Most coaches don't teach these 4 ways to swim 

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I’m 15 yo’s girl. I have just swam for 2 years and my record for 50m is 32s. This video is so practical and impressive!! Thank you so much for help me understand lots of things about freestyle and help me improve my passion!!!!!!!

the arrow isn’t necessarily used for sprinting, it’s a distance stroke

As a former competitive swimmer I have experimented with all 4 techniques. For short sprints I like a mix of windmill and boat style. Just bury down your head and swirl! For distances like 100 and 200m I prefer the horse style since its very powerful but lasts you abit longer. For the really long distances I like the arrow style, especially in Open Water swimming. It saves you alot of energy and and the 1:1 arm/leg ratio makes the body take care of the lactic acid better.

The quality of those videos is amazing, filming, editing, content...

One of the best channels about swim... keep going, boys! Cheers from Brazil!

I've been a swimmer for years and this is the best explanation I've ever found. Great work guys - please never stop!

This made me feel a lot better as I switch between 3 of these styles. I am a long distance ocean swimmer now and find its good to mix up styles over the race to prevent fatigue. And some days I dont feel strong and need to be more glidy and streamlined and other days I am pumped up and can work at higher aerobic capacity which influences style a lot.

I just realized I was taught the Boat style as a beginner at my mid twenties. The name was never mentioned and I was just taught that that's freestyle swimming, I wasn't even aware that there are different styles of freestyle swimming...

Yooo! This made me feel better! I am sprinter in 50 meters and I switched to windmill freestyle. I was swimming 50 freestyle 27 sec about a month with the boat style. With the windmill finally I swam under 26 sec! Thanks a lot!

This is an absolutely fabulous video! You explain everything with concrete, detailed examples and break down the information like others don’t.

I have been training these four styles for the past 3 months, and the one I am most interested in further developing endurance with is the horse freestyle. It’s not the fastest or the most efficient but I want to swim the 100 freestyle faster and I think this is a great style to train to be able to maintain a good pace.

All your videos are so good - I love the anatomical views you provide and the clear explanations for what to look for. Plus encouragement. thank you!! This is my favorite swim channel.

oh man, i feel so inspired by the level of nerdery. I'm a beginner swimmer and your passion has me excited. appreciation from Austin, TX

I just started learning swimming and unconsciously do horse style swimming. Been trying to correct my swimming style so my head wouldn't lift as much. I'm bouncing a little too much 😂 I thought there's only one way to swim freestyle. Very interesting!

I started trying horse freestyle after this video (I used to swim closer to windmill) and immediately I was able to hold 26s and 27s on a set of 16 50s where before I could barely break 26 on a single 50. Thanks so much!!

I like the editing style on this. All meat and no filler. Good use of graphics.

Just wanted to say thanks, your videos inspire me and today for the first time I got 30 on my 50 freestyle using the windmill method from this video! Thanks!

I must say, it's been a while I was looking for some videos with swimming technique and every one here is just perfect. It'll help a lot on my way back to pool. Thanks!

One of the most informative and hardworking swimming video on RU-vid!

I'm swimming lover and recreational triathlete. I do all four techniques depending what I want to do. For example, "arrow" with slower tempo when I practice breathing, on 6, 8, 10 strokes, or "windmill" for fast interval training. "Horse" is usually my warming up technique. Actually, it just getting out of me naturally, now I recognised what I'm doing, and I see it makes sense. Fantastic video!!

Thank you so much for the style number 1(the first teqnic)!!!!!!!!!!Now I swim very fast and steady!!!!You are the best!!!!!

Awesome! Makes a lot of sense, informational, and explains down to earth, the differencies in styles among top succesfull freestylers. BIG LIKE MAN!

This is by FAAAAAAAAAR one of the best videos on swimming on youtube and I've seen dozens of hours

In America we call the horse style "galloping". It makes sense when you think about it. Anyway, it's really good for long course 100's and above as well as short course 200's and above. Ive been doing it so long in practice, cuz it's easy, and now I can't swim the 50 anymore even tho I was/am a sprinter. :(

The quality of the video is amazing .... content, filming, editing, explaination, everything is perfect ! Keep going, and thanks !

Awesome in depth video! Keep it up 👍

This is one of the best video ever on freestyle. I (never a pro but a good swimmer) found myself questioning my freestyle while swimming becuase i often switch from one to another. All feels different and on distance longer than 200 i found difficult to chose between arrow and horse. BTW i preattx much think Greg Paltrinieri is on of the horse.

I just started swimming, and realize I use the Arrow stroke. I'm trying to increase my lung capacity, so speed isn't really an issue for me, this is just what felt natural. Thanks for a great video.

Really interesting video. I trained for years for masters' swimming in Britain and was very interested in stroke technique. I'm a natural sprinter but prefer middle distance racing, 200s and 400s. I always wanted to swim with a two beat kick but never mastered it!

