3 Swimming Drills To Improve Rotation | Front Crawl Breathing & Technique Swim Drills

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Rotation is a key element of the front crawl stroke. It enables you to be strong and efficient in the water so once you’ve mastered the coordination of the essential arm and leg movements it’s time to work on the body roll. Fraser & Heather are here to explain more!
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Rotation is a key element of the front crawl stroke. It enables you to be strong and efficient in the water so once you’ve mastered the coordination of the essential arm and leg movements it’s time to work on the body roll.
At first this might feel like an unnatural movement that doesn’t benefit your stroke but once you’ve got the hang of rotating your body in time with your pull you’ll be amazed at how much easier front crawl feels and how much faster you can swim for the same effort.
With so much to gain let’s find that perfect body rotation. Fraser & Heather are here to explain more!
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@kaiesguerra4527 3 жыл бұрын

I used to get out of breath even in a 25m swim. Now that I've figured out the rotation technique, I can swim 100m easily without getting out of breath. Took a while but worth it.

@lingmartylifestyle9185 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing the drills🥰 more practice in the pool tomorrow. I did the first two drills without fins. It still works pretty easy and effective.

@adampang1161 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!!!!!! I feel moving much easier than before. Thank you. Guys.

@curiosity3365 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome instructions & drill -- keep up the good works!

@miguelalonsoperez5609 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your advices, I’m progessing a lot with my left side breathing! Also my side balance had became much more stable 😊

@psychlou 4 жыл бұрын

I just started emphasizing rotation and it's true. My swimming feels faster and easier. You both are great instructors, your content and style is amazing. Keep it up!

@gaurid3714 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thank you. I have incorporated this rotation technique in my swim regime and it really works quite well.👍

@bruer1000 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips! It's certainly improved my swimming. Cheers!

@danielcercasgarcia3044 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the advices, beautiful and well explained, I wish to be practice in the next swim practice, very illustrate video swim is my life

@gileswalker7 4 жыл бұрын

Best bit was the ferret on Fraser's t-shirt collar :)

@ssuf 4 жыл бұрын

Love from Kenya. Good job.

@DanNoz 4 жыл бұрын

you guys are so lovely, I love how you collaborate. great content straight to the point. thanks so much.

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment.

@carolkotcheck6065 2 жыл бұрын

Did that naturally before I was taught the usual way, it just seemed to make sense. I nipped that in the bud, hope I’ll be able to get it back easily, if I think too hard, I cat do much! Thanks for this information!

@anjaflo1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I couldn't breath on the others side (left). I tried these Tips today and it was sooo much easier 😍 i wasn't out of breath and was manage to do a 3-stroke 🥳🥳🥳

@williamdriver2919 2 жыл бұрын

I find that using the Finis tech toc works nicely to make improvements with rotation and entry,catch,and pull. Thanks for the instructions….

@allezvenga7617 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your sharing

@Cihuateotl1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@davidb7987 4 жыл бұрын

I am a beginner swimmer, subscribed to you guys lets see how far i can go.. Thx for videos

@daivfy 8 ай бұрын

thank you a lot. Im practice with you.

@anamariadiazcaceres5425 4 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias

@notmyrealname6272 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 🤩

@birgittouweneel421 4 жыл бұрын

My swimming coach always emphasised, with these kinds of drills, that we keep our ear locked on our shoulder at all times throughout the rotation and into the glide- including when you breath. Helps prevent drag between your head and your shoulder (: A good way to practice this is in the first and second drill of this video :D

@leoded 2 жыл бұрын

2:18

@sanjayaweeratunga6084 4 жыл бұрын

Great & Excellent

@hadasitalki7247 11 ай бұрын

Amazing, thank you ❣️

@tjgato 4 жыл бұрын

I like your swimming tips hope this will help me get back to racing

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

We hope so too :)

@tim73639 3 жыл бұрын

I recognise that pool! Sadly I wasn't really into swimming when I was a student, but great facility all the same.

