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Are you referring to the glide time in streamline? If so, that is completely individual IMHO, and needs to be tuned to the swimmer because everyone has different buoyancy and different drag. If I misunderstood you, show me an example and I can comment more intelligently.

@@fargo007 one Stew Smith preaches a 3 second pull stroke. So basically yes a glide time in between kick and top arm. My kick feels underwhelming so I think I will need to compensate by stroking more per lap. I always am struggling to get the time from breath to kick to glide down pat.

@@fargo007 can we drop videos in the comments of yt now?

@@user-rf3ug1hd1q If you can post a link to your video (min 100Y, good angle where I can see the arms & legs) I will critique it for you. It could be a lot of things, including a timing problem. This is kind of something I need to see for myself in order to provide detail on.

@@fargo007 yes see I have the videos, but I don’t know how to provide a link.

I don't think that's necessary. Refining your streamline, and getting these pulls right are all that you need. Staying relaxed, and making every pull as efficient and productive as possible will make this easy. And PLEASE, don't start doing 50's by yourself, or in any situation where it's not a proper training environment. We've lost too many to shallow water blackout. The risk isn't necessary, and certainly isn't worth it.

Yes I do. I'm happy to help you with that. Post a video 100Y minimum shot so I can see the kicks and pulls clearly. Leave the link to it here and I'll study it and let you know what I'm seeing.

@@fargo007 ruclips.net/video/be_3V-13fvo/видео.htmlsi=kygNPmGF5FoI68Sq Here is a 50yd clip. If it’s not long enough I can get a longer clip during tomorrow’s workout. Thank you.

Hi Sigi, the cause of what you are describing are movements that are pushing water to the side, instead of directly at the bottom of the pool. Check your kick geometry and try and really feel (and look) which way your feet are pushing the water. Touch back and let me know how it works out!

Thank you. Will keep in mind. Your video was very informative, clear and helpful. @@fargo007

I concentrated today on my "geometry" of my eggbeater and, voila, I became a "star". Thank you so much. Now, about my floating. . . I think too much about 'inflating'. . . why can't I relax . . . my father used to just lay down in the water and float and float like he was on a waterbed

What are your times like now? This is really individual and seeing you in a 100Y would help me give better advice.

@@fargo007 i can swim like 100y in under a minute but it’s hard to maintain

@@user-ih4jd8mk9l That's not necessarily "fast" at all. It could be that your technique is bad and you are swimming against drag. This is why I really need to see a video to be able to give any real help or answer to how you should be planning a workout.

@@fargo007 how would I make sure I’m not swimming against drag ?

@@user-ih4jd8mk9l By having someone who knows what they are doing observe you. 😁

Good question. This is going to vary based on how effective your eggbeater is, as well as other factors. I usually employ a sort of flowing "hourglass" shape, but this part of it is totally okay to experiment with. Find what works for you, at your particular stage of eggbeater _"egg-spertise."_ Some like to keep the arms wide, others like to hold them in closer.

Yes of course! But please make it 100Y. I need to clearly see some turns in order to give any meaningful critique. Upload it to YT and post the link here for me.

@@patrickmccarron59 Got ya covered. This is a good, clear video that shows everything I need to see. Overall - this is not bad. There are no large mistakes or issues of technique. That said, there's a few things that need tuning. 1 - head position: You are frequently looking forward, and this creeps into affecting your body position. You can only be looking either down, or at the side of the pool. 2 - kicks and pulls look good on their own, but there's a timing issue, especially with recovery. I would like to see you recovering out to streamline IMMEDIATELY after that second pull. Right now you're trying to glide off it, but you're short in the water so this is just increasing the time you are showing your shoulders to the water, as pure drag. 3 - While we shorten your recovery, I would like to see both a better quality streamline (yours is loose), and an effort to hold it a little longer than you are now. The ONLY time you can glide with this stroke is in streamline. Work on shoulder flexibility. 4 - Turns: These are not great. You swim on both sides, so you can do a very fast open turn. Look up the open turn sequence here and follow that strictly. You should hit the wall on your side, turn only in one (vertical) plane, and leave the wall on the other side. If you ever see the far wall, it's a bad turn. 5 - I'm unclear on your breathing but I am suspicious that you might be exhaling at the surface. If so, stop that. This might be what's causing your recovery delay. Exhaling underwater shortens your stroke cycle and that means you get to spend more time going faster. 5 - Get a jammer type suit. These are worth about 20 seconds due to drag reduction. I see no reason why you can't be in the 7's.

@@fargo007 Thank you. I am going to work on this in the next coming weeks.

I don't post it publicly but if you want to send me an address I'd be happy to email you. and then you can delete it.

Perfect!

Nobody is saying that they don't! That should be easy for any candidate in any .mil pipeline.

25 yards.

@@fargo007 so that's 22.86Metres here in the UK, in the 25 yard pool there he would need to do 20 lengths or 10 laps. I train in a 25metre pool (27.34 yard) I found I had a quicker time in the 20metre (21.872 yard) pool I used to train in. Nearly 2mins quicker.

LOL - thanks! My leadership and coaching style has been described as _"Santa & Elves."_

I guess you missed the warnings about not doing this alone and not pushing it. This is deadly serious. I'm glad you lived to learn not to tempt fate with this. "Water always wins."

Just mindful repetition to cement it down. Practice on the side of the pool with these drills until you can't do it wrong. 😁

@@fargo007 ok so i tried it and when i pull my foot up to my butt it pulls me down it feels like the breaststroke kick

@@omarihab4569 Make sure your recovering foot is coming heel first. You want to slip it through the water, not pull it to where you're moving water.

@@fargo007 thank you i am sorry for my many questions

You got me with that piece of Dad wisdom! Love it!

It's useful as a whip in this case, but definitely not for a primary kicking method.

You cannot breathe underwater. In fact, you need no special breathing technique at all. Just take a couple regular breaths slowly and calm yourself as much as possible. Focus on your technique, because that can always be improved.

@@fargo007 thanks..but the thing is as soon as u breathe a bit i tend to come on the surface..so I guess I just hav to hold my breath n sink

@@hemanis9318 you have to have as little air as you can... that way you can stay underwater . The trick is to stay relaxed with that little to no air and swim under !!!

You can put a video up (min 100Y), post the link here and I would be happy to critique it.

@@fargo007 Got it, I'll send one in the next couple days. I really appreciate it.

CSS video for critique 4-25-22 ruclips.net/video/UrHwlQ4AG4M/видео.html here’s a link to my css. Unfortunately the video got cut short. After my turnaround I also got interrupted by another swimmer. Please give me any feedback I really appreciate the help

Were you able to check my css out? Just following up with this. Thank you in advance for any advice you can share

@@hc0031 Where is the link to the video? You haven't posted it yet.

Of course, I'm happy to do that.

@@fargo007 okay I uploaded a video from today. It should be up on my channel now

@@rendenp Could you post the link to the video here please?

Yes sir no problem ruclips.net/video/QmlWyBRBX9o/видео.html

ruclips.net/video/dQQf-l0CZDM/видео.html here is a better quality video for you!

Depends on the PST time you need to nail. If I had to recommend a single "important thing," it would probably be water con. Being able to do things underwater without getting freaked out or overcome. Not long breath holding, but task completion in a specific order. I like tying knots for this. Learn the five major knots used in NSW, then work on tying them underwater. Then with a mask with one eye blacked out. Then both eyes blacked out. Then no mask at all.... But above all do this SAFELY. This is one example and I'm sure you can come up with some other cool ideas too. Best of luck!

You are kicking to GENERATE motion, while they are only kicking enough to maintain their inertia. Basically the answer is that they don't have to. It has the added benefit of saving the legs for the run too.

Very sadly, it's indeed deactivated but may be coming back in the future. Of course - I'm happy to critique your swim. Post a link to the video here. Make sure it's 100Y/100M, and the photog keeps you in the frame well so I can see all your arms and legs working.

@@fargo007 thanks so much. Here are two videos at different angles. Sorry about the top view video. I wasn’t able to get the whole pool length in frame. ruclips.net/video/cok6xpQj2wE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/oLaLCUu9xPg/видео.html

@@ttzz3651 Got it. I took a look. 1 - Not swimming on both sides. This is killing you. Start swimming 2:1 on the side you are avoiding. You can't reach your potential on one side, nor can you do a proper turn. You'll be MADE to swim on both sides in prep, and I assure you those who cannot pay the price. 2 - Turns. Aside of the single side issue, these are bad. Look up the open turn sequence here and follow that strictly. 3 - Loping. Thanks for the underwater view of this or I might not have caught it. You're going underwater sometimes up to three feet, and then you have to swim back to the surface. This vertical distance you are traveling is time you don't spend going forward. Swim at a constant depth, always. From push off, through the stroke. 4 - Kicks and pulls look pretty good. Especially your first pull. I can see the propulsion clearly. 5 - Timing. As good as the kicks and pulls are, you are overgliding by FAR, and slowing your pace and potential down with it each time. This is also forcing you to operate with less O2 than your real potential needs. Don't be afraid of a faster stroke rate here, because it's also a faster BREATHING rate by definition. 6 - Loose legs in the streamline. They are lax and dragging. The streamline has a back the same as it has a front. There are also some "wiggly legs" during the overglide. I suspect that the shortened stroke cycle will fix this too as there won't be time for it anymore. -------------------------------------- You have stuff to fix but you do NOT suck, and I see no reason you cannot hit the 7's once you untangle these knots and train the right way.

@@fargo007 Appreciate the response. Just a couple of follow-up questions regarding 1 and 3. When you say swim 2:1 on the side you are avoiding, do you mean for every 100yds I swim on my strong side, I should be swimming 50 yds on my weak side? Or is it the other way around? Also, I'm wondering if you have any tips on how to stay closer to the surface. I feel like after every breath I just drop really deep in the water. I'm not sure if it's a technique issue or if I'm just terribly negative buoyant.

@@ttzz3651 Swim 2 laps on the new side to every 1 for the only one you swim now. A faster stroke rate will help the loping I think. You'll have less time to sink. Watch the underwater video and see where you are going low. You should be able to start realizing it. Be mindful of your head position because that's where the rest of your body will wind up going. If you fix the head, the body follows it. It's not a buoyancy issue but having crappy shoulder flexibility might play a role. If your streamline points downward instead of straight ahead, that's where you'll go. Also make sure every breath you are taking starts from completely "flat" forcibly exhaled lungs, and ends with a near overinflation of air. The inhale should be sudden, forceful and fast. Don't have any old air in there.

For this particular swimmer who is strongly built at 5'5, it does more harm than good to his time. The point of this video is that you can tune the stroke to exploit a particular swimmer's strong points. If I had a slender 6'5 swimmer, I'd have him gliding like crazy, but NOT for this swimmer. It's not a one-size-fits-all approach, and our goal here was to shatter a myth that I *knew* was wrong before we even started.

You are welcome! I spent a lot of time watching very effective treaders and they most certainly vary. Many have a toolbox full of different techniques to change it up. So you can also vary it within your own technique too and still be 100% right.

Update: my swim lesson was last night. I managed to tread for 1 minute! Which is a big improvement from 5 seconds lol. My instructor says I'm still too tense so I'm using up more energy than necessary, but I still feel accomplished. Thanks again!

It should be underwater. You cannot use an overhand recovery according to the PST conduct standards.

@@fargo007 Thanks for your answer.