How To Swim Freestyle | Technique For Front Crawl Swimming

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We've all seen Front Crawl in practice, but how do you actually do it for real? We've got a freestyle swimming technique masterclass for you to learn and master yourself! Don't forget to 'like' and hit subscribe to see more content like this from us! 🙌
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@gtn 11 ай бұрын

Heading for a swim to try this out? Let us know how it goes in the comments, we'd love to know! 🙌🏊‍♀

@AnaishaSharma000 10 ай бұрын

It's great and fast but I need to increase my stamina

@EatMyPropwash 10 ай бұрын

@@AnaishaSharma000 3-4 swims a week 2 swims isn’t enough, especially if a sprint distance swim kicks your butt.

@YahiaSh 8 ай бұрын

booooooooooooooo

@leehilton-hall2417 6 ай бұрын

Any info on the kick? Is there another video?

@karenwiseley4730 5 ай бұрын

Wondering if there is a trick to stop water going up my nose? I was never taught to swim, and can get by, but when I try the breathing and “ leaving one eye in the water” water tends to go up my nose. I see the person in the videos doesn’t use nose things ( not sure what they are called). I’m currently nursing a nasty ear infection from water going in my nose. I will keep trying!

@Thekidisalright 4 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to have a video about the real basics, like how to relax in water so to breath easy and avoid CO2 build up, how to use strength while performing flutter kicks so swimmer won’t go backwards or stagnant in water, how to get the accurate breathing window so swimmer is not pressing the water down with lead hand just to bring head up to water surface, instead of using shoulder rotation to help breath at ease. Don’t get me wrong, this is a fantastic video, but it’s more for people who can already swim a lap or two to fine tune their techniques instead of a real “how to” guide for non-swimmer, just my suggestion.

@MrsMAntonio82 4 жыл бұрын

Thekidisalright agree, good video but no mention of breathing (how/when/techniques) or what to do with the legs. As a total beginner researching ‘how to swim’ I feel this does assume I have some prior experience & a basic foundation to build on.

@heatherfell_oly 4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry there is more to come and we will be breaking the stroke down further so keep an eye out for those!

@Thekidisalright 4 жыл бұрын

Heather Fell Yay! Thank you Heather, looking forward to it! I am sure that would benefit many novice swimmers!

@JJBpilot 4 жыл бұрын

Try this to work on breathing, and sinky legs... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKufi5x00cyZYn0.html

@nkanyisobuthelezi2684 2 жыл бұрын

I will really want to see how 2 push the water underneath

@harrybeckwith576 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Can say this has greatly helped my front crawl. Nice that everything is in one video from the same people. Rather than scattered technique tips from different companies. Thanks.

@cristianaoprea7830 4 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt the video that's helped me most as a beginner. Thank you tons!

@philbrenman2507 11 ай бұрын

I am 70. Hard to believe and I have recently started swimming again. Never really cared for it the past, but the gym was getting a little boring and I wanted to try something different. What I have discovered is there is a lot more to swimming than I thought --- much more than showing up at the gym and going through a my roiutine. Swimming is more mental and the questionis is applying what I just heard when I get to the pool which is where I am going next. I'm starting to see the importance of seeing myself perrorming each movemnet down to perfection.

@lizamimi 9 ай бұрын

60 and just learned the basics 2 years again, I’m back this summer to learn how to use my arms and legs..at the same time 😂😂

@meditationwithcats8717 4 жыл бұрын

Those are excellent video shots. The pacing, cuts and lighting really help with the narration. Thank you 🙏🏼

@scottbarclay6 Жыл бұрын

The dark blue colour of the water in that pool is just so beautiful! Learning the freestyle stroke is a never ending battle for me!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Keep it up, It'll kick in the end.

@ruthbarr3159 2 ай бұрын

Me too! I feel like I'm sinking, and I have no idea when to breathe 😂😂😂

@KevinChao-zw6gm 2 ай бұрын

@@ruthbarr3159 IKR 😂😂

@YoungmanCovers 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job by the film crew on this one. And great explanation of course!

@Uprighthealth Жыл бұрын

Thanks, the side angles were super helpful!

@timferguson2682 4 жыл бұрын

I just followed your "putting your arm around a barrel" advise for the first time today. Very helpful!

@RunnerKao 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome sharing. I normally only run but will apply this too. Thanks.

@WtfYoutube_YouSuck 4 жыл бұрын

Great cinematography!

@fozzymalik 2 жыл бұрын

The tip on timing of breathing in the end of video was so useful, thanks!

@MarceloG.. 2 жыл бұрын

You have really good tips here Mark. Stuff I haven't heard before. Thank you!!!

