How To Swim Without Getting Tired

Swimming is all about increasing efficiency and reducing drag so you move through the water like a torpedo. With the right technique, you will swim faster with less effort, which makes it easier to swim longer distances without getting tired.

Let’s break down six things you can do to improve your freestyle. But first, let’s explain what it takes to actually get faster in swimming.



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[aliensoup]

If you are not a competitive (racing) swimmer, don't work for speed. Strive to increase efficiency - fewer strokes for the same distance. That means improving technique and strength. Efficient breathing will help that also.

[TruePhil]

1. reduce drag increase propulsion

Body and head position
2. keep hips and body near surface of water
3. neutral body eyes looking down (marking on bottom of pool to indicate near wall)

Catch and Pull
4. hand entry 18in in front of shoulder. enter with middle and ring finger, don't cross midline with hands or arms
5. after hand enters water, stretch out arm and use rotational momentum to increase reach
6. initiate pull with high elbow, keep wrist and forearm in line and pull straight, vertical forearm, dont pull with straight arm, bend elbow
7. pull with hand slightly relaxed and some space between each finger
8. keep high elbow when returning to starting point

Breathe
9. head no go up to breathe, turn to side but not to far, keep 1 eye in water
10. exhale out nose or mouth when under water
11. breathe every 2-4 strokes but keep it consistent, swim with paddle in front of head to enforce good technique

Kick
12. from hips not knees, pointed toes, little knee bend
13. kick amplitude 12-18 in wide, short fast kick
14. 1 or 3 kick per arm stroke

Streamline
15. squeeze arms together, point toes, engage core and legs, biceps squeezed behind ears
16. when push of wall torpedo like, dolphin kicks, short and fast, pick2-5 dolphin kicks after wall push off

[patrickwelch]

I'm 76, still learning. Swim daily . Continually Loki g for the perfect stroke.

[KNDCHV]

As a newbie at 30 years of age this video is pure gold. I know what I am doing wrong by seeing the video but executing everything like these gorgeous people is so hard, but I love the challenge of this sport. Thank you so much !

[mdrizwan]

Less drags and more propulsion
Correct body and head position
Catch and pull technique
Correct breathing technique
Correct leg kicks
And practice makes perfect

[russelnw]

Oh man - years of swim practice under a coach - now years later this is helping me pick apart my current stroke. I’ve really lost the crispness of a well composed stroke. So helpful! I will put this into action immediately. I excited for the result.

[MrBobstah]

This is pretty helpful, good to go back to basics 💪🏻

[KidFury]

There's only one way that I ever learned to swim without getting tired: In college, before our big conference meet (AKA NCAA's qual meet), we would swim at Summit County High School for a few weeks over Christmas break (That is over 10, 000 ft above sea level BTW). The air is rare up there...and practices were brutal! Then we would immediately taper and swim our conference meet at the old Belmont Olympic Pool in Long Beach, which was literally lower than sea level. (LOT'S of air). If you hit your taper right and you trained hard enough at the super high altitude, you felt like a living God for just a few days before you lost the taper and/or acclimated to the new environment. I highly recommend it for anyone that can actually train that high and race that low...it was life-changing.

[meatalecider]

Possibly the best swimming advice video I've seen and I've seen tonnes! Well done everyone involved.

[jasonkam]

watching this 2 days before my lifeguard endurance swim test

[refreshinggp]

Great! And thank you soooo much! Your videos and guidance really provide insight on the what and why of the swimming techniques.

[slobodanudarac]

Please Turn down the Background music. It's nerve-wrecking. Thanks

[Amir-English]

comprehensive, concise, short, and useful tutorial!
Thanks

[mannysamson]

What a great video. I was expecting to watch about 7 different videos on this topic, but this one did the job of them all.

[gekookeg]

Very excited to apply all this on my swimming today thanks for the tips!

[mwhqmdy]

Good video. I'm 73 y.o. and have been swimming almost my whole life. A refresher is a great thing!

[drigerprg]

Man... I used all techniques described in this video and my swimming got instantly better!

[haraldmuller]

Great analysis and conclusions, efficient and sympathetic talk, thanks a bunch!🤩🤩

[markdjolly]

Precise and concise. Really well done. Thank you.

[thman]

Excellent video, very helpful and detailed without a bunch of needless junk.