Windmill is often good for all out sprints, with gallop being great for the 100, 200, and 400. Arrow is really good for the early and mid halves of a long race, which toward the last 300 to 150 meters turns into boat as the swimmer brings it home. Very few swimmers utilize all four in the higher levels because very few swimmers span the entire scope of freestyle. Great video

Hi, I loved the video. I'm 13 to 14 and I'm going to the Rioja swimming federation. Tomorrow I will try the gallop technique, it seems to me one of the best. Thank you very much for the video!!!😃

Im 5’9” swims 50 free scy in 22.14 and after seeing this im gonna try and change from boat style to windmill just to change things up! Thank you!

Melhor vídeo que já assisti sobre as técnicas aplicadas ao freestyle!! Parabéns!

Excellent video. It's amazing that #4 allows the body to glide and still do well. I can see it for long distances. Thank You.

that underwater/overwater view is unique and so helpful

I love the arrow style for a longer, more relaxed swim, but I can't achieve the kick well enough. At my level (I would say intermediate) the boat style is the best. Also, amazing video, so well done! Thank you.

I learnt swimming from RU-vid by myself as looking at huge water bodies was one of my biggest fears... I'm trying to improve everyday....its an amazing video...thank you

When I learnt freestyle as a child, it was windmill, and with thumbs first in the water. I had to learn as an adult to take long finger in water first, and bend my elbows to allow rest for my arms during swimming. Still working on perfecting it.

Great video! I really liked the horse technique. Also, You can see Ledecky swimming the arrow style on the 800s in Rio. She ended the race almost a pool in front of the second place.

Realy good analysis of the different swimming types in my opinion, good job and a interesting video. I didnt know, that i am doing the Horse style all the years, during my sprint parts! Thanks a lot. Greetings from GER!

This is great! Not related, but I was doing 25yds butterfly sprints under 10sec 20x with a 10-15sec rest between sprints in college. I had explosive speed but couldn't hold it for 100yrds. Great memories!!! My son is starting to swim and really likes it.

Your observation is super, the way you take 4 style out of a single freestyle. Video making is also great.

Amazing effort on your part to learn the different styles!

Raul, I may have had an epiphany about the gallop style. Came from another swim channel where she was comparing the back stroke and freestyle arm pulls. Back stroke is like the kayak paddle or windmill, which makes it more constant motion, and less glide then stroke. Freestyle, like your Arrow style, is more of a stroke, then glide, and stroke then glide. With the gallop style, since there is a quick 1, 2, arm pull, then a slight pause, you get only one cycle of glide, instead of 2 for each arm stroke cycle. Still playing around with this. It really works well for my over arm side stroke.

Outstanding editing skills, great video.

Great video and very informative. The editing and filming is amazing! Thanks!

Super, as always. Full of clearly produced videos, graphics and excellent explanations. Thanks very much team. Wish you guys could come to Europe!

I actually use a mixture of some of these. I find I use 2 and 3 during a game of water polo, 2/horse for when I'm closing the gap on someone and I need to be able to see them and get up out of the water, 3/boat for trying to accelerate without using the wall. The arrow is used for the long swims when training.

Thank you!! I'm currently using the Arrow style to prep for IM

Thank you so much for this video!Really interesting!

So cool. Thank u for the lesson and glad to see u back

Thank you guys for what you are doing from Russia. It helped me a lit to improve my skills in swimming! All the best for you and good luck to your channel!

I use windmill when I am trying to get a new PR

Thanks for this. I'm going back to swimming after a couple of years of break, and I'm sorta annoyed with how much I seem to have forgotten. Feels kinda embarassing :'D I've been subscribed to you for a couple of years though, in case I got back in. I've always been impressed with your insight and how straight-to-the-point your videos generally are. I don't really feel like I learn something from watching swimming videos by others, but yours I always seem to learn something from. It's pretty cool - thanks again.

I love so much ur videos, the quality is astonishing.

i choose horse style for speed, arrow style for enjoying swimming---i love how the legs kick so relax

Great video! I recently switched the pool that I practice at, everyone there swims horse and I swim a boat/arrow mix. The coach immediately noticed that my stroke was waaayy longer than everyone else there. Not that I am a “faster” or “better” swimmer than them but just super different styles. For context I used to swim at a pool that nearly all the sets are sprints (all under 200s but on quick times) the new pool is all distance (500s and 1000s).

Excellent work dude. You did a great job explaining these techniques. Well done 👍

Arrow will be great for open water or long distance. More elegant in my eyes too. Thanks for sharing the info.

The best channel. I like arrow swimming. Thanks you for this video.