@SimoneChiaretta 4 жыл бұрын

How would you structure a complete swim session, from beginning to end, so that it includes both drills and intervals?

@radumiller9109 2 жыл бұрын

Excelent freestyle swimming tutorial. Thank you very much!

@mazukuzelamaphumulo606 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, my daughter was much better at this now it was the breath part she did get better, and the arm part too. 👍

@pierrelifengli 4 жыл бұрын

SUPER USEFUL GTN! THANK YOU!

@lg.breakfree8211 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU 🙏 from you’re videos I’ve taught myself to swim 🏊‍♂️ & lost 8 stone ! I now do skill drills and freestyle for 4 miles 5 times a week ! Cheers guys

@whynottalklikeapirat Жыл бұрын

Here - have some more cake … 🍰🍰🍰😀

@rodolfoquintana9756 10 ай бұрын

Wow. Great for you! That's awesome. I'm relearning to swim after 13 years of smoking, I hyper ventilated after a couple laps, I have a long road ahead

@Darkest_Soul_187 10 ай бұрын

Only 4 miles? Meh, after watching this video I now freestyle 16 miles 10 times a week.

@sumayyahquanvie2253 9 ай бұрын

@@Darkest_Soul_187well that's okay if they do less also,it doesn't really matter how much you do and thats also very nice I also now know how to do freestyle better!!!

@digbar7913 8 ай бұрын

@@Darkest_Soul_187Let bro be proud of his accomplishment

@weeki_wachee 4 жыл бұрын

So nicely done, as always Mark...

@ivanyang9062 9 күн бұрын

Tried the arms and breath timing today, both very helpful.

@jonathancorpuz 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this,,, i will add this in my youtube list,,, 🏊

@user-bb7ut4cx8x 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU from you’re videos I’ve taught myself to swim ️ & lost 8 stone ! I now do skill drills and freestyle for 4 miles 5 times a week ! Cheers guys

@jamfortis 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome video!💪🏽 Tnx 💯%

@anv.4614 9 ай бұрын

thank you- well explained.

@victorwong2115 8 ай бұрын

Great breakdown. I seem to have a problem gulping some water as I breath while doing freestyle. Is there some tips on this?

@celestesassine2345 Жыл бұрын

Hello, & thank you. I learned a lot. Do you recommend using a kick board to help with speed for the front crawl?

@duncanmunro4076 3 жыл бұрын

Can I confirm that post the catch phase, your straight arm goes directly down prior to bending it and pushing back. I have also been doing an ‘S’ shape after the catch. Does this help?

@lilshaz8378 7 ай бұрын

Nice tutorial especially on rotation and keeping my head more forward and down.

@donavela 24 күн бұрын

I've been swimming for 25 years now. Beautifully explained every detail. Thanks.

@lisapet160 4 жыл бұрын

Priceless!

@NikiG5040 3 ай бұрын

Well done, beautiful explanation and editing. I will try the rotation bit at the end, never thought about it up until this moment!

@jamesrobinson814 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Very informative but I am used to open water so struggle with breathing correctly during stroke. I often lift my head before turning it to the right. My current average is 2 minutes per 100m but want to go much faster. Stroke rate averaging 14 per 25m. Leg kick tends to slow me down. If I use ki kboard I can do 25m in 2 mins 15secs as I can hardly move jyst kicking. I still do not know how to sort this issue. I do however have a good catch and pull but seem not to be able to completely turn my shoulder over to get maximum stretch. Can you please advise how I can improve further? Thanks.

@hayderabdulmaged5723 Жыл бұрын

Amazing channel and deserves to following

@dannyrelentless Жыл бұрын

I have very little swimming training back from my when I was 15. Now at 37, this whole week I've been going swimming at my local gym at 5 am. There are always 2 older Asian ladies, in their 70's, swimming with such perfect form! I must look so silly when I come in with my pink beach trunks, no goggles, no hair cap, and splashing all over the place. When they are swimming, it's completely quiet !!! I Just got my head cap, and goggles; With this video, I'll be showing them bitches wuzzup soon lol.

@edwardzamora4781 Жыл бұрын

You should superman float on the water and use the strong hand to paddle. That'll give them a real heart attack

@shirazkhan9760 Жыл бұрын

@@edwardzamora4781 good idea mate. I started to swim today. It was hard, but need to work on my form. I wish I carried on.

