help you master your arm strokes for the front crawl. Move on to the next video in this series when you are ready!
Getting the arm movements right when swimming the front crawl is important for an efficient swimming technique.
The Front Crawl Swimming program was created thanks to the support of Decathlon, SIKANA's partner on the Sports topic, and with the participation of Pierrick Le Floch, professional swimming coach and trainer and the Hendaye Swimming Club.
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[@silverash63]

This is actually the best video I've seen on describing the crawl technique, very simply put and easy to understand, most vids try and baffle you with science

[@TheLittleMinion]

Oh my god, thank you so much. I’m 21 years old and learning how to swim and I could not understand what I was doing with my arms. I thought that my arms were supposed to wind back and scoop, not reach and pull. Thank you so so much. Every time I tried to ask people, they were making it sound confusing.

[@DiabloOutdoors]

same here! I can swim, but this video gives an edge that's for sure!

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent_J]

Same people are bad at describing things

[@ishagadkari709]

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[@MarijaCZadar]

Looks so simple! For me, the most problematic part is the moment when the elbow is supposed to go high when it's out of the water. I feel like I'm ballet dancing wth it, instead of swimming. CanNOT grasp that movement at all......

[@majarrah]

In order to make stroke improvement plz before swimming stand in water depth below ur shoulder .By keeping ur leg apart in standing position make ur face immerse in water and practice high elbow stroke with side breathing for 15 mins. followed by swimming to implement ur stroke.Remember the stroke has following parts to perform viz entry ,catch(just 15-20 cm below water not immerse more below),pull(till ur hand reaches ur side waist) ,push hardly until ur hand is straight 180 degree (from waist till u exit hand from water),Exit and recovery(in recovery move hand very slowly (note ur left other hand must glide until stroke hand again reaches entry)till again entry........recovery.Always keep ur body Relax no stiffness no stiffness.kicking is constant but again relax normal no fast fast kicking.Final but important when stroke reaches waist turn ur face for side breathing and return face back before hand exit for recovery but breath opening wide ur mouth comfortably and feel air Suction in throat.

[@steveoli7631]

Well don't do it then! I'm the same as you but worse and do everything wrong but can still duck under 15 secs for 25 metres freestyle.

[@Sylphadora]

Same. Some teachers put too much emphasis on the elbow going really high, thinking it will help you understand the movement, and this is confusing because it's not just about the elbow. Thanks to this video I can see now that what they mean is that you should completely pull your arm out of the water during the return. I like that this video makes it clear that you should "make sure your underarm is lifted out of the water during this motion." This is important, because if you can have your elbow up while keeping your underarm underwater, hence doing the movement wrong even if your elbow is up.

[@TheDjith]

Damn!! So easy and smooth looking.. makes me look like a panicking drowning dog 😂😅

[@anwesharajaram3373]

This video is amazing 😭❤ it's so well explained thank you so much .

[@SikanaEnglish]

You're welcome. Thanks for your comment :-)

[@margaretmcgarry7796]

Most teachers don’t mention the body rotation thank you

[@WaffleSheep]

anyone else notice how they are using the same non copyrighted music as Skeppy.

[@Vera59Mega]

Felipe obrigada pelo seu gentil email. Eu moro no Texas, e me interesso pela natacao como atividade fisica. Eu comecei engatinhar no esporte aos 50 hoje tenho 66. Nunca desisti mas tive muitas interrupcoes. Aqui eu pratico na YMCA. Digo que continuo o aprendizado. Sucesso no canal. Se eu puder ser util so falar. Um abraco

[@onionboy5526]

10 mins abs

[@thaobui8464]

Thanks for your video. That is so great

[@MR-AK]

Thanks for this. My stroke is decent but when i turn to breathe i feel like im gasping for air and do not catch enough air till my stroke is ended and i have to breathe again quickly. Any drills just to practice breathing? Sometimes when i turn to breathe but body sinks a little.

[@xorpe7172]

Do you exhale in the water first

[@MR-AK]

@@xorpe7172 I do but sometimes I empty the tank so perhaps that's why.

[@Joygre1]

As a beginner swimmer this is very useful for me to do when I practice. While I am terrible at breathing, I think having the arms in the proper form will make it easier. Thank you!

[@KeithHiew]

Joyce M-Greer the reach out with the arms should make your body tilt to one side. For example, if you’re reaching out with your right hand, your body should naturally tilt to the left and vice versa. This movement/tilting of your body is essential to reduce drag in your freestyle/crawl. To improve this even further, try learning the two-beat kick. This would give your crawl a rhythm and allow you to feel your body gliding through the water with every stroke.

[@weilm]

Michael Phelps doesn't swim like this....

