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From: Frank
Date: Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Subject: swimming
To: Jack


Jack,

"Breath" is actually built on the foundation of good stroke mechanic and complementary flutter kicks. Stroke mechanic is far more important than kick. As long as your flutter kicks are complementary to the stroke, you can easily breathe swimming freestyle. So, let me incorporate "breath" into recap of swimming freestyle by following videos in sequence.

LESSON 3, Recap of freestyle swimming & Breath

freestyle tutorial (overall):

1. http://youtu.be/EFckNYtSKfc
(instructor: Teri McKeever, head coach, US Women's swimming teamfor 2012 Olympic)

2. http://youtu.be/aCd0uxcAbu8

Bent-arm recovery: http://youtu.be/ixHIIrTpf04

Personally, I think this is CRITICAL technique which helps you relax arm muscle before pull. More than 90% of elite swimmers adopt this technique, such like Michael Phelps, Ian Thrope, Sun Yang, Alexander Popov, Matt Biondi, ...etc.

drill- fingertip drag (for practice bent-arm recovery) http://youtu.be/2y3XrRxD9JY

Flutter kick: http://youtu.be/DgZ5-oatDg8
Just like kicking a ball in front of your feet, but in order to perform good flutter kick you have to rotate your leg (medially) a little bit so that you can point your toes slightly inward.

Common mistakes of flutter kick: http://youtu.be/jsT91gtjkrw

Common mistakes and correction of freestyle

A.
it's in Spanish, let me translate & explain a bit here:

1. 手臂前伸時超過身體中線。 over-reach
    => 手臂前伸時應伸向肩膀前面，而非想著要伸到頭前面。
2. 手太早入水。 early entry
    => 最佳入水點是在頭和手臂完全伸直之間。
3. 推水不夠(太短)。 insufficient pull
    => 推水要推到底。
4. 身體旋轉不夠。 short of rotation
    => 以肩膀帶動身體旋轉，如果做不好，試著以直臂出水，直臂入水的游法游一陣子便能抓到轉肩的要領。
5. 手臂前伸過長而致拍水。 over-extension
    => 最佳入水點是在頭和手臂完全伸直之間，並保持高肘(高過手掌)。

B.

drill for arm extension, body rotation and flutter kick
http://youtu.be/9OuBR7qI9BY (the swimmer swam straight-arm recovery,not bent-arm)

Breath: http://youtu.be/5UGSLcMxqSA

(Note: the swimmer demon breath in this video does not swim exactly bent-arm recovery as introduced in previous session. Her stroke mechanic is not as good.)

drill for body rotation, flutter kick and breath. http://youtu.be/pn03F7XPdTk

I think that's plenty about swimming freestyle. As to how to prepare for triathlon swimming, I will give you one last lesson by email later regarding open water swimming.

Have a good time swimming!

F