Why Swimming 50m Is Killing You

Struggling to make it more than 50m? These three things are causing you to use way more energy than you should.
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00:40 Face Not In The Water
01:51 Over-kicking
03:17 Entering Too Far Forwards

[@veganvvarrior]

When I started to swim freestyle I couldn’t do more than 50. Switching 3 things made me instantly go to 300 meters. 1. Kicking less, or not at all in the beginning. 2. Breathing every second stroke instead of every third. 3. Maybe the most important thing, to not take too deep breath and make sure to exhale it all before the next breath. Last one really is a vicious cycle where you build up carbon dioxide and your reflex is to attempt taking even deeper breaths and not exhale when you should.

[@KansaSCaymanS]

Carbon dioxide (CO2). Building up carbon monoxide would be really bad. 😉

[@veganvvarrior]

@@KansaSCaymanS yeah, I should start proofreading before I post :) Changed now, and thanks for spotting it.

[@robohippy]

Watching the elite/Olympic swimmers, with the exception of the 50 meter sprint, all of the men breathe every other stroke. With the women it is a bit different. None of them breathe every third stroke like the woman in this video does. They tend to breathe on a 2, 2, 4 pattern or some thing similar. Some of the women, like Katie Ledecky, will breathe on the every other stroke. The women burn oxygen and process lactic acid differently than men do.

[@einirjonsson2674]

I started doing this yesterday. It makes a huge difference, just unbelievable. Thanks for the comment.

[@veganvvarrior]

@@einirjonsson2674 glad that it helped

[@garyweiss1876]

Thanks Brenton! Always good content. I always look forward to your stroke analysis videos that are very practical advice to common problems -- helpful.

[@summercurry129]

I found out a few days ago that the coach updated the beginner swimming, very good, looking forward to continuous updates and new ideas in the 8-week swimming course update😁

[@ankitamitra2148]

Hi Brenton. Thank you for all the valuable lessons which helped me a lot to improve my freestyle strokes. I realised lately that my ankles stretch spontaneously when I maintain a streamlined position by lengthening my neck and getting my spine aligned with it. At this position with fully flexed ankles, kicking becomes a lot easier and sustainable. I got the tip of maintaining long neck from one of your drills. I am regularly practicing the side kicks and 6-1-6 kick drills to improve further. Thank you once again for the awesome contents of your tutorials. It proved to be blessing having found your channel.

[@Krilin84]

Did my second freestyle swim session today with no prior experience of swim training. I've had had massive help from your tutorials and not had any other coaching. Was able to swim 25m quite comfortably today when I managed to get the rhytm and timing right of the stroke and breath, breathing every third stroke. Loved the sense of flow and gliding smoothly through the water. Excited to learn to tumble turn now and see how far I'll be able to go before fatiguing. I actually think for me the problem is that I'm not breathing out enough before taking a breath and so slowly accumulate co2 with every breath.

[@duncanstewartfineart3230]

Super helpful tx… trying to coach my kids as they begin to swim.

[@katebeedot6964]

One of your best videos, leant a lot and keep rewatching it 😊

[@chrisrobson2203]

I started swimming October 2022 at age 46 after not swimming since I was a child. I've been experiencing all the things you spoke of in the video. "Fear of face in the water" was a really big one at first and then it was finding my "Rhythm breathing", remaining calm and timing. I run, row, mountain bike, and do dry land exercises every week so I thought swimming was going to be an easy add to what I already do but it was a very rude awakening. I was panicky with my face in the water and over kicking and just getting 25 meters freestyle without running out of breath was very difficult. I felt like I was in a rush to get to the other end of the pool. I'm now, as of Nov 2022, swimming 50m before catching my breath and I'm more calm in the water - albeit I'm consciously making an effort to "relax". I've also found that swimming in general is just a completely different movement and I feel I need to "grease the groove" and get the mileage in so as to let my body adapt to the new mechanics. I'm making an effort to hit the pool 3 days a week and setting goals for myself in what I believe are reasonable and achievable - slow and steady. Anyway, this video struck a chord with me so I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for the work you're doing because they are helping me figure things out in the water.

[@eminem565]

Take a breath on every 2nd stroke with 2 beat kicks and you'll master Freestyle soon!

