Attempting the Navy Seal Swim Test | Combat Sidestroke

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Austen Alexander is an Active Duty Sailor, who posts weekly to YouTube. He is most popular for his challenge videos including Ms. Bikini Olympia and challenging U.S Marines to obstacle courses and races. Austen is the host of the Hot Mic Show with Austen Alexander podcast and continues to post fitness and lifestyle-related content to Instagram as well.

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[DemonDragonGD]

Pro tip. Breath out when you underwater and then breath back in when you resurface. Its the constant cycle you must take.(holding your breath will make you instantly light headed you NEED to breath out) Always wonder why you be extremely drain after swimming STOP holding your breath while you underwater.

[exhalesolutions]

"but I spent about 7 or 8 months perfecting my strokes..." I hear you brother, I've been working on mine for the better part of a decade now.

[BradyuNunez]

In this episode: Austen teaches you how to improve your stroke game

[swordwhale]

I tripped over this looking for sidestroke... this is great... very stealthy, no splashing (watching the sped up part even, no splashes!), fascinating... mostly an underwater stroke. Us ladies appreciate you doing this!

[aubrieelaine]

I've got a lot of SEAL friends. One that had to do SEAL training twice because he broke his leg during hell wk the first time. He was a combat medic before becoming a SEAL. Good peeps.

[TheNewFitness]

Also would love to see a breakdown of the stroke!

[reggierico]

I'm almost 65, and I swim 2-3 times a week, currently swimming 50 yds free, then 50 yards side stroke. I'm slow because I had both knees replaced last year and am currently doing 1500 yards in 45-47 minutes. Still working towards that mile mark and getting my time down. Good luck to all the future SEAL/SWCC guys from a Coronado boy.

[dg__]

This stroke is fucking hard to get down! Tons of practice & understanding of technique

[sweatactionacademy]

Austin,
I'm currently completing 5 weeks body weight warm up to SealFit. I have a 1 mile swim coming up tomorrow. I completed a 1 miles swim a few weeks ago and it was brutal. This video is going to be a huge help! I appreciate you sharing!
Question is do you have any pointers for a newbie attempting 1 mile with the sidestroke? Thanks again!

[jackhammer]

The Marine Corps could use more guys like you. Too many guys get comfortable. Keep pushing brother, much love

[daveh]

This stroke alone I Had to get coaching on in the military because I just couldn’t get it completely right. This was 20 years ago and no Youtube. U young guys just don’t know how much of an advantage U have these days

[dougmcpheters]

Man, you weren't shittin'. You've got that stroke down! Bravo!

[seensvault]

My first time I did CSS was on my first PST and I got a 10:20. Already down to 8:30 and got a lot to improve still. Don’t take my final until January 2023

[chrissypanda]

I love your channel and your content, keep up the good work! You're awesome

[DrBobaliscious]

What was the reason you were eliminated from the Combat Diver course? I'm just a regular scuba diver, so I am always interested in "Diver" stories!

[specwarfitness.sealret.rog]

During the prep course in GreatLakes Illinois they will progress you from trading with hands out of water to using a brick increasing the duration of time for the thread. They also do treading with the brick and the school house

[rileybeckham]

Mad respect for you man, that side stroke looks like the real deal, and I’m a competitive swimmer!

[robohippy]

Haven't looked at the Combat swim for a while, maybe 5+ years. It has changed a bit. I swim the over arm side stroke, in part because no one else does it. It is more for speed and not for stealth... Top side arm comes out of the water and over the top more like freestyle, turning it into a long axis stroke. It is a lot faster than the combat swim. I can swim 1000 yards in under 19 minutes. It is a bit more efficient for swimming longer distances, but with the over arm that splashes, it isn't good for being sneaky....

[boathemian]

I was a recon marine 42 years ago and we had to train with squids at Coronado, they had great instructor cadre

[SharonPiano]

I learned this stroke as a youth with the Red Cross Swimming program. However, I was taught to remain on my side for the whole stroke and only do the scissor kick. They haven't taught it for a long time. I loved this stroke because I used to swim on the lake of my mother's friends cottage and used to face the shore and look at all the cottages down the shoreline. By knowing how to do all the strokes (was a competitive swimmer), you get to exercise more of the muscles and increase flexibility. If you only do freestyle, for example, you don't know what you are missing.