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

Bar was used to hide the huge croc

@arnarting Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 BEAT THEM UP YOU 37 YEAR OLD LADY 😂😂😂

@monicannegeller1699 Жыл бұрын

why don’t you ask them to teach you, I bet they’d love that 🤍

@Rodrigos.godoy86 4 жыл бұрын

Great and complete explanation

@briangan3133 8 ай бұрын

Hello, during the freestyle at which point does your leading arm start to pull into the water? What my coach taught me was that your back hand ahould be brought forward amd touch the leading hand before the leading hand starts to pull. But i observe that other people don't really do that. So do you start to pull with your leading hand when your back hand exits the water or what? What's the cue for your front arm to start pulling?

@sabrinangwira2099 3 күн бұрын

I just want to say...these videos shots are EXCELLENT! Somebody is really good at their job lol

@missremarkable1 7 ай бұрын

I joined swim team and I have no clue what I’m doing, but now I do. Thanks bro

@DougCaldwell 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up. Back to the pool to learn to swim all over again. Great tips.

@kamatnn 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. I am a newbie swimmer. When I turn my head and breathe on my left, my feet do not sink. But when I turn on my right, my head rises excessively, and feet sink. Pl advise some corrective drills to prevent excessive head elevation and leg sinking. One seems to be connected to the other. Thanks in advance

@notnormalegg4685 2 жыл бұрын

I am about these have a swim test for rowing tomorrow for rowing it i haven't swam in 3 years. Thanks this video helped A LOT🆘🆘🆘🙏

@michaelmichael1367 9 ай бұрын

Your guys video helps me so much ❤❤.I improved a lot.

@lukeatillo6954 10 күн бұрын

Thank you! ✨🙏💖😁✨

@eoingrierson3097 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful I won my race because of you ❤❤❤

@debgreentree 8 ай бұрын

Nice I’m a swimming teacher and love your videos 🎉

@willd.8040 9 ай бұрын

I used to be a fast swimmer when I was younger but it's been a LONG time since I did it. Just started going to the aquatic center near me, and on my first day back, they had a team training with their coach there. Oh man, did I feel self-conscious lol. I was really out of form, and after a few laps, decided to use my swimming snorkel until I can go without it. But I was happy overall and felt great after around 45 minutes of laps. Going to start swimming 3-4x a week, instead of the boring old cardio I've been doing for years.

@josephwilcox5815 9 ай бұрын

I did my first sprint triathlon yesterday and it was a great experience. Thank you GTN for all the tips and videos! It was a big help getting me ready (especially on the swim).

@gtn 9 ай бұрын

Wow this is great to hear, well done!

@KM-gj8qg 4 жыл бұрын

Very comprehensive 👍

@ghaffor99 2 жыл бұрын

i have been training to swim for 1 year but had to move on due to financial issues i can mostly freestyle but titling my head to breath has been a challenge for me so i might try to go back into swimming

@Terrilyn_Austen 4 жыл бұрын

Very good instructional!

@ezalddenalmaghout Жыл бұрын

This is fantastic!

@sahil99farm Жыл бұрын

Question: What about leg movements and how frequently we should pull out to breathe?

@nicolepurden4589 3 жыл бұрын

I do swimming lessons this actually helps because I usually struggle with freestyle

@danielcercasgarcia994 3 жыл бұрын

this is a very good video because has great advices , thanks for did it

@rinjinglama9285 Жыл бұрын

Best video thank you

@Fearless13289 2 жыл бұрын

This help me alot thank u

@jacobsssk 2 жыл бұрын

this is so well explained - thank you so much

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@SnakeAndTurtleQigong Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help!

@Lecintel 9 ай бұрын

I am finally getting that feel of swimming with ease because my technique is getting better, but I still need to get better endurance

@sergiopintoferras9403 10 ай бұрын

These videos look great and are super helpful! Should I press the thumb with other fingers, or let it loose?

@jellyacc 4 жыл бұрын

awe-sommmee i finally got the breathing part but as a result started snaking :( this helped me sooo much

@JosephineMcMullen Жыл бұрын

Great video. Really well done.

@preciousmatumo3514 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video.

@siameseboy1980 4 жыл бұрын

How to link/chain or whatever it's called... The stroke and kick? Also on the stroke, I see some people has it's hand enter the water then only the other hand starts to pull, what is the correct way? Lastly we breakdown the entire front crawl. How do we link/chain everything together?

@paulabbey7447 2 жыл бұрын

Started swimming again after many years absence to help reduce fat tummy but also really helping early arthritic hip, I'm just getting confidence enough to do this Front Crawl but I can't get the breathing in without catching and taking water causing me of course to choke very annoying so how do I time that? 🤔

@whitnie-raehaldeman8062 8 ай бұрын

Was this filmed on a GoPro?! Beautiful quality!