[@barbararugen2353]

Thank you. This is such a great help. 56 yrs old been itching to get back in the pool. Joined Masters last year but never went not once bc I’m embarrassed of my skill level and how out of shape I am. I can barely get a lap completed and feeling one lap is all I could do at all. I was a competitive swimmer (not the best, average) my whole childhood summer and winter teams and Lifeguarded. My kick was never strong but I feel you unlocked some mystery for me. Now to get my nerve to get in the water and swim.

[@ruth0929]

Glad I’m not the only swimmer that needs this video tutorial!!!

[@markabellera9545]

i’m a year into swimming and once i realized it’s ok to swim exhausted (or tired) i was able to break through my wall…i equated it to running past 1/2 mile; at 1/2 mile i begin to feel my breathing change, heart rate is now up and it’s no longer a jog but i keep going. once i realized just because i get “tired” at 100m doesn’t mean i can’t continue. it was a state change i had to get over in swimming. i probably thougjt swimming laps should always be “leisurely”, but i should be a workout.

[@nurseskeeplearning]

This is a great piece of advice, I am right there where I need to stop after 50m because my heart rate jumps, now I know I need to keep going just like running or cycling to build that endurance! Thanks a lot for sharing

[@santysmith]

This definitely applies to me. I'll try this tomorrow in the pool. Many thanks for the video 🎉

[@barefootbeachrunner9498]

Hi thankyou for this I've been a swimmer all my life and also as a swimming instructor I am always looking at better ways to help my students with stroke correction and other tips These are very simple and great easy tips I can pass on Demonstration with the easiest patter and explaination is great for everyone Thanks again this will really help

[@TMD3453]

Post the letter is one I’m going to keep in mind. Didn’t know that it effects body position and legs. Great to explain simply because it gets complicated. Cheers many thanks

[@gingerhid]

"Post the letter" is great - haven't heard that before but really helps to visualiser the motion. Cheers!

[@geribriggs6713]

Thanks for this - something to check while I’m doing laps :)

[@dieterdengler]

That post the letter cue is great. I caught myself over reaching in the pool yesterday.

[@hatpeach1]

I turned 60 last year and started swimming 25M laps in January after deciding running wasn't working anymore because my sore knees were not improving. I could only do ten or so laps a day when I started. It was exhausting, but your videos were really helpful and improvement came quickly. Now, it's June, and I've just logged my first 100 miles, swimming about five or six miles each week since February. Thank you! These videos have been really helpful. The most exciting thing is that I'm still seeing improvement, and my times keep dropping.

[@barrymiller99]

Great advice!

[@Stacy_Casertano]

Just figured out today that I was doing #3. Just by getting my hands into the water faster and "posting the letter" made a HUGE difference! Heart rate much lower and my shoulders and arms much less fatigued after the swim. 👍

[@klewis2048]

“Post the letter” is cute, I’ll remember that. I needed this video a year ago.

[@TassieMtikaAvril]

You’re the best!

[@onsenguy]

For me when I was a beginner, I got tired quickly because I didn't breathe correctly. I would hold my breath too much when my head was submerged. Imagine using the treadmill or the StairMaster while holding your breath most of the time. You would get fatigued right away. Once I started breathing as normal as possible in the pool I had a lot more stamina. Good swimming technique is all about being very relaxed and tension free and using long smooth strokes rather than short choppy ones.

[@RahulSingh-mb3no]

The first piece of advice is applicable to me. But in my case, I have to keep my head a little up purposely as there are swimmers randomly swimming across the pool. I recently had a terrible accident where one of the swimmers was swimming across the pool and he scratched my back severely and then out of panic tried to pull me into the swimming pool. But thank you for the advice, I'll try to find an empty lane in the pool to practice your advice. Keep up the good work.

[@ianmcdonald9885]

Thanks for this video, I’ll definitely be trying some of these especially the “post the letter”! Could you help me with something I’ve been told my hands cross to the opposite side on entry ie my left hand crosses toward my right and vice versa rather than entering in line and straight any tips would be appreciated 😊

[@johnprestera9964]

I just subscribed! I’m beginning to train for triathlon! I have a swim snorkel and can swim up to 3 miles straight at 1:55-2:00 100 meter pace with a float between my legs. Big deal, because as soon as I try and swim free style, I can’t go 150 meters! I try and slow down and relax and seem to slowly build my self into that carbon dioxide! I swim and breath every 2 strokes on my right side! I’m very comfortable in the water! I’m what I can do see improvement?

[@DaveStecker]

For the last point: Does that apply to open water/triathlon swimming as well? Does the choppiness/current of open water change the approach of the third point?

