Swimisodes - Improve Freestyle Technique - How to Pull Underwater

#swimisodes Many swimmers rely on natural instinct when they learn how to pull underwater in freestyle. At the Race Club swim camps, we teach how to pull underwater But if we stop and think about what happens during the stroke cycle with our arms and body, we might choose to pull in a different way. There is quite a range of possibilities in how to pull underwater. From a pull way underneath our bodies to a pull way out to the side, there is a sweet spot for all of us, depending on the swimmer and the race. We have a saying at the Race Club that drag is the number one enemy of the swimmer. Therefore, we must pay attention to drag and feel all it’s forces in order to best deal with it in creating speed through water. In this #swimisodes learn the advantage of a deep pull equating to more power vs the advantage of the high elbow pull creating less drag but also less power during the underwater pull. At the Race Club, we practice several ’drag appreciation drills’ as seen in this #swimisodes. Watch 4 time Olympian Roland Schoeman, World Champion Junya Koga and Elite Marathon swimmer, Lexie Kelly led by Coach Gary Hall take it back to the basics allowing the swimmer to feel ’drag forces’ that may often go unoticed. Compare and contrast the feelings of more power vs. less drag. These drills might help you understand how to pull underwater in swimming freestyle. Thanks for watching! Producer/Director/Editor: Richard Hall Writer/Narrator: Gary Hall Sr Cinematographer: Frazier Nivens Live Sound: Gustavo Moller Jib Operator: Mikey Montoya (Jib and Co) Underwater Housing: AquaVideo Filmed at our training facility Founders Park Islamorada, FL MM87 Swimmers of all ages and abilities come from all over the world to the Race Club swim camps to improve their swimming technique. Join us!