How to Have Underwaters Like Caeleb Dressel 

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Yes, your videos are awesome! I was in the first generations of underwater kickers, since I was in high school when David Berkoff set world records kicking all the way, and I got down to 22 in 50 back underwater, which got me to senior nationals in 100 back even though I wasn't very fast on the surface. But you all are doing it better now, so I'm enjoying learning from you! Trying to be a faster Masters swimmer now. Your tutorial on underwater is as good as your great tutorial on starts!

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Outstanding video as usual! Great underwater technique! I’m looking forward to watching you and all the Bama swimmers who will be there, tear it up both underwater and on top of the water, at Olympic Trials in a few weeks!

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Great video! Thanks for sharing! Will you do another video on spinal flexibility please either progression of the same drill or other drills for the same purpose? Thanks!

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the race club did some videos on kicking recently and they have very different findings when looking at different techniques. not to say any one of you is right or wrong, just saying, that there is definitely also different oppinions on this topic, wich are backed up pretty well (regarding the knee angle and also the timing of the first kick after the wall). also having some air coming out of your nose reduces the resistance of the water thats flowing along the front of the body.

Can you make videos on exercises outside the pool, strengthening the correct muscles? Something akin to a detailed guide on improving ankle flexibility, spinal flexibility, etc.

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I think you have to explain the delay in terms of the vortex created by the push and the dive . Also , the key to Dressel undulation is that he lets his energy travel all the way to his cervical spine while all others merely let it travel to their thoracic spine - to be sure , it's not their lack of flexibility but how they interpret and therefore execute the movement . The knee bend is not deliberate but absolutely necessary to balance out the teeter created by allowing the energy to carry all the way to the cervical spine .

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Gary Hall tested swimmers at the Race Club, and found that acceleration was greater when the swimmer started his dolphin kick immediately off the push off.

In college, how do y'all work on your underwaters? Do you just implement long underwaters while your swimming normal sets, or do you do 25s h2o with or without drag socks and fins? I find my technique for the underwater is proper, but my power and longevity stinks. Thank you.

Caeleb also has the bend where his streamline intersects his head unlike any of the other Olympic swimmers. Just a note.

For underwaters, was told that the main focus was to keep the momentum ie. Reduce water resistance rather than focusing on propulsion thus having less knee bend. It seems like there are 2 competiting schools of thoughts, is there a consensus on this or does this depend on the individual?

Summary: 1. the fastest moment in swimming is to push off from the wall or dive off from the block, to carry the momentum you need wait a second before start underwater kicks. 2. the 90 degree knee bend like what Dressel did. P.S.: my ChatGPT result is 120 to 150. In my opinion it depends. 3. flex your ankles (we all know that). There are lots of drills included in the videos but i am lazy. 4. spine flexibility so you look like a dolphin. There are also tons of drills in the videos. 4:05 5. The arm motion makes you move backward, a little is enough. 6. Wear a nose clip in the backstroke. 7. increase power using equipment 6:01

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Nice video. Can you show the spine exercise with a wider angle (legs and arms).

How do you wear a noce clip if you do the 200 or 400 I/M....Masters Swimmer here..thanks

What do you eat b4 and after 🏊‍♂️ practice?

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Unrelated question but when pulling in for example breastroke should the water feel very hard to pull. I find that the more relaxed my hands are the more efficient my stroke is but I might be able to pull more if I pull the water more aggressive. Any thoughts?

I thought Ryan was wearing fins at first! Crazy flexibility!

00:01 (the first clip) contradicts 04:51, I mean its context dependent

In theraceclub’s video “How many dolphin kicks should a swimmer take” at around the 15 min mark, they come to the conclusion that kicking immediately off the wall actually retains speed better than a short glide. I just thought I’d point this out.

I really like your analysis and details- I always wondered whether someone doing a 100 free can dive in and then take two fly strokes prior to doing the crawl stoke- What are your thoughts?

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Thats interesting. I never saw any videos of swimming training...and as a kid...I would just imagine what a dolpin or mermaid would swim like.