[@kennethpang8422]

Hi Brenton. I've been swimming for about 3 years now (self taught, middle aged, mostly from your videos!) I can swim 1-1.5kms non stop, including in open water, so have learnt how to keep the HR low but cannot for the life of me get any faster than 2:25 in the pool or 2:40-2:50 in open water. Feel like an Olympian in my first 100m in the pool but pace and stroke length drastically reduces after that. Need help!!

[@johnsomoza9450]

I really like your videos. In this case, I don't quite understand when the catch starts. It seems that regardless of whether you extend your arm above water or you "post the letter", your hand ends up near the surface of the water in front of you and if you then push down, you are exerting force that doesn't help your forward motion. Is that correct and, if so, should we allow the hand to go down before we really start the catch?

[@javiergs9837]

Hi! Thank you for your videos and advice. I have a question. I am 50, swimming for about a year now, On a good day I can do 200 freestyle nonstop, slow, although usually need some rest in between 50s. I guess I am doing something wrong because my left triceps is growing and my right is not. but cant see what. I alternate breathing, I try to make same movements both sides. I am right-handed, my objective is to move on to series of 100s and 200s, I swim a couple times a week, no necessarily for muscle development. I run 1 mile now and then and one-hour of dumbles now and then too. Any ideas would be appreciated, Thanks a lot.

[@jonathanevans5453]

Watched quite a few of your videos and they've been very useful so thanks for putting these out.. I've got a weird issue where I i have previous swam 1800m continuously with a small pull bouy - that swim was 4km in total with a few breaks in between. I've never matched that since and around 1.5-2k is fairly normal with plenty of breaks. However... take that pull bouy away and that's why I'm watching this video again. I hardly kick at all, just enough to keep my legs from sinking down but I'm definitely thinking more about what I'm doing so this could be an issue. I'm always out of breath at 50m and max of 100. A note on this, I'm an adult learner (38) and have a slight fear of the water/drowning and don't like the idea of running of of breath before the end of the pool which I know makes me panic slightly! Any ideas here? Why such a difference with/without the pull bouy? Thanks

[@pieterfan]

I've been swimming since last 4 months and learnt my own way of swimming about 2.5 months into it. I basically do a crawl with my arms without lifting them up above water surface. I can swim for a long time like this without getting tired. Been doing 500m non-stop in about 30 min every day this way for the past 2 months. If i try to do the typical freestyle or the breast stroke, i basically lose my breathing rhythm and shape and get tired soon. Not sure if my method is right or wrong but i feel very comfortable and can go on for a very long time (may be even a 1000m if i tried. My pool has only 30 min sessions at the time i go, so I've been doing only 500m)

[@archismansaha7660]

Mate you become comfortable with whatever you practice. What you're currently doing is actually called doggy crawl. The thing with freestyle while learning it for the first time is that there are too many things to focus on to. You have to break down all the phases and focus on one thing at a time. That's the best and fastest way to learn i would say. If you think like you're pretty comfortable in water and can swim such distances and you don't need to work on the basics separately then you are wrong. Just be patient and work around the basics you'll get there for sure. 1) start with kicking while arms extended in front (may add a kickboard) 2)one arm holding kickboard at front and pulling through the other + breathing on the pulling side VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ROTATE YOUR HEAD TO BREATH not lift it. above will be probably most important ones to learn if you're not familiar with the movements. Once you get these properly everything else will be easier.

[@brianking4907]

I’ve been swimming a few years and I still get wore out and have to rest after 25-50 meters. I still have a hard time keeping my left arm from dropping down.

[@Sunny198325]

Just started swim training for triathlon. One of my coaches recommended inhaling every 2nd stroke with holding the breath on left hand catch and pull. Exhaling completely just before inhale on right side. I have got comfortable with this pattern but lot of confusing information on youtube and elsewhere. With exhaling slowly with my head in water I am not able to get 50% of my lung capacity. What do u recommend.

[@glenngoysens8372]

Hi Brenton. I'm not sure if one of those things is an issue or the issue for me. I've been swimming for a year now. 3x a week. And I feel like I've gone nowhere. I've had a few swim instructors and they actually all say the same thing... That I'm not swimming that bad, and they're surprised I'm not able to swim for long-ish sets continuously. My current coach gave me the best advice yet, and I feel like some things have improved but again they haven't resulted in me being able to really start training. Yesterday I had 10x100m scheduled, I wasn't even able to do the first 100. I felt so deep in the water, so uncontrolled, i couldn't handle the thought of feeling out of breath again. There are better days occasionally, but mostly it's like this. I have no issue cycling and running, if my swimming was up to par, i could have completed a 70.3 this year quite comfortably. At the moment I feel kind of lost. I have no idea anymore what to do or where to start. I'm probably also developing kind of a mental block. I've thought about entering your video subscription, but it's hard to get permission to film at my pool. I have some recent footage, but it's not from a good angle. (Frontal view from the pool deck). I don't think we can get far with that.

