Swim vid- Would like some imput

for no prior swim experience you have great flip turns.

Based on the limited views I would suggest working on leaving the lead arm extended while breathing, currently it falls to the side & below you to get support... which is energy wasted on not moving fowards.

See all the bubbles? Bubbles indicate energy imparted into the water in a turbulent fashion...energy that comes from your body, and not moving you forward.

Make fewer bubbles, be more patient with your leading arm during your breath.

I'm no coach by any means so take this for what its worth. Overall it looked good. The thing that stuck out to me was your elbows/forearms. It looks to me like your pushing out to the sides during your pull. This looks like its causing you to do a bit of a snakey (if that's a word) wobble as you go. I think pushing to the side will also cause shoulder problems down the road. I would try and raise the elbows a bit higher and push the water towards your feet instead of the side. Your forearms should be straighter and closer to your body during the pull.

And to really nit pick, during your flips if you can keep your arms from flailing out that would help. As I'm flipping I make sure my arms are already level with my head and extended so that when I'm kicking off, my upper body is already straight.

You look pretty good for a noob swimmer. Keep at it and you'll improve. Its not how fast you swim, its how well you swim. Good luck.

Yup that's what I noticed. Arms should be like arrows pointing down to the pool bottom, coming into the water at 45 degrees. You're missing out on some power there. Have a look at this video (and others) check their arms out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCQ8g_oawo

And it's hard to tell, but it also looks like your head is coming too far out of the water when you breathe. Maybe get someone to film you & post it, so we can see what you look like from above. But definitely do something about those arms.

Edited by zedzded 2014-04-06 8:38 PM