Here’s why your KICKING is WRONG

Freestyle kicking technique is challenging for many people. The correct kicking technique makes swimming easier and faster. It is crucial to perform equal kicks up and down during swimming. However, if you make a mistake when you kick only downwards this damages your body position and slows down your swimming.

[n.a.]

I've never seen a man with more graceful feet

[murphdog]

Just beware of toe cramps when your learning this

[jojijosette]

Wow. Nobody ever told me this or explained it properly. My coach just says " kick from the hip", which I don't even know what that means! Thank you so much for explaining it in plain English. Emglish

[TheodoreRizzo]

The cramps on your hammies are real for a beginners

[cal]

For ankle flexibility, I do ankle exercises while I'm seated watching TV. I do ankle exercises before I get out of bed. I use the calf extension machine, walk tiptoe and jump ups in the pool for warm ups. I'm 72 and need to keep moving so I can keep moving. My swimming speed and endurance have improved.

[PowerSerge]

Sir Isaac Newton said that the only way humans figured out to go somewhere is to leave something behind so splashing is leaving something behind.

[jmydy]

I have rather poor kick, despite I can swim for an hour without stops I feel my legs are not really delivering the drive. I applied this drill last time and I find this quite exhausting; I was able to do it for 10-15 seconds then my legs got tired. I hope this is sign that legs are not used to this kind of work. I will do this exercise every time I'm on swimming pool and I hope I'll get better in freestyle.

[captainwyeet]

Also, one thing you can notice is that in the correct form, his legs maintain horizontal instead of sinking down. Generally, keeping your legs horizontal reduces resistance and makes you faster. (Please correct me if I'm wrong)

[theguys]

I am a swimmer ranked 9th in the USA for my 200 meter backstroke thank you for this tip

[joeyjojo]

How the heck are you still buoyant just kicking your feet.? I get in water and I’m buoyant as a rock

[mareks]

The thing is that use of kicks matters only in sprint. Elsewhere u don't use legs or very little to save energy on powering the biggest muscles in your body that gives you very littke in return. That saved energy is then used by arms so the longer the distance the better performance if u don't kick

[BlueAriesJewelry]

I’ll try this next time I’m in the pool. Thank you for the advice & demonstrations. I had no idea why swimming was so hard. Now I know!

[JenniferPChung]

omg you made that look effortless! Will give that a go today.

[ManikandanVsince]

Beware:Do not use this trick in shallow water

[schaschia]

im doing this subconsciously because i learned diving as a tiny kid.
but now im teaching someone to swim and i wouldnt ever have thought to specify that you gotta kick both ways. thank you!

[Wayfaringmusician]

This is super informative for anyone who wants the benefits of a swimming workout. I swim laps to stay in shape and was the fastest competitive freestyle sprinter in my district during high school.

Good stuff. 👍

[zacharysherry]

I literally said: "damn!" when I saw the first kicks. Excellent form.

[max-qqzr]

It looks a bit like the
moon walk doesn't it .?🤔

[hayatkaidi]

Thanks for sharing. I was doing the same wrong kick. Now I know my weakness.

[ma_rotte]

This just became clear to me after years of trying to improve my endurance. Such a slight change bit I can do many more laps now.