@begood867 11 ай бұрын

Stay blessed sir ❤️❤️❤️

@TheDevilsAccountant 10 ай бұрын

Im new to swimming.I can swim but i havent done it regularly like im doing now. I swim 3 times a week but im finding my right shoulder hurts the next day. Is there something i can do to counteract this other than warming up,cooling down and trying to do good form strokes.?

@mahayounis9324 3 жыл бұрын

Guys you’re the best!

@visionaryr Жыл бұрын

this is a top top video

@garybc 4 жыл бұрын

Love the content, love the video!

@rylandproud6551 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing info!!!!!

@daisymusic7651 2 жыл бұрын

Good Explanation 😉💅

@urdacosta 3 жыл бұрын

Excelent video 😉👍

@OyaRevolutionary Жыл бұрын

Good will try hope to see more

@sanjayaweeratunga6084 4 жыл бұрын

Great & Excellent

@samuel.carlson 10 ай бұрын

This was a cool video. Camera man was an ace.

@patrykrak8905 8 ай бұрын

Hello guys, I’d like to ask for sth. Is rotating in freestyle similar to rotating in backstroke?

@UnwarrierChicken Жыл бұрын

Very useful and re-asuring since i didn't know if i was swimming alright

@anildeshpande7372 Жыл бұрын

I know swimming but I feel I am very clumsy swimmer. I never learnt it from a pro. This video helped a lot.

@panmad6156 Жыл бұрын

As a beginner I am yet to see a video which explains the snake shape or wiggle that the arm makes under the water before exiting. Am I missing something here..

@RussKarlberg 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, this is helpful... although looks so easy in a flat pool, I'm trying to swim in the ocean...

@user-yk3fp6wt2e 2 ай бұрын

Watching this to become a life guard at my local gym:)

@krishnaSagar69 Жыл бұрын

I would like to ask if we can use nose clip and ear plugs while learning. It helps a lot though

@tomricket3582 2 ай бұрын

I wish this video had been around in 2009. I was a ok swimmer with lots of raw strength. I had a good coach but I literally needed a visual and almost someone to direct my arms and this wasn’t the style of teaching that my teammates or coach had the temperament for. And KZfaq existed but now it’s been around long enough to find anything you want. Oh well I still love swimming and improvement is a lifetime habit.

@narendraparmar1631 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@whatsmyname9742 Жыл бұрын

I was here for leg movement. should the feet break through the water surface or should that remain just below the surface.

@TushhsuT 8 ай бұрын

I would add - keep your fingers together. Even here in slow-move moments underwater is visible, how the fingers are bent separately, how air is bubbling around each finger. It increases force needed to hold a palm, increasing a drag and turbulence behind each finger, which slows you down, increases the water surface to break entering your palm. decreases your "torque" because the water escapes between the fingers, and not all around the palm - it is like to have a holed paddle. All of it is minor effect, but you want to be efficient, right?

@TushhsuT 8 ай бұрын

@@jellymango8101 you have read the comment, right? and you know now. And so will the others.

@corycarlson950 8 күн бұрын

I have my fingers relaxed and slightly spread when entering the water. It actually does not reduce efficiency and it greatly relaxes me which improves all other parts of my stroke, especially breathing.

@codyshi4743 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Now I remember it nice and clear. Freestyle is my specialty, but I kind of forgot a lot of it, because of COVID-19 shut down of many swimming pool.

@miloraddjurdjic1695 2 жыл бұрын

how can you forget something as basic as swimming in two years?

@Marielm5 2 жыл бұрын

@@miloraddjurdjic1695 Simple answer, forgetfulness.

@miloraddjurdjic1695 2 жыл бұрын

@@Marielm5 I bet it is more

@devidia 4 жыл бұрын

the 'slicing' of the water is actually a very bad tip. Most people tend to cut in way too short en way too slowly because of that general advice. Most top swimmers actually have a pretty heavy entry with quite some splash. The splash itself is not such a big issue, as long as the fingers go in first, elbow high and aligned with the shoulder. So don't bother trying to slice the water, just go in smoothly and don't mind the splash that much

@JontyOfficialYT 4 жыл бұрын

wastes energy though?

@devidia 4 жыл бұрын

@@JontyOfficialYT In what way? Ofcourse 'no' ' splash is always better, but as a general beginners tip i would recommend not to focus at that for the reasons mentioned above. You might tweek it in the later stages

@kit55kat55 3 жыл бұрын

There are multiple ways to swim freestyle. Windmill and horse splash a lot, boat some, arrow not much. The video above is boat. Without discussing what style you are swimming, splash advice is confusing.

@neilpotts6250 7 ай бұрын

Atleast he is actually trying to help people learn you didn't have to say a bad tip just say it's wrong not everybody is a so called expert of swimming like you.