@seulebrg 4 жыл бұрын

2:05, demonstration of my pool speed on the right hand side of the screen:)

@lewisdwheeler 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks Heather and Fraser! Also - am I crazy, or does video of Mark swimming near beginning look like he rotates a crazy amount!? Like 70-80 degrees on breathing side??

@echo0064 4 жыл бұрын

I tend to rotate more on my main side (right). Is this normal? Should I pay attention to my left side and try to rotate more? thanks!

@deepaliyanagama2160 2 ай бұрын

Please do a slow motion dry land demonstration of front crawl whole body coordination including breathing ,rotation ( hip, torso & shoulder ) ,arm stroke ,recovery & kick Thks

@maurizio7209 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these drills ... great video, do more about swimming i love it.... The swiss swimmer🇨🇭

@gtn 4 жыл бұрын

More coming 🙂

@maurizio7209 4 жыл бұрын

Grazie ragazzi👍🏽

@avihaimar 3 жыл бұрын

My neck is very stiff, so it's very challenging for me to rotate only the body and keep the face looking down. Any tip for that?

@Appetite4Rose 2 жыл бұрын

Fraser! 🤗

@bulentkamali 4 жыл бұрын

Hi from Izmir, Turkey. I am going to the pool at a local hotel here to practice this tomorrow morning.

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff :)

@bulentkamali 4 жыл бұрын

@@heatherfell_oly I was exhausted this morning, now I am recovering. Very happy to see your response :) I don't how many fans you have got but please add 1 more :) You are a great inspiration to me. A bouquet of daffodils from me to you :)

@ianpovey6331 4 жыл бұрын

I do wish my local pool aloud flippers....another gr8 vid guys thankyou

@Thekidisalright 4 жыл бұрын

ian povey same here, my local pools don’t allowed either.

@karlford6700 4 жыл бұрын

My local pool has band, fins, snorkels, hand paddles (even the small ones), swimming parachutes and fast swimming in the fast lane.

@DanNoz 4 жыл бұрын

same issue here... 🙈 sucks

@aprilscales4683 3 жыл бұрын

I tried to rotate today, but one of my shoulders started hurting. Does that mean I am over rotating on that side?

@michaelforeman1810 3 жыл бұрын

Is lower back pain on one side caused by over rotation or having a preference to breathing to one side?

@juliemay5117 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing....I can only breathe on my right side and have issues with my right hip/lower back.

@gopaldass9946 4 жыл бұрын

CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE THE STEPS FOR PARAPLEGIC SWIMMERS ? WE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR VIDEOS

@brecht1971 4 жыл бұрын

Doing my first triathlon on the 15th. I haven’t had the time to train front crawl, would it make a big difference with the others (mainly adults) on 500m to swim breaststroke?

@mustaphab.1190 4 жыл бұрын

First Tri is always hard esp.the swim part unless well prepared, if you keep it constant believe me you may even pass some competitors. Just go out, do your best and enjoy what your are doing, race your own race you will improve by time, good luck, cheers 🤓✌️

@brecht1971 4 жыл бұрын

Mustafa Bircan I certainly will! :)

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

It is about enjoying and completing in your first triathlon. ONce you have mastered frontcrawl you'll find it much faster than breastroke but this close to your race do what you've practised.

@melindamorin4507 4 жыл бұрын

Just have fun! Do what you're doing. Improved technique can be developed later. The tri-crowd is great, supportive of all of us newbies and know that you will not be the only one swimming the way you're going now. Good luck!

@ArsenicCriminal 4 жыл бұрын

I want to do a sprint triathlon, but I am exhausted after 50m. Where do I start?

@josieipsen6135 4 жыл бұрын

I had a similar problem, basically you could try swimming the 50m then take a good rest and swim another 50m, and do as many reps as you like. Then just try to cut back on the rest time each day/session. Idk about the sport science but it worked for me :) good luck with your training!

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

Take it back to basics, work on drills and build up slowly. Good luck!

