How to Keep Your Legs Fom Sinking in Freestyle

A very common issue in freestyle is when a swimmer's legs sink. This doesn't usually have much to do with how hard they're kicking. It's more about posture and core engagement. Watch this video and follow this drill progression to improve your body position for a faster and more efficient freestyle

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[peteauk]

You don't need 20 minute videos when you really know what your talking about. Best swim vids out there. Thanks C.

[ceQube]

You Genius ❤️❤️❤️

After 30+ years of doing it wrong.
I can finally kick "my anchor legs"

[jesuscruz]

You're a great teacher; so informative.

[danieliskander]

The problem with many beginners swimming techniques is bad training. Many start with a friend teaching them the dog style. Where you simply famble in water ..mixing short free pulls..hands wide apart ..head above water while doing frog kicks. Once one is able to float with this mixed tech it is hard to learn the basics.. one finds it hard yo do proper techniques and refuses to learn.
In my experience it is easier to train one who cannot swim at all than one with these mixed motions.
With free style..start with leg strokes.. master the leg strokes ..then learn the arm pulls...then learn body rotations then breathe.
All these can be learned in two sessions. Provided the student is good at listening

[lolnarak]

Just want to say thanks so much for making all these videos! I only just started swimming, your videos are so extremely helpful. And I think you are awesome!

[anitajohnson]

This is by far the most helpful tutorial as well as narration EVER! My problem is sinking when trying to swim. I’m headed to the pool in a few, now I know what to do 😉

[mommynerdo]

Just got my 2nd private lesson and am doing your video and is consistent with my instructor's. Your videos are awesome and thank you for sharing, I am a 67 year old first time swimmer.

[shehualfa]

Oh Thank you so much for this.I have saved some money to learn how to swim on YouTube.Will share this video.

[martintotterdale]

Great video, thanks Chloe.... How could 297 people actually dislike this video? The internet is weird!!

[jelle]

Engaging the glutes did the trick for me! Thanks a lot!

[nme]

The problem i face the most is that when I am only kicking my legs, i hardly move a few feet and then get tired

[MrAceman]

Thanks for the tips. I used to swim competition at a younger age, I’m rehabilitating now at a later age in life, thanks for the tips

[BIMLounge]

I did 6 of these drills yesterday and they helped so much while being fun at the same time (I did feel sore the rest of the day so maybe it was too much fun 😂). I was finally able to move a significant distance while kicking. The improvement on the overall freestyle won't happen overnight BUT this helped tremendously to improve body position awareness and it gave me tools to check each individual component of the technique. THANK YOU!

[billjenkins]

One of the few video's on subject where drills to correct are provided, thank you

[laveenr]

Drill no.4 single balance breath that's the most important and toughest, if you master it you can swim longer and faster without gasping for air.
Thanks for the video.

[mwtjuhc]

Have not swim for a long time. I dont know or i can swim or float in the water. But this kinda calms me down. Gonna practise this soon before my holiday comes 🤣

[jed]

G'Day from Australia! Your awesome. I really like the idea of balancing a paddle on the crown of the head drill. Thanks for all the trips.

[aa]

Loved all ur videos for swimming drills and learning

[patrickwhite]

This is awesome! I have been practicing the freestyle drills you recommend in your other videos and they have definitely helped me improve my technique. I will add these to my routine.

[hotivalmir]

Awesome! I appreciate you sharing these free tips, my legs don’t sink but I have trouble with the free kick and will definitely be using drills 5 and 6. Thank you so much!