Swim Faster With Less Effort (Effortless Swimming)

Has your progress stagnated in your swim? Do you think there is nothing that can be done?
Well, take a hard look at your technique! It just might mean that you have become lazy.

Mark and James show you some of the things many swimmers neglect with technique over time and how you can become more efficient in the water!

00:00 Back to basics
00:18 Things you may have neglected when swimming
00:48 Breathing in freestyle swimming
03:04 Balancing when swimming freestyle
05:14 Head position in freestyle swimming

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[gtn]

Which strategy worked for you to start swimming with less effort?

[marie-louisekarlander]

Nice video. I used to say that swimming has more similarities with playing one instrument than other sports. For two years ago I corrected my head position. So important. Now, no pain in neck and shoulders.
Now I got pain in my elbows but my Naprapat who happens to be one swimmer says it will be better when I adapted. Start swimming in the right way with my arms also.

[Max]

"Effortless Swimming" -- I was like oh cool a collab with Brenton. Then I saw the dig at "high elbow" and realized it was a Brenton roast. Jokes aside, good tips, hope I can incorporate them, swimming's always the most difficult.

[lala]

Great explanation! I have to say a word about the beautiful underwater filming! Stunning and compliments the descriptions. You guys rock 😊

[thouys]

New underwater camera setup? Looks good

[Semeyaza]

Talking of basics... I had to stop swimming free style since I have a ligament problem in my right shoulders and I feel a lot of pain with the specific rotation needed to swim... but I can still do breast stroke... Do you think I can become fastw enough to survive a non competitive triathlon with this style?

Suggestions on how to maximize this change?

[jeffglover]

I've started reviewing how I was using my arms and shoulders in the reach and rotation portion of the stroke. I'm wanting to learn more about how much reach forward to engage my stroke and how much to drive my shoulder down or twist my upper body to start the stroke. Is it a "C" all of the above for the correct answer? #coachescorner

[gino.s.martens]

Too bad that swim bike run shirt is not for sale (anymore) in the shop…

[Spider-ars]

The problem is that I don't have a pool and the pool I do notation in doesn't allow more swimming after lessons are done 😢

[marie-louisekarlander]

#gtncoachescorner
I noticed when I swim one hard workout 8x75 m acc and 20x50 max 10-15srest . Day after I run much easier. I feel much stronger in the run.
So much that I tested this last week before one competition, Olympic distance. It worked, didn’t effect the swim, actually I was the first woman to T1, and T2 I think it had effect on bike and the run. I lost one position in the run but that was very good to be me. Usually loose more in the run.
What you think happens? Is it the VO2 which get better without impact on the legs?

[Choedron]

The head creates a natural wave trough at the side of the head, if the head is in the right position. One use that trough to breathe in. The more you splash and bring air down into the water, the less effective you are and the slower you swim - and it uses way more energy. If one looks at the 1500 m freestyle, at the Olympics, then you will see, that swimmers mainly use their legs for balance. Not to splash a lot. Only on the last 100 m, they use their legs more. This principle can be used by triathletes to save energy for the bike and run.