[@GlobalPenguin2012]

WeiL M dude, there is only 1 Michael Phelps. Don’t compare

[@KeithHiew]

Michael Phelps was usually swimming in either a 100 free or 200 free or the IM race. In a short event like the 50, 100 or 200, swimmers usually use the straight arm freestyle for more power. You May want to check out Katie Ledecky or Sun Yang because they are long distance swimmers, and this kind of “graceful”, gliding freestyle suits the longer distance better.

[@modigbeowulf5482]

I use all different types of stroke. I swim for 90 minutes a day. It breaks the boredom to switch. But this looks the fastest and most efficient.

[@kalyugon]

Can you plzz suggest me any cream , lotion or gel which will protect me from the water during i mean from chlorine water

[@amin6890]

kerensky swapp dont worry chlorine water is very diluted and safe

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[@smakarevich]

looking at the bottom ? not 45 degrees ahead ?

[@Kittypawlovebreeze]

My mum was listening more than me lol

[@rmannayr2129]

LOVE HER SWIMSUIT!!!!!!!!

[@Claytongobattle93324old]

Wtf...

[@rmannayr2129]

@@Claytongobattle93324old SHUT UP!

[@rmannayr2129]

NICE TECHNIQUE!

[@mujipastutik2495]

when I'm on first to do this style after learn . . I just thought why the other was so noisy in his style . . . 😂😂

[@DiabloOutdoors]

Thank you for this video

[@SikanaEnglish]

Thank you for watching ! Don't hesitate to check out our other videos 😉

[@iclearshield7842]

Same music as one of my video. :)

[@전택제-v6v]

아름다운 자유형이네요.

[@edwardhaughney9665]

Very nice presentation. A+

[@devirupahazarika5317]

nice technique 😘

[@isabellazz7323]

I would like to know sth. Do u have to constantly flutter kick in front crawl? What’s 6 beat kick, 2 beat kick whatever I don’t get it

[@hughiebrophyHind]

How to do

[@locnguyenvan4428]

it is really a great video, thanks

[@SikanaEnglish]

You're welcome :-)

[@pixilmon]

I just wanna learn how to swim faster because idk if I am doing it right

[@whenai2311]

I though it was free style 😂

[@kaitsukii2160]

Whenai Aranez same

[@KeithHiew]

Freestyle means the swimmers can use any of the FINA approved strokes of fly, back, breast or crawl. But because the crawl is the fastest of all the strokes, everyone uses the crawl during the “freestyle”, hence the adoption of the name.

[@paulcrooks4467]

thanks mate

[@mihfadkamal1506]

Best ever

[@lenasalahaddin]

This help me with my Front crawl

[@vishakabasnayaka8954]

Lena Salahaddin

[@elenascarlatou5589]

Beautiful video

[@SikanaEnglish]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed- please like and subscribe for more free tutorials :)

[@keishajohnson4894]

Elena Scarlatou Thank you

[@Ofc_its.karanja]

8s

[@hejiu6509]

Her shoulders are flexible and she rolls her body almost vertically.....

[@maksymporokhnavets3608]

my shoulders are injured and are not flexible. i doubt im gon learn this quickly. lol

[@johndaugherty7779]

Please delete the music--most annoying and distracting.

[@ozzie1279]

I'm going to the pools with my class may the 30th or may 31th and I'm going To jump off the diving bored and the pool is 11 foot so I think this can work

[@subtoawak3n-_-voltz730]

How did it go?

[@LK-cj5wv]

@@subtoawak3n-_-voltz730 He might've sunk...

[@ahcryz2543]

@@LK-cj5wv he drowned on it for 3 years

[@MrSridharMurthy]

Excellent ! Thanks !

[@epic_gamer04]

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[@maazkhan5108]

thank you so much

[@lextacy2008]

What if I have 4 arms?

[@PlussulP]

You can fly

[@Vera59Mega]

Eu tenho dificuldade no nado livre. Pratico com pes de pato para melhorar minha pernada. Preciso relaxar o corpo e mover melhor o meu quadril.

[@SikanaEnglish]

Olá, Vera! Ficamos muito felizes com sua mensagem. É bom saber que nossos vídeos estão ajudando o seu aprendizado. Como você mesmo disse, estamos sempre aprendendo. Verificamos que você já está cadastrada na nossa plataforma, a Sikana Factory, então você pode nos ajudar fazendo traduções. Temos muito conteúdo em inglês que pode ser traduzidos para o português. Assim, mais e mais pessoas poderão aprender muitas coisas diferentes!

[@Vera59Mega]

Voces sao brasileiros?

[@DanielaAngulo]

Great video! thank you

[@강영철-o2w]

Thank you.... From in korea

[@adamgao2162]

What is that arm technique your supposed to do a full circle not bend your arm halfway through

[@bhaskargupta3031]

The video is too gud..I am requesting to u to use my music as background music in your videos by crediting me as it will help me in getting some exposure..:)

[@hanimohamed2065]

Sounds more like a demand. Ask nicely. Lol :)