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Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater
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First chapter from a serie that me and my team mates are going to do.



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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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It's a nice video and it does a great job in explaining most of the important stuff!
Minor detail but the only thing I don't agree with is the focus on the pulling with the palm of the hand and that bend in the wrist. I find that focusing too much on that introduces unnecessary tension in the entire arm and it's energy wasted. I prefer to keep the hand relaxed and one way of achieving that is to avoid cupping the hand and to keep those fingers slightly separated in their natural configuration. You won't lose any power in the pull and you'll save energy which is otherwise lost because it does not contribute to forward propulsion. As an experiment, try rotating your arm with a clenched fist and notice how that feels compared to when you keep your hand relaxed. Tension in the hand usually extends all the way up and your entire arm becomes stiff.

One of my coaches used to make this weird analogy to swimming like an amputee ;) i.e. basically ignore everything below the elbow.
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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Gary Hall Sr does a better job explaining this stuff (albeit in english).

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [realAlbertan] [ In reply to ]
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realAlbertan wrote:
Gary Hall Sr does a better job explaining this stuff (albeit in english).


X2.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [SallyShortyPnts] [ In reply to ]
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SallyShortyPnts wrote:
realAlbertan wrote:
Gary Hall Sr does a better job explaining this stuff (albeit in english).


X2.

Of course, Gary Hall Sr. is one of the greatest trainers and his son was a reference for me.
I don't pretend to get compared with them, I just want to help beginners to swim better, that's my goal.

Thanks for comments.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [SallyShortyPnts] [ In reply to ]
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He is a great host. Been to his old place twice.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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Sorry - deleeeeeted.

:)

Ps that pool stroke sucks in OW.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [Salmon Steve] [ In reply to ]
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Salmon Steve wrote:

Sorry - deleeeeeted.

:)

Ps that pool stroke sucks in OW.

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Excuse me, which is your best time in... i.e. 1500m ?

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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JuanjoNTP wrote:
Salmon Steve wrote:


Sorry - deleeeeeted.

:)

Ps that pool stroke sucks in OW.

XX


Excuse me, which is your best time in... i.e. 1500m ?

I kind of agree though I might have put it more delicately. Front quadrant with a glide doesn't translate well in a more turbulent (than a pool) environment.

Steve's wife is a 3 x Olympian since you asked.
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [ajthomas] [ In reply to ]
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ajthomas wrote:
JuanjoNTP wrote:
Salmon Steve wrote:


Sorry - deleeeeeted.

:)

Ps that pool stroke sucks in OW.

XX


Excuse me, which is your best time in... i.e. 1500m ?


I kind of agree though I might have put it more delicately. Front quadrant with a glide doesn't translate well in a more turbulent (than a pool) environment.

Steve's wife is a 3 x Olympian since you asked.




I liked the video and think that the key concepts make for an easy transition to open water swimming where you can just rotate a touch less and turnover a little faster...my key take away if I am looking at this is the timing of the shoulder rotation...

I see a lot of people fall behind at least on one side of there stoke (ususally the side they don't breath to as well)...The shoulder isn't getting up and foward far enough in the recovery before they start there catch/pull with the lead arm...

It is pretty tough to catch and get into a high elbow pull if you recovery arm shoulder is back behind the stroke...leaves you 2 options...push down or or pull into a negative/stretched shoulder angle....neither of which are good...

as stated above though I am not a big fan of the cupped catch...I try to focus on feeling water and using the timing and rhythm of my stroke to catch the water and move into a high elbow pull....


I feel like I natually rotate a little less and ride that front/lead arm less with the shoulder down (lead arm out) when I pick up the tempo and turnover a little...

I can naturally just let my shoulders move toghether instead of hanging onto that catch-up feel...
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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JuanjoNTP wrote:
Salmon Steve wrote:


Sorry - deleeeeeted.

:)

Ps that pool stroke sucks in OW.

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Excuse me, which is your best time in... i.e. 1500m ?

He is qualified to make that assessment. Unfortunately he's kinda right, and I say this as someone with a pool-stroke---I end up being slower in OW (relative to my competitors) than I am in the pool . A higher SR (which may result in a somewhat choppy-looking stroke) ends up being faster in open-water. It's like gearing down in a car, or easing the sheet out a bit on the sailboat when going through a rough patch of water/air. It's just a bit "torque'ier" and lets you reaccelerate faster after having been slowed down by a wave than when you're tuned for high-end speed. I have a sneaking suspicion the same approach applies to bicycling as well on rough roads, but I don't have enough evidence to confirm it.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [ajthomas] [ In reply to ]
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ajthomas wrote:
JuanjoNTP wrote:
Salmon Steve wrote:


Sorry - deleeeeeted.

:)

Ps that pool stroke sucks in OW.

XX


Excuse me, which is your best time in... i.e. 1500m ?

I kind of agree though I might have put it more delicately. Front quadrant with a glide doesn't translate well in a more turbulent (than a pool) environment.

Steve's wife is a 3 x Olympian since you asked.

Good to know... :-)
I have friends with Olympics and world championship medals and just being olimpic as Steve's wife is a great honor.