[@NguyenLe-sl1tr]

Frontal view can be very useful. You can analyse your recovery and entry which can tell a lot.

[@paulizzs4720]

Practice, practice and more practice

[@tekinsahan6662]

my problem is as i get to about 50 meters, I feel like I'm suffocating or drowning and even taking breaths doesnt make it easier. Sould I do the breath in and sink drill to overcome this?

[@livinginitaly16years80]

Shore this happens with my squad in Italy 👍🇮🇹

[@blufaerie]

Post the letter… Got it!😊

[@NicolaiCzempin]

I can front crawl 400m in just over 11 min with front snorkel and nose clip. Just pushing off the side, no flip turns. I consider that to be adequate for my age and fitness level. One goal would be to get the regular front crawl to under 10:45 min. I can breaststroke for 400m (at what I find acceptable for now, just under 12 min). With regular front crawl my heart rate climbs steadily over 100m until I feel I need to take a break. Intermittently the thighs start burning (I guess over-kicking then). I'm not very fit (working on it; hence swimming 😂), so it takes a while (2-3 min) to get the heart rate down. After each 100m it gets worse. If I even make it to 400m, I am done for the day, pretty knackered even when I give up earlier (because I start struggling so much I can barely keep afloat). I have trouble getting under 20 min (including the breathers) swimming regular front crawl (pushing off to start, no flip turns) this way. It is clearly related to breathing. I also have rather long and heavy legs (I'm 2 m tall). There are just so many things I need to adjust at the same time when incorporating breathing that it gets overwhelming. I just don't seem to be able to swim slowly (and I'm clearly not going "fast" objectively) and relaxed so that my cardio system is not stressed as much. Not sure what the point is of this comment; I won't get a quick-fix distance diagnosis. I guess I just needed to vent. Off to the pool now.

[@33Jenesis]

I just started lap swim in a 25m pool, which is longer than the pool I practiced for 2 years. It was a bit scary to go pass my usual stroke count. I could sense my heart rate raising because I wasn’t conditioned to go for 25m. I thought about trying a 50m pool soon. I think I’d feel very scared looking at the distance. I have to say though, swimming a long distance really makes me be very mindful of my form and breathing rhythm. So far I just try to stick to easy pace. But 3 sessions this week I can feel my body reacting to longer laps.

[@richardmocnik6631]

I have experianced that breathing out is also often a problem. Took me many years till I recognized that i wasn´t exhaling enough. Therefore I was out of breath after 200-300m.... But not because of the lack of O2, but because of the higher amount of CO2 in my body

[@joshpeacock4071]

Having this exact issue, can run a half marathon in 90 minutes but 400m in the pool and I'm toast. If I use the pool bouy I can do 2km in around 40 mins, remove the pool bouy and same again, toast after 400m. Feel like I'm full of co2 at each end of the pool.

[@KansaSCaymanS]

I used to have the same experience until I realized the pull buoy was becoming a crutch, and forced myself to start swimming more without it. Focusing on maintaining a horizontal position and using a more relaxed, minimal 3 beat kick has really helped my endurance for longer distances. Even managed to complete a 500Y freestyle in a recent Masters event - something I never thought I would be able to do.

[@joshpeacock4071]

@@RickMartinKZbin Think that might be the issue! Seem to have regressed, managed 1km without it, but now back to 400m or so! Tough sport!

[@joshpeacock4071]

@@KansaSCaymanS I cant seem to find a nice rhythm with my kicking. Tried all sorts, constant kicking, every two or three - even the single leg kick, but just feel knackered.

[@snookertechalanball2261]

I do 10 x 100 in average 2.05 but I need to recover for 45 seconds between sets so I don't feel like I can swimm any great distance ,what do I need to improve my stamina or my breathing? Cheers

[@olugboyega]

You are talking to me! I effortlessly run 12 miles daily but I'm out of breadth at the 50m mark when swimming. I think it's my kicks and I've tried to reduce them dont think I'm making any progress. I love freestyle swimming but it feels like work to me.

