How to Swim Distance Freestyle with Minimal Energy!

Thanks for the tip

the more I try to swim faster, the slower I got

Mam how is your health

Nice form! I think this has to be 25yards pool so this is pace for 77,25meters and it looks like that. 1.12 /100m would be very competitive pace for that.

Thank you for your video, I have been getting conflicting advice on high and low cadence. I tend you agree with you. Do you use this lower cadence strategy in open water too?

Great video! Thankyou..esp the side VIDEO shots...really helps me see that I'm DRAGGING my legs like there's no tomorrow.

When i was competing with the swimmer in the next lane (she didn’t know i was pacing her), sometimes i felt tense from wanting to go faster. I had to remind myself that swimming is more efficient when done slower in more measured pace. I still rest a bit after each lap but i managed to cut down 15 minutes swimming the same distance (1600 meters) from each lap session. It meant I swam faster (more efficient) and took shorter rest break.

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Thank you for this! Really helpful especially the side angle shots.

Should i do flip turns on my distance sets? Thanks for your great videos.

Should that chart include your wingspan, not height?

Is the pool yards or meters?

I am an older swimmer (73). I do lap swim, also some open water swimming. I am not going for speed, but better efficiency, and a freestyle stroke that is more gentle on old shoulder joints (like lots of older swimmers, I have some arthritis in my shoulders). Would you consider doing a video for us oldsters who swim more for the joy of swimming, but are looking for sustainability vs. speed? Many thanks. Enjoy your videos immensely!!

For long distance sustainability work on better balance, being more relaxed in your body and focus on power generation from the core over arm pull and kick.

I’m 65 and my go to stroke for swimming on my belly is the head above water breast stroke, it’s a super slow stroke

You look so relaxed and smooth, plus you're getting good distance per strokes. When you set up the catch, are you pulling forcefully or just at half force?

Amaizing techniques. thnk you so much. 🙏🙏

If you use a clip on mic, the audio will be better

What should my breathing pattern be? I am currently breathing every 2 strokes. I do go to the other side every 8 or 10 strokes but I have to breath every two or I feel like I get exhausted. What should be my breathing cadence ?

I need this desperately

Basically, look at Katie Ledecky's slow motion underwater videos. Don't forget the early vertical forearm. It all works.

That makes sense. It's just like running, you have to run slow to get faster.

Thank you for this! Loved the explanation and the angled shots of the swim, It made me see the possible things that I might be doing wrong!

Wow one min for 100 m . What a dream for me .

Hi
65 yr old male just getting back into the pool after years off i swam in highschool swam freestyle and backstroke. My 1st day in today figuring I'll start slow only going 500 yards and working up to a mile. I swam my 500 in 10 minutes I was a bit winded but it felt great I feel my form is nice and I don't kick much. I'm a new subscriber
Thanks
Jesse

The theory is very simple..

Yds vs Meters🤯 pools in UK are meters
So your 1m:12 pace for 100yds is about 1m:18 pace for 100mtrs
Thanks for video

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thx for this!

You have the smoothest, most effortless (looking) mechanics. Super jelly over here

Really good swimming, just I need turns at wall also. Turning at wall is taking more energy as well

Thank you for sharing the tips. What about breathing? I usually do 1 breath every 2 stokes. I found that even I try to slow down, I still get that chest pain, your body signal telling you to breath. I can't do laps because of this, as I would be too out of breath, some how. I've been swimming for 3months now. Do I need to practice holding my breath to build endurance with the lungs?

Didn’t explain much at all.

You said 20 yards