@markdbenson75 4 жыл бұрын

I was in this position only 6 weeks ago, and can now swim 1600 metres straight in about 36mins (just to show that major improvements can be made fairly quickly in swimming if you have base fitness which I had). I watched this channels swim tips, and a few other KZfaq swim channels. They have all the info you’ll need. Basically, start off by slowing your stroke right down to a snails pace, focus on the breathing first. Forget speed and distance for the first four to six swims. Make sure to continuously exhale and inhale with very little to no breathe holding. Head position is very important. No major lifting of the head out of the water, simple head and body rotation suffices. You are effectively breathing in the wake of your own head. When you have fixed that, the rest is just bodily movement practice, for which these guys have great videos. I owe my improvements mostly to this channel.

@alicecgong 4 жыл бұрын

There should be significant improvements that can be done to your strokes / techniques. I suggest you go to a swim clinic / get a few private sessions / then join a swim group / club. Also build your cardio fitness via running and biking for sure.

@adedoyinoluwo428 3 жыл бұрын

I’m having a hard breathing bilaterally. Breathing on my left is comfortable for about 200 meters. But anything that exceeds that, my left should starts to hurt. When I try to breath on the right hand side or bilaterally, my right shoulders starts to hurt just after 50 meters. What would you recommend? Thanks I’m advance.

@andrewcullum8437 2 жыл бұрын

BUT..IM REALLY REALLY SCARED about breathing in water when my mouth is so close to the water..do I need hypnotherapy to try and take this fear of choking on water away??

@RS-el7iu 4 жыл бұрын

but doesnt rotation slowers the stroke rate? i mean its hard to be in a powerful pull when on the side, i feel like to be almost flat when the pull is the strongest. i dont kick much so rotation kind of makes me glide more and with no kicking very soon i deccelerate. whats your advice? . thanks

@larissadueck2643 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need to work on kicking?

@muhammadzafar2470 4 жыл бұрын

How can i join your swimming club!? Are there any registration started? Plz guide me. Thanks

@rahulbhoj320 4 ай бұрын

😊❤

@obedbuenrostrojr.320 2 жыл бұрын

The Ketchup drill

@advex4428 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe that would be too advanced, but what's the deal with that S-curve the hand of top triathletes follows during their stroke?

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

It's an eternal debate whether to have the S curve or straighter arm pull, a video for another day for sure.

@alicecgong 4 жыл бұрын

Some swimmers believe that the S-curve makes it faster / gives more propulsion due to the Bernoulli rule...(in simpler English, I think it means once you’ve pushed on the water, it pushes the one behind it too, so by the time your Hans gets there, it’s already kinda moving, therefore less actual propulsion given to your hand. By doing the S-curve, theoretically, you’d be pushing on more “freshly still” water throughout the entire push therefore get propulsion out of it) But AFAIK there’s no concrete / peer reviewed / controlled experiment evidence for it. Many elite swimmers used to like to do the S-curve, but I think it’s not as popular now

@advex4428 4 жыл бұрын

@@alicecgong I had to read that a few times to process it, but now it sunk in :-)Awesome, thanks!

@gtn 4 жыл бұрын

What drills do you use to improve your stroke? Let us know!

@carlbyronrodgers 4 жыл бұрын

Tec Toc hip trainer before and now visualizing before and during.

@emilywong4601 3 жыл бұрын

catch up crawl drill

@PiscafondsL 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes if you rotate too much, its kinda bad!

@ILOVESWIMMINBIKING 4 жыл бұрын

No high ambles

@ferreroave 3 жыл бұрын

In the second exercise, why he look ahead, that is bad technique, he must look down.

@eduardocavanagh 3 жыл бұрын

The recovery arm drill is showing the arm in a position which is beyond the scapular plane. It will in the long term damage the rotator cuff. Not a good advice for novices.

@user-pw6ft8cw7q 2 жыл бұрын

🤗

@mktsp2 3 жыл бұрын

This woman is really into drinking. I see her every Friday at the local pub vomitting after she has consumed littres of lager. She tries to swim through all that liquid, but sometimes she needs to wear fins. She is a really good swimmer, I would say. A... lager swimmer

@rahulbhoj320 4 ай бұрын

😊❤