That don't allows him to say that my stroke sucks. Respect.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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JuanjoNTP wrote:

That don't allows him to say that my stroke sucks. Respect.

Your reading comprehension is as bad as your temper. He said your stroke sucks in open water, and there is quite a bit of agreement. It may be great in the pool, not so much in open water.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [Devlin] [ In reply to ]
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Anyone want to point to a video of a good OW stroke?
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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Is this the 'real' Ironman-Finisher? Holdy smoke pleased to be making your acquaintance fine sire! An real irondman finisher! I think your stroking is amazing and I totally have respects. Keep it real dawg, stay true to da streets yo.
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [dogmile] [ In reply to ]
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dogmile wrote:
Anyone want to point to a video of a good OW stroke?

I'd love to see a video also. I'm a really bad swimmer and I've decided I'm going to work really hard on my technique in hopes of a massive improvement in the next 12 months.
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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I apologise if you mis-read my post...I was commenting about your stroke not you. Just so we're quite clear.

To add a little more to what I posted, I've seen so many people with beautiful pool strokes just like yours (you do have lovely glide, rotation...list goes on) but a lot of those same people struggle in open water as they're unable to deconstruct their stroke and put it back together to suit the conditions on the day which aren't following a black line up and down in a pool. As some have mentioned, the most obvious is that lingering glide & slow turnover, you'd get knocked all over the show in chop.

I don't have a video here at work of what a good OW stroke looks like, lots at home but not back there until the weekend now.

Try searching Gerry Rodrigues out on the interweb - he has some of the best knowledge there is on OW. If you can find footage of Cory Hutchings from down these parts he was pretty spectacular too.

Again apologies for offending you.
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [Salmon Steve] [ In reply to ]
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Salmon Steve wrote:
I apologise if you mis-read my post...I was commenting about your stroke not you. Just so we're quite clear.

To add a little more to what I posted, I've seen so many people with beautiful pool strokes just like yours (you do have lovely glide, rotation...list goes on) but a lot of those same people struggle in open water as they're unable to deconstruct their stroke and put it back together to suit the conditions on the day which aren't following a black line up and down in a pool. As some have mentioned, the most obvious is that lingering glide & slow turnover, you'd get knocked all over the show in chop.

I don't have a video here at work of what a good OW stroke looks like, lots at home but not back there until the weekend now.

Try searching Gerry Rodrigues out on the interweb - he has some of the best knowledge there is on OW. If you can find footage of Cory Hutchings from down these parts he was pretty spectacular too.

Again apologies for offending you.

I'm sorry Steve, it is understood.
It's been a miss understanding by my side, I know my English is so and so... I'm still improving it.

You have to know that I've been swimming all my live, now I'm 37.
I'm from Spain, and I've been also at my national team (not Olympic) many times, so I think that I know swimming and its tips a bit.

Knowadays I swim OW and I do triathlons, IM, etc.
I know by hart how to adapt swimming stroke in OW.

By the other hand I did this video because know I have friends from many different places, and they are beginners (ages from 30-40) so the need clear messages to begin to have a certain safety while swimming, so I just want to help them with some simple topics to make them feel more confortable.( first in the pool, and later in OW)
This is the goal of my video, and I put it here because if anybody else can take any profit from it, I'd be happy.

Thanks you all for comments .

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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We will do a special chapter in OW.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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I wish i could help one beginner at least.
That would be great for me.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [Perseus] [ In reply to ]
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Perseus wrote:
dogmile wrote:
Anyone want to point to a video of a good OW stroke?

I'd love to see a video also. I'm a really bad swimmer and I've decided I'm going to work really hard on my technique in hopes of a massive improvement in the next 12 months.

Go for it!!
The time you invest in technique is better than just swimming a big amount of miles.

You'll get better result and you will improve your speed and your breath as well to begin bike sector in better conditions.

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [dogmile] [ In reply to ]
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That would be great also!

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [JuanjoNTP] [ In reply to ]
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The video is great, thanks for the tips.......keep them coming!

Don't get suck into the slowtwitch snobby "I'm the best" bs....thanks again.
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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [Beachboy] [ In reply to ]
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Thank you for your comments!! :-)

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Re: Crawl technique (freestyle swimming) - Arms position underwater [Salmon Steve] [ In reply to ]
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Salmon Steve wrote:

I apologise if you mis-read my post...I was commenting about your stroke not you. Just so we're quite clear.

To add a little more to what I posted, I've seen so many people with beautiful pool strokes just like yours (you do have lovely glide, rotation...list goes on) but a lot of those same people struggle in open water as they're unable to deconstruct their stroke and put it back together to suit the conditions on the day which aren't following a black line up and down in a pool. As some have mentioned, the most obvious is that lingering glide & slow turnover, you'd get knocked all over the show in chop.


Again apologies for offending you.

I think that's the key clarification. There isn't a "open water stroke" vs a "pool stroke", but better swimmers do adjust there stroke to match the conditions they swim in. If the water is smooth, the stroke in the video is just fine, but if there is chop or current or waves then it helps to change your stroke and tempo to match the conditions.

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