5 Surprising Ways to Improve Your Freestyle Time - Tested!

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[-SeasonNature]

1. Point feet toes back, not down.
2. Point fingers down after reaching out.
3. Bring hips up.
4. Reach fingers forward while getting hands-arms in, not above, the water, then point fingers down.
5. Pull arms all the way through the back.
6. Bonus : Accelerate through stroke.

[teamofsteve]

Thanks to these videos I've gone from swimming 50m and feeling exhausted, to swimming 400m and feeling quite relaxed. It's not fast but it's getting faster. At 46 years old, I'm actually enjoying swimming for the first time in my life, and not stuck doing breaststroke all the time.

[nosliwm]

The person painting the outside of your windowsill is a nice touch. 😂

[iangraham]

These videos are extremely helpful. At 64 and only started swimming (breaststroke only) last Aug, I never thought I could ever swim front crawl. Today, I managed 30 lengths of front crawl, albeit only 2 lengths at a time - baby steps - but enjoyed it immensely. Thanks for posting these great tips.

[ShaferHart]

The way you broke down point 3 is so helpful. Thank you!

[Marinoboe]

Thank you for the tips!! I actually was petting the cat the whole time AND pointing the feet down since I started swimming, for many years and without noticing it even if I was actively striving to improve. Until my girlfriend filmed me once in the pool and I actually saw what I was doing. Letting someone make a video of yourself can help soooo much.

[costasmakris]

Thank you.i swimm open sea water in Greece..and is help me a lot.

[hatpeach]

So impressed, even though you are just doing "talking head" videos. I've gone from not-a-swimmer to confident freestyler in just a few weeks. THANK YOU!

[scottreutter]

Awesome video. Pointing the toes is a good reminder!

[motioninmind]

Love your content. The biggest aha moment for me was when someone told me to *really* keep my head down and look at the bottom of the pool, because of the extended effect on my entire body posture. When I got that mastered, my whole experience in the water changed.

What I mean is, it can often be one little element of your personal style that's holding you back and having a ripple effect on your whole experience. And your videos are super valuable in this way 👍🏻

[robohippy]

The relaxed ankle in the flutter and dolphin kicks works IF you have very flexible ankles. If you have stiff ankles and try to keep your ankles relaxed as you kick, generally you will have about a 30 degree or so bend in your ankle while kicking which creates more drag. I am one of those people. Going pigeon toed gives you another 10 or so degrees of toe point. I have to focus on my toe point. You can get used to that calf cramp, well get rid of it by practicing that way.

While swimming my over arm side stroke, I see everything in the pool. Not getting full extension is a major flaw in most peoples arm stroke. As is entry too soon, most of the time, and too late seldom. Hand and arm position is all over the place. It is always nice to see some one who really knows how to swim, and it stands out.

[purgostevejohal]

5:10, the window cleaner goes home 😁 properly distracted me. Great tips here, thanks!

[robweinberg]

gem of a video. will be working on these "tips" for the rest of my swim life.

[Will-cfhc]

What about arm position in relationship to other arm ? Stretch arm vs power arm ? Seems to varíe with different swim channels!

[Jacob_Dwyer]

Relatively new water polo player here, getting my chops by hacking my way through the water. All of this makes sense, and I have already received some of these tips. I am getting competitive in my sprints, and not just getting blown out of the water on counters. Thanks Effortless Swimming (I am 47 and started at 45, after not really swimming since the 8th grade)

[tash]

Awesome vid B . Great checklist 😎😎😎🏊🏊‍♀️

[MichaelJanzer]

Btw, just want to give the camera man massive props for being able to swim and record at the same time

[mugurelbudara]

all makes sense to me except point 3... not sure what pressing on the chest means. I also see that the reach out helps me with the rotation.

[fredbergeron]

Amazing tips. I learned to swim as an adult in just a few months from your videos and drills. Amazing work!

[territsugai]

A nice manatee grey color to go with improve one's stroke!