[@minabakolouka4841]

They are different sports. Swimming has the most difficult way to breath. I couldn't swim freestyle more than 50 meters three months ago. Now i swim 3000 meters non stop. It's all about breath. If you are fit you will adapt very quickly

[@pcmjpcmj6854]

For a beginner, if your body position in the water is poor all 3 points mentioned are likely to occur .

[@barunosardadi4717]

Thanks Brenton. How about people who can do long-duration breaststroke but only max 50 m of freestyle?

[@Sunny198325]

As someone who learnt incorrect swimming technique in childhood, I am "relearning" freestyle for ironman. My coches keep saying I am out of breath very quickly due to hard kicks but I feel either I am moving too slow or I am stationery if I am not putting the extra effort while swimming

[@huguesviens]

When you start swimming you tend to believe that it is a propulsion system. It is not. The arms are motor. You should be able to swim fast even with almost no kicks. if you are not going fast you should focus on really catching the water and using it to pushing yourself forward, once you get that feeling of gaining speed that way you won't need the kicks that much.

[@barrymiller99]

Why is flip turning so exhausting for some of us? Thank you for these great videos!

[@KansaSCaymanS]

+2. If I tried to dolphin kick out to the 15 meter mark I would be dying for the rest of the lap.

[@kakman1958]

Yep, I'm a self taught swimmer who never learnt to 'flip' turn. I gave up trying as it just kills my rhythm and I struggle for breath. At 63 I can comfortably swim a few km and average around 18min km - I just can't tumble to save my life and figure at this age I'll give it a miss.

[@kentajin7860]

@@KansaSCaymanS increase your breath holding

[@eliasgonzalez5357]

Cause it takes more oxygen, also, you have to release some air while you make the turn so you don’t get water on your nose, add to it that you are also pushing off and rotating your body which takes effort, in all, it’s pretty oxygen consuming and when you don’t know how to do it properly, you will most likely have this 3 problems: 1-you don’t have enough lung condition, and 3-you don’t know how to do it and make more movements than necessary, wasting energy from your body, hence, oxygen, and 3- as you don’t know how to do it, you don’t get to administrate your air properly and may end up throwing it all when only a quarter of it should’ve gone out Still, those are things you improve with time and experience, and also why pushing off is easier than to do the flip, in the push, you avoid all that underwater thingie, whereas with the push, you take a breath and immediately push off, meaning you still have all the air you took (minus the one you take out in the dolphin kick)

[@tamunotonyeedward2544]

In your "5 Days Catch Challenge" course, is there a platform where I can make videos of my stroke and have you analyse it. Please reply!

[@EffortlessSwimming]

We have a seperate option for that effortlessswimming.com/stroke-analysis-membership/

[@slavekfoltyn9678]

I am not beginner... I would rather hear why when I am going 50m freestyle sprint, I cant retain my first 25m speed. My turn is not definitelly perfect and I expect some speed decrease, but my last 12.5m are just real disaster. My idea is that I am probably not breathing well or I should probably plan it better as first 25m I am able to swim without single breath or one before a turn but the other 25m I usually need to breathe every second pace .

[@BD1ZZ]

I can run 10+ miles and not be short of breath. I've run as fast as a 5:51 mile and can stay in the 8's for distance. 50m in the pool and I'm cooked. So frustrating. I've only been swimming for six months and everything I do is wrong.

[@markwageeh8579]

oh i thought that it was why swimming a 50m sprint is killing you 🤣

[@rayerscarpensael2300]

I do everything well and still can t past 75m max at crawl, while being able to go superfast on 25m. Crawl will always kill me

[@adorablegodzilla5628]

I always wondered why people at my gym swim for 10-15 minutes and then leave. It never occurred to me that they were tired. They don't look like beginner swimmers though.

[@billweber1422]

AT least they don't hog the pool like those people who swim for an hour.

[@minabakolouka4841]

Ι kick very hard because i want my legs to do the most of the motion. I swim 2 hours the first hour only freestyle with strong kicking. Everything is on the correct breath

[@DanielDaniel-oe4bg]

Paradoxically, I can easily swim 50m butterfly, and in freestyle I encounter difficulties, because I can't catch the water and move forward in slow motion.

[@magsiepie3809]

Helpful as always. I definitely overkick but my problem is I feel I have a really poor and weak kick so that’s why I struggle too much and end up being exhausted after 50-75 m. Should I be working on my kick or rather isolating the arm movement by using a pull buoy. Which one will be more helpful?