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Hmm, more things to ponder while I am swimming laps..... First, I am guessing that Caleb using a high amplitude dolphin kick for his underwaters is more of a sprint technique rather than what he does for longer distances. This is one topic that I don't think is taught to the general public as much as it should be. Interesting fins and I may have to try them. At first I thought they were the more standard 'frog feet' which are pretty much 2 dimensional, which frog and duck feet are, but ours are not. That type of fin fights you if you are trying to go pigeon toed while kicking. I have been using the Finis Positive Drive fins which are more off set than the ones you show. They actually make your feet turn in, which is what my feet do normally. I did try those Aqua Fins, and couldn't get my feet into them, and they are made up side down.... I don't exactly have Franken Feet either... The part about your hands pushing if you use your whole body for the dolphin kick, I do not agree with. So, the dolphin kick and butterfly is a 2 kick per arm cycle stroke. The first kick is the power kick, and the second one is not nearly as strong. Did you ever wonder why? The power in the dolphin kick comes from a body wave movement where you crack the whip both up and down. this is not a rope type crack the whip, but more like twanging a metal or plastic ruler off the edge of a desk top. The body wave with the first kick starts on the recover with arms up slightly, then chest out of the water and as the hands enter they go down a little, the chest goes down, then the hips follow, and then through the knees and feet. With the second kick, your arms are at the end of the pull, and you can not use them for that longer whip action, so the second kick whip starts closer to your shoulders and chest, which is pretty much what you do if you are practicing kicks and using a kick board, You are not using your full body length to generate that whip action. So, the porpoise action you use when you are just doing underwaters, you do use your arms and hands to contribute to the stroke. At 4:30, you show the up motion used to generate a tiny bit of up scooping action to use full body whip action. This is the exact opposite of the clip you show when you are demonstrating how your hands 'push'. So, in the down part of the hands motion you actually flex at the wrist as you do when you 'catch' the water, and this is very similar to the hands entering the water on the recover, you actually scoop down a little bit. Other than that, one thing that baffles me about breast stroke and butterfly, is why don't they let the swimmers do flip turns? I can understand the 2 hand touch to finish a race, but they have to use 2 feet on the wall to push off after a turn. Only reason I can think of is because that is the way they have always done it. I feel the same way about having to touch the wall with a hand when doing turns in the IM and in IM relays. Makes no sense to me....

I'm having a problem with dolphin kicks, can't move upwards when doing them. Have no idea on what to do to still do dolphin kick and move up towards the surface.

Thank you for the video. Think I just saw you swim at trials, nice 200 breastroke swim

You should be a swim coach!!

What about how many dolphin kicks caleb does from starts and off the walls? Doesn't he do like 7-8 from the blocks and 6 off each wall? Also do most people you train with just pucker their lips to their nose when doing underwaters on their back, ive always been told by most people to slowly release air out of my nose but that never really stops water from assaulting my holes.

I heard a lot of popping in my ankles when I rolled them, is that normal?

ankle flexibility = speed

Maybe 90° gets you max power, but it maximises the drag also, so not shure about

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Angle 90? right?^^

4:13 how can i find swimsuit like this shape? Sweet home alabama 😁

I like holding my breath for the 50 yards when i was younger...and like swimming the entire length all underwater.

Guys. Does Dressel have faster underwater than Phelps? Phelps underwater looks more refined because he holds his upper body steady.

You should mention that his stearmline is sidewats to minimize drag when he moves his arms

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I understand ur point why u shouldn't start kicking immediately. But Pros r doing this every time. If u look at breast swimmers u recognize them doing 3 kicks at the beginning of the start although it's illegal. Van der Burgh Said that he does that like every breaststroke Olympic swimmer because it's faster. Could u tell me why they're saying that?

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Just discovered my spine flexibility is almost non existent i feel like my lats are so stiff

As funny as this sounds I would always exhale on my flip turns wondering why I was not able to stay under water as long as other swimmers.

3:08 Is that a mermaid

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In my case grow an entire foot….

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Wwwow......The theory is totally contrary to what I heard from other coaches. Feel up side down now.

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