Aug 15, 2023 - Freestyle Summer Camp Zoom - Extension
081523 - Summer Camp Freestyle - Zoom
Theme of the Week
What We Taught at Summer Swim Camp: Freestyle – Extension
Doesn’t matter if you’re racing the 50 or 1500 – or swimming at the pool or in open water – reaching full extension on every stroke is key technique.
Monday
Bruno Fratus: Slow to Fast
As Bruno progresses from a slow pace to race-pace sprint freestyle, some aspects of his technique change, but one thing remains the same: full extension out front.
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2374-slow-to-fast
1:29 - Slow extension
1:42 - Bent arm recovery
1:58 - Slow extension
2:12 - Bent arm recovery
2:25 - Step 2 speed extension
2:42 - Straighter arm recovery
2:54 - Step 3 speed extension
3:12 - Top speed straight arm recovery
3:32 - Top speed extension
Tuesday
Ricky Berens, Olympian in the 200 free, imprints extension by practicing “swapping hands.”
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1858-ricky-berens-hand-extension
:06 - extension during breathing
:14 - relaxed hand extension
:22 - breakout stroke to extension
:47 - breakout stroke to extension
:50 - extension during breathing
Wednesday
Barry Murphy represented Ireland at the 2012 London Olympics in the 50 free and 100 breast. Here’s an overhead view of his freestyle extension.
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1218-freestyle-hands
:03 - Extension with rotation
:07 - hyper / double jointed extension
:20 - higher speed extension
:22 - higher speed extension into catch
:32 - again seeing the hyper extension
1:12 - extend into palming a basketball
Thursday
David Curtiss uses different breathing patterns for the 50, 100, and 200 free. The constant is full extension, and connection between shoulder and head during the breath.
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3495-dc-talks-breathing-every-stroke
:43 - extension during breathing
1:15 - extension on the non-breathing arm
1:43 - extension on the non-breathing arm
1:51 - extension parallel to the surface
Friday
Joao de Lucca uses the drill 2 Left/2 Right freestyle to imprint full extension.
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2035-freestyle-single-arm-extension
:13 - very small hole in the water
:15 - very small hole in the water
:20 - extended and rotated
:29 - position 11
:30 - drive the extended arm forward
:32 - switch to the other arm
:41 - drive the arm forward
:42 - drive the arm forward
:54 - THE image
Saturday
Here’s maybe the world’s best drill for learning how to achieve full extension in freestyle.
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2371-step-3-building-a-balanced-breath
:06 - head down side kick extension
:08 - head up side kick extension
:16 - extended side kick face down
:20 - rotate eyes up DO NOT MOVE THE HAND
:28 - rotate eyes down DO NOT MOVE THE HAND
:37 - THE image
Sunday
Here are some cool, head-on images you can take to the pool when you need to focus on freestyle hand extension.
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1870-freestyle-disappear-behind-your-hand-bonus-edition
:13 - smallest hole
:15 - smallest hole
1:40 - cutting through
2:01 - very narrow front
Bonus
Dominik Meichtry: Hands, Head, Shoulders and Arms
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1127-hands-head-shoulders-and-arms
James Guy: Freestyle Full Body
https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2579-freestyle-full-body
Bonus Bonus
Molly O’Callaghan WR 200 Free (with Titmus in second)
Incredible extension from the gold and silver medalists at World Champs
Meeting Chat:
10:07:18 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Safe move n go Blue welcome to the Big 10
10:08:26 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Great core rolling to long extension
10:09:46 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Need strong safe rotator cuff
10:10:42 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
a little of a galloping stroke even for him as a sprinter
10:11:49 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Long boat not a tug boat
10:13:17 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Strength to control from core
10:14:47 From Brian Y To Glenn Mills(Privately):
I talk to the kids about keeping an electrical connection between the ear or temple with the shoulder.
