Freestyle swimming: 5 most common mistakes - SwimUp
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Date: 2022-07-19
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Mark
Head lifting instead of just rotating to side. I have even been told to look a little backwards or to point the chin a bit towards my clavicle to make the proper wake. Difficult to kick properly if you cannot point toes. Stretch daily and use Zoomers to gradually increase pointing. Use a small float between legs to not develop bad arm habits as the result of a bad kick. As your feet become more able to point you will not need float.
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Head lifting instead of just rotating to side. I have even been told to look a little backwards or to point the chin a bit towards my clavicle to make the proper wake. Difficult to kick properly if you cannot point toes. Stretch daily and use Zoomers to gradually increase pointing. Use a small float between legs to not develop bad arm habits as the result of a bad kick. As your feet become more able to point you will not need float.
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Dr
Hello,
I have struggled with breathing in freestyle for years. Whatever I'm doing wrong has caused me injuries to the point where all I'm comfortable with is the breaststroke. Everything else I do in the freestyle is correct except breathing. People who have watched me over the years have said I'm taking the breath to soon. I don't know how to fix it, but I will try some of your drills. Thank you. :-)
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Hello,
I have struggled with breathing in freestyle for years. Whatever I'm doing wrong has caused me injuries to the point where all I'm comfortable with is the breaststroke. Everything else I do in the freestyle is correct except breathing. People who have watched me over the years have said I'm taking the breath to soon. I don't know how to fix it, but I will try some of your drills. Thank you. :-)
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klonoa
defo lifting head for taking a breath
came back to swimming after years of doing it as a kid and i have to say i am not as comfortable as i once was being in the water
breathing seems a lot harder (probably due ot being so out of shape xP)
but i flick my head back and forth above the water as such end up winded from only a handful of laps
gonna try these and give an update
thumbs up!
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defo lifting head for taking a breath
came back to swimming after years of doing it as a kid and i have to say i am not as comfortable as i once was being in the water
breathing seems a lot harder (probably due ot being so out of shape xP)
but i flick my head back and forth above the water as such end up winded from only a handful of laps
gonna try these and give an update
thumbs up!
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education
Dear Sir, I still have a challenge related to the position of my mouth. After I inhale the air from my mouth, what should my mouth be in when I return my head to the water, should my mouth start excreting bubbles directly? Or should it be closed and a little after my head is in the water start blowing bubbles
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Dear Sir, I still have a challenge related to the position of my mouth. After I inhale the air from my mouth, what should my mouth be in when I return my head to the water, should my mouth start excreting bubbles directly? Or should it be closed and a little after my head is in the water start blowing bubbles
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swimming
Today was my 1st day. hadmt watched this video. learned about swimming like 5-7 meters in one breathe free style wrong yechniwur for the most part. i nearly hold my breathe for 40 s3conds. i have the membership for 14 days from now. will i be able to learn this all?
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Today was my 1st day. hadmt watched this video. learned about swimming like 5-7 meters in one breathe free style wrong yechniwur for the most part. i nearly hold my breathe for 40 s3conds. i have the membership for 14 days from now. will i be able to learn this all?
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akshita
For those of you who find the panic attacking when you swim in depth always remember
No matter how much water u have beneath your feet, your head will always be 10 cm under the water.
This helped me a lot. I hope it helps someone out there
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For those of you who find the panic attacking when you swim in depth always remember
No matter how much water u have beneath your feet, your head will always be 10 cm under the water.
This helped me a lot. I hope it helps someone out there
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Donald
Lifting head. I'm old 73 and lots of replacements. Both knees hips, lf shoulder. Split femur, 18 inch rod. Although lm actually doing pretty good. I was in the Air Force for 21 years, so I got pretty bet up. Thanks for your videos.
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Lifting head. I'm old 73 and lots of replacements. Both knees hips, lf shoulder. Split femur, 18 inch rod. Although lm actually doing pretty good. I was in the Air Force for 21 years, so I got pretty bet up. Thanks for your videos.
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education
I think #1 the low elbow arm stroke is the most important mistake because since the arm movement is primarily responsible for propelling you forward, you need that perfect stroke first and foremost.
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I think #1 the low elbow arm stroke is the most important mistake because since the arm movement is primarily responsible for propelling you forward, you need that perfect stroke first and foremost.
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Straw
Im going to try this tomorrow for my lifeguard test practice today and tell yall if I made it
Edit: I passed my lifeguard test this video really helped a bunch thx
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Im going to try this tomorrow for my lifeguard test practice today and tell yall if I made it
Edit: I passed my lifeguard test this video really helped a bunch thx
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Caleb
Really appreciate the demonstration of the bad techniques! (I imagine that would be farily counter-intuitive for someone who really knows how to swim well, haha)
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Really appreciate the demonstration of the bad techniques! (I imagine that would be farily counter-intuitive for someone who really knows how to swim well, haha)
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MyBrain
Really never learned how to swim since I was a kid. Wish I could swim as good as my mother who grew up in a province near the sea and can swim against a wave.
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Really never learned how to swim since I was a kid. Wish I could swim as good as my mother who grew up in a province near the sea and can swim against a wave.
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Antony
i think the kicking method is my mistake because my leg easily tired after swimming using freestyle. Does using vertical kicking help to relaxing my leg?
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i think the kicking method is my mistake because my leg easily tired after swimming using freestyle. Does using vertical kicking help to relaxing my leg?
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Lena
Grateful for this video. Many thanks. I practiced elbows and breaths today and I could swim all the 50 metres without having to change style for breath.
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Grateful for this video. Many thanks. I practiced elbows and breaths today and I could swim all the 50 metres without having to change style for breath.
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SwimUp
What do you think is the biggest mistake?
1st - Low elbow arm stroke
2nd - Arm stroke while breathing
3rd - Lifting head for taking a breath
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What do you think is the biggest mistake?
1st - Low elbow arm stroke
2nd - Arm stroke while breathing
3rd - Lifting head for taking a breath
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Salma
I don't why but when he was talking in the breathing part I was holding my breath and breath when he does. i didn't realize that until he was done
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I don't why but when he was talking in the breathing part I was holding my breath and breath when he does. i didn't realize that until he was done
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