Your WORST Swimming Mistake

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If you didn't learn to swim as a child, this mistake is probably holding you back.
What I'm going to tell you in this video can change the way you swim. After this, you may swim faster and with less effort.

00:00 - The worst swimming mistake
00:24 - Why is it so common?
00:58 - The solution
02:30 - Dryland exercises

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SkillsNT
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I've told too many swimming teachers that something had to be wrong with my technic. You just nailed it. I don't even have to try to know that's the problem. And BTW, I'm a mountain biker.

tiredtiger
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I took swimming lessons as a kid, and the teacher emphasized kicking from the hips instead of the knees.
This video explains what the teacher was trying to explain.

Mr_Green
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I was wondering why I was getting so tired after only 25-50 meters of swimming. Definitely going to practice this a lot thanks!

race
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This is the best explained and effective advice concerning the sinking legs problem. I came to the same solution after a long time of trial and error. Another way to articulate the solution is imagine the surface of the water as wall. When standing against the wall the body needs to engage the core to make sure the upper back, the butt and the back of the feet touch the wall. This in effect says a good standing posture means good swimming posture too.

bdharrtle
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This makes me so jealous. I wish I could swim that effortlessly

davidktd
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The other “half” of the solution to sinking knees or legs is activating your core. Activate your core by Raising your bellybutton towards the surface and you will see an immediate change in your body’s position in relation to the waters surface.

mikedelta
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I tried this today in training. It was the best tip ever, I never felt so high in the water.

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The least amount of effort is only kicking gently, with the only real flexing joint being the ankle. Using the feet like flippers. Pointing the toes, keeping the streamlined shape through the hips and knees. As an Aussie, our best swimmers seem to move through water almost lazily. Only a few kicks per stroke of the arms. The key is not having your legs fighting against your arms but gently working in unison with them.

radumerkin
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This was the right video at the right time for me. I am a pretty slow lap swimmer, for I think exactly this reason. Glutes and back side of legs are not areas I am normally very aware of. A few comments have asked what it means to 'activate' to me the answer is, to start with at least, simply keeping those areas of the body in mind for a bit while you swim. Just doing that, without necessarily 'engaging', helps. Then once you develop an awareness of their very existence, you can gently engage, or activate, and with a bit of time notice a difference. I shaved 4 mins off my mile time today thanks to getting more horizontal. Thanks for this, good work.

neilkeefe
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Damn I almost hypnotized looking how perfect you swim. My parents never had any time to learn me (they can't swim too), I also never swam in my school. So here I am, 30 years old trying to learn basics. It's very difficult for me because I'm falling down like a rock. I hope your technique will help me a bit. Greetings.

technicaltapir
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Interesting! This is exactly the same in horseback riding. It gives a lot more stability and longer feeling to the legs together with the core muscles… I teach this everyday to my students and the results are almost immediate.

This video might help me explain better the reason “why” and the examples you showed were also very clear.
Thank you!

InesDressage
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Well Done! I have been looking for this explanation and description for a long time …

johnleclair
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Your video is timely. I had started to work on this problem just before our city lock-down, and hadn't actually solved it. Pools are still under lock-down. But I'm eager to work on glute and hamstring dryland as you suggest. Hope to see improvement when I can return to the pool. Thanks.

eegnoagn
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I’m just an age group coach
In my experience, I gave couple of glute activation exercises with free pull and swim; the results were ok
But when I paired plank, side plank with free pull (pull boy on ankles), the results were actually amazing with really high body position

meghdaniellama
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Always something new to learn. Thanks SNT!

castoh
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Learning how to swim as a new swimmer but picked it up almost effortlessly once I realised that head placement, breathing, CORE engagement with GLUTE activation in tandem makes swimming easy was a God send…all the techniques I use when training clients and myself as a personal trainer. Best vid for individuals who find it difficult to keep legs high.

shimmyya
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Love this!! Looking forward to trying this out!!

brendahayes
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I'll try it tomorrow morning when I hit the pool again. Activate glutes - I do a lot of glute/core exercises so it should be easy.

RickMartinYouTube
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I swam competitively (somewhat pooly, lol) in high school. I wish I had these tips about 40 years ago! Very well explained from the perspective of reducing drag. 😄👍✌

Kenjiro