I use arrow while swimming in a chilled zone, but I prefer to use the horse style while going fast. My coach tells me to use the boat during the sprint but I can't with the 3,4,5 breaths lol, I forget to breathe and end up feeling fatigued haha. Thank you for making this video btw. I learnt the difference for the first time xD

Your videos just got a lot cooler!

For the horse style, I've always called it 'gallop' but I think many refer to it as 'hybrid'; that is, a hybrid of hip-driven and shoulder-driven freestyle. I've always found it the the most efficient for a 100 and 200, windmill in the last 15.

Thank you for breaking these down so well with great explanations and analyses. This is one of the most valuable swimming videos I have ever watched.

Great works man! Thanks & be blessed.

Really interesting, thanks. My preferred distance is 200m and I find I naturally go into the horse style when training 200s. It feels smooth, powerful and easy to get into a rhythm.

Hi there. I'm a total beginner. I'm going to learn swimming because I have overweight problem and now early stage of fallen arch problem as well. Plus recent years the place I live keep having flash flood or so, and my hometown is so near to the sea but yet I never even know how to float myself XD Anyway thanks for your very detailed nerdy demonstration, I never know that swimming could be so fascinating =D

Super video!!! Thanks!!!

Yes, divisons of swimming styles. Each have intricate tellegence.❤️

Great analysis, Thank you.

I think the horse style freestyle is also known as hybrid (hip driven in one side shoulder driven in another). Go swim tv calls it a loopers freestyle (usually occurs naturally with people with a stronger one side). Go swim tv gave a drill where you swim with 6 kick one pull but in one side you dive in and in another side or pull you come back up.

I agree with some aspects but not others . I love your videos beautifully made . I love the scientific aspects you have added

Quite a great video. Muchas gracias!

Your videos are great and very well done . Thanks !

Thank you for your deep analysis. I lean towards the arrow because I swim long distance

GREAT DESCRIPTION OF HORSE. I USE A SIMILAR STRATGY IN BUTTERFLY, NOT BY GALLOPING THE ARMS BUT BY STEEPLECXHASING THEM.

Excellent vid!

Thanks for an educative video ❤

I combined the horse and arrow technique which feels very comfortable when I swim the 400m freestyle

Great video & content in general 👏

Love it! Thank you very much!

i go arrow mostly but horse for speeding up,arrow for open water too,more relaxed for distance. good vid -thanks

Fantastic video and guidance! I use two of these styles; #2 and #4

Great video thanks so much.

Mi estilo es el número 4, pero sería interesante probar los otros. Muy bueno el video. Gracias!!!🏊‍♀️

Pretty sure this are some of the best swiming videos i ve ver seen, thank you

Amazing thank you ❣️

SO. GOOD! Thanks!!

Thanks for your sharing

Muchas gracias por este medio y los demás videos. Son geniales y aprendo mucho. Saludos y bendiciones. Soy su fan jeje 🙂

I keep watching this, 20 or more times now. I have been told I over analyze things.... With all the time I have spent on my over arm side stroke, I kind of forgot how to swim freestyle. I am getting back into it some what, mostly for developing more power, and aerobic capacity. One thing I have noticed here, is how the use of body and hip rotation changes with the strokes. With windmill, there very little hip rotation, and minimal shoulder rotation. I do remember feeling this when sprinting, with both my side stroke and my freestyle. With gallop style, there is more shoulder rotation to the breathing side, but since it is more of a sprint stroke, there is still minimal hip rotation. With the boat style, there is more shoulder and hip rotation. With Arrow, there is a lot of shoulder and hip rotation. I find that most of the time, I am in gallop style, even when trying to swim longer distances. I can't swim more than 100 yards without having to breath every other arm stroke. Just me I guess. When breathing every other stroke, I kind of naturally fall into gallop style. If I am swimming more distance style, and trying to do arrow, I still seem to slip into arrow/gallop hybrid style. I find boat easier to do if I am breathing every 3rd or 4th arm stroke, and same with arrow. I do practice all 4 variations by swimming a lot of 50s. I need to expand that to swimming more 100s... I use pretty much the same breathing pattern for my over arm side stroke. Up to 100 yards and I can breath every other arm cycle. over that, every arm cycle...

When I competed, I mostly used a stroke a little between arrow and boat for distance events 500/1650. That last length though it would transition to a higher stroke count more like windmill. For IM and mid distance events it was a lot more like boat.

A LOTS DITAILE BOTH ON SWIMMING AND VIDEO EDITING. We appreciate your hard works.

I like swimming arrow for cool down and switching sides of the pool in between sets as like a calm down type of thing

In your arrow style, when your stretch your leading arm forward, it moves upwards, instead of horizontal. The entry was good and to the depth of your shoulder, then somehow when you move the arm forward, it goes up to near the surface of the water, before your start to press it down again to start the pull. This causes your lower part of body to sink a little bit and increases drag. Although it is only a matter of maybe