Hi all –
Below are 2x YouTube videos for swimming illustration. I know the first is animated – but it highlights the 10 things I work on with swimming. I hope it is helpful to describe what I yap about Sundays at the pool.
The second is Ian Thorpe: It is to show you that the things are applied in the real world – notice head position (not down) – notice feet kicking only up and down – notice the DOWN pressure in the front of his stroke (why we do head up drills) – notice the extensions just below the water surface (for untouched, bubbleless water) – notice the semi-circle side angle pull through (albeit shorter for him) – NOTICE his hips are low too (why do triathletes want to LIFT their hips all the time?) – Notice he is DONE with his stroke at the hips (all front quadrant!) – notice his breathing looking somewhat ahead – notice his hand adjustments to the current post entry.
Enjoy your homework!
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1) Hand enters (the mailbox) – extends to untouched water – wrist anchors the pull – and the pull through is a semi circle I so often talk about.
2) Hip rotation as they mention is great – but notice the feet are pointed and the entire kicking motion is based on counteracting the hip rotation WHILE propelling forward too.
3) Feet are always pointed – but trying to kick DOWN, never to the side.
4) Notice the head position: he is looking somewhat forward – 3-5 yards – softball between chest and chin. Water never fully flows over his head
5) His pull through ends at the hip – then he is just pulling out. AND the hand from ANCHOR – to Pull out is all about pushing water back.
6) Notice the semi circle of the pull – from entry it goes down and half circle all the way to the pull through. – NOT a straight line like so many of you are trying for.
7) Hand enters away from head – not directly at 12 o’clock above it.
8) Pull through is deep and never crosses under the body (too much….) – feet are always kicking down!
9) 11 and 1 o’clock alignment of entry: shoulder width!
10) He balances his pull through with adjusting thumb or pinky lead!
Let me know of questions!