[@EffortlessSwimming]

You’ll likely get more from improving your upper body movements

[@minabakolouka4841]

Strengthen your legs

[@denisbeaulieu5600]

nice, thanks, enjoyable would be nice

[@archismansaha7660]

I swim comfortably at 1:20's but can't use a snorkel 😭😅. It always chokes me. How do I practice inhaling through snorkel without letting water into my nose 😭?

[@archismansaha7660]

@@RickMartinKZbin yeah but how is everyone doing it without nose clip 😂 i just throw away my snorkel everytime I decide I'm gonna learn it today

[@NguyenLe-sl1tr]

@@archismansaha7660when starting to use snorkel, you may want to focus on exhaling through your nose. When you inhale through the snorkel you also have tendency to inhale the water through your nose so just try to exhale immidiately when you feel any water go up your nose. Try with simple drills first like kicking with your arm in front Or pull with your arm under water. I got used to the snorkel after a few days. You may want to try wearing nose clip but a bit loose at the beginning, so you still can exhale through your nose, and make it harder to inhale water.

[@eliasgonzalez5357]

It’s a weird thing, i don’t really know how to explain it, but what I do, is I keep a pocket of air in my nose, I exhale from the nose like only once or twice in a 25 meter lapse, the rest, I try to breath as normal as possible from the mouth, also, if you are using snorkel, you shouldn’t be getting that much water into your nose as you are looking down, so, as I said, with a little pocket of air there you won’t get it…. Now as I said, I don’t know how to explain it, but maybe give it a try, at first it’ll obviously be uncomfortable, but once you get used to it, it’ll, be better

[@SpiritualityLife77]

Kicking really makes me tired. I'm 46 and my stamina is not good.

[@thelmaviaduct]

I always thought freestyle was choosing any style, front crawl being one of them.

[@FelixC_JR]

Front crawl has pretty much adopted the “freestyle” name since during a freestyle competition swimmers are actually allowed to use any stroke they want to however the front crawl is the fastest

[@thanhcongTDT]

I can run marathon, bike 100km and swim 25m 😢

[@emmawang6601]

I think all of those applies to me, especially the last one, I’m not quite sure how does “post a letter” should feel like, struggling to get it right, will practice once I can get back in water. The first point, I was told by a trainer before that head should only get in the water a little bit, exactly like you said what we shouldn’t do 😮 So confused, people told me different things

[@MrFgibbons]

Same for me. There’s lots of conflicting advice out there : Breathe out continuously thru mouth AND nose; breathe out continuously but ONLY thru your mouth; DON’T breathe out continuously, just hold it in until the next breath then blow it all out at once! I think the answer has to be that there’s more than one way to do it, and you just have to try different things to figure out what works best for you. I’m still trying…..

[@MrFgibbons]

But I should add, I think this video is helpful. In other videos, I’ve heard that you should minimize the kick, but I think I may have been overdoing that, with resultant sinking legs. I did notice that it was unexpectedly easier to do small fast easy kicks than to do a single powerful ’arrow-style’ kick with each arm stroke. Not that it’s easier for everyone, just that it might be easier for me, right now, with my current skill level. There are so many moving parts, and changing one can hinder the others. It takes a lot to put all the parts together!

[@NguyenLe-sl1tr]

I believe "post a letter" mean landing finger first rather than elbow, then your arm fully extend in the water, angle slightly down ward(finger lower than elbow, elbow lower than shoulder)

[@emmawang6601]

@@NguyenLe-sl1tr But not bending the wrist down in order for fingers to enter water first, right?

[@emmawang6601]

@@MrFgibbons You are right, just watch more videos and see what people say about it, and try it out yourself and see which one works and feels right :)

[@Pallienl]

2:57 so the streamer wants us to kick the bucket?

[@summercurry129]

HI Paul,the bucket is a metaphor, I think it's about the width of your hip, the width of the toe of your left foot and the heel of your right foot.😀

[@Pallienl]

@@summercurry129 Yes, the joke is that in English kicking the bucket is a metaphor for dying

[@summercurry129]

@@Pallienl It turns out that there is such a metaphor. I am from Asia, and our culture does not have such metaphors. I lament the diversity of cultures. Thank you for sharing.

[@JBosslady]

Whoever's is reading this, I pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever you're struggling with or worrying about is to be fine and that everyone has a bright future ! Amen