Straight Arm vs. High Catch Freestyle

Breaking down different freestyle strokes from some of the best to ever do it - Manadou, Yang, Dressel, Adrian, Phelps

[robohippy]

Huge difference between the arm pull in the 50 meter and 1500 meter techniques. With 50 meter sprint, straight arm pull, straight arm recover. With 1500, bent arm pull, bent arm recover. The elite swimmers pretty much all use straight arm pull and recover for last 5 to 10 meters.

[patrickbarks]

Looking at these underwater videos is phenomenal. Absolute monsters in the water

[brianmcd]

Excellent styles the Law of Displacement/Flotation in this video looking good 🙂

[Queenfisher]

I think it’s important to point out that you almost never see straight arm catch being used successfully beyond the 50. Even in the 100 straight arm catchers tend to get decimated in the last 30m by higher catch techniques. This is a large reason why Kyle charmers swims over the top of Dressel repeatedly.

High elbow catch has won almost every distance medal since Thorpe. Just look at ledecky, Hackett, Phelps, etc and you’ll see this in action.

[philippebajeux]

Have you seen, around 2:08, the incredible speed thay swim at ? I just can' t believe my eyes

[abelardogreen]

Long distance backwards freestyle is fun.

[abelardogreen]

I would've thought they could follow the catch all the way through without palm waving. I figured I wasn't strong enough so I've been swimming with closed fists. Open palm catch to a punch drag.

[joequillun]

Phelps, on his right arm (in this video) has a bit of an "S" stroke, sort-ta like we were taught...50 yrs ago. (Spitz)

[ssteeeeeve]

Popov would have illustrated a good example as well

[HICHAMHICHEM-hv]

J'ai des problèmes sur le plan respiration

[shibidoobwa]

Where'd you get the underwater clips for this video?

[oeleveoleve.]

do straight arm, feel confortable, do swim for leasure ....