10:18:38 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Spitz had double jointed knees. Awesome kick. I believe yes he did
10:27:58 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Edgar n trembley never got their head wet so it appears both shaved heads. NCAA 1973 Knoxville
10:29:27 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Awesome skill teaching
10:31:23 From Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Have 3 links ready to send from the computer
10:38:00 From Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Go pro?
10:40:51 From Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
I call that broken airplane
10:41:00 From Monty Krieger To Everyone:
Arm like a sail in sailboat
10:41:23 From Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Instead of stun gun
10:41:50 From gale vineyard To Everyone:
Hesitation drill
10:43:17 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
MOC 200 Free eagle view - https://youtu.be/h0R8kMKwvCk?t=117
MOC 200 Free, all UW view - https://youtu.be/YqQkxOZMRxE?t=10
Men 1500 Free - post race slowmo video, above and below water (last 100m starts around 5 min) - https://youtu.be/h6X_c_kVCUg?t=481
10:43:51 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
2nd video
10:44:58 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Summer Mckintosh too
10:45:16 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
uw starts around 8:30
10:47:02 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
2 strokes with one are and switch arm?
10:47:18 From Mark Hesse To Everyone:
love the word choice and imagery "the lead arm grows"
10:50:43 From Coach Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
some younger kids over reach when thinking reaching
10:51:55 From William Park ChPC To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Extend n roll long boat speed boat
10:56:57 From Amy Brown To Everyone:
where are the eyes looking? any imagery?
10:58:11 From Amy Brown To Everyone:
thank you. I had an instructor tell me to look forward and my head was too high. Guess he was wrong.
10:58:34 From Brian Y To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Another thing I talk to the kids about is being aware of how they are moving water, are you moving water back against the wall you left?
10:58:37 From Robert McNally To Everyone:
That's a great idea to hold the line as well!
10:59:01 From Mark Hesse To Everyone:
Amy - I like "long neck", move your eyeballs not your chin
10:59:11 From Amy Brown To Everyone:
Reacted to "Amy - I like "long n..." with 👏
10:59:32 From Mike Koleber To Everyone:
Reacted to "thank you. I had an…" with 👌
11:01:31 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
rumanchuk
11:03:37 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
not the best but coming in to the picture
11:03:43 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
to the left https://youtu.be/0A2TJCba_bE?t=289
11:03:48 From Brian Y To Glenn Mills(Privately):
I do extended dog paddle with snorkel.
11:04:04 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
starting to show up right after it starts
11:04:15 From Coach Dan Jimar To Everyone:
little more
11:05:37 From Coach Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
under water or turns I think
11:05:54 From Brian Y To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Thanks Glenn! Good luck with the move!
11:06:16 From Coach Dan Jimar To Glenn Mills(Privately):
Barabara said Underwater or turns for the next 2 weeks
11:06:37 From Monty Krieger To Glenn Mills(Privately):
You will be at Northwestern?
11:06:51 From gale vineyard To Everyone:
I’m building a pool in my backyard in Evanston next year!
11:06:55 From Lynn Morrison To Everyone:
ironic that Rachel went from ASU to a team called "Wildcats"
11:07:20 From Robert McNally To Everyone:
You're going to be cold this winter, Glenn :)
11:07:32 From Amy Brown To Everyone:
Best of luck to you and your family!!
11:08:25 From Camy Gitwenty To Everyone:
Previously you complained about heat, no more 100°
11:08:49 From Linda Daniel To Everyone:
Thank you, Thank you. Good Luck with your move.
11:08:57 From Rulai Li To Everyone:
Best of luck to you and your family!!
11:08:59 From Nicole Linn To Everyone:
Thank you so much!!! Good luck with the move!
11:09:06 From Corinne Machoud Nivon To Everyone:
All the best. Thank you so much.
11:09:11 From Camy Gitwenty To Everyone:
bye
11:09:11 From Wallis Lahtinen-Hicks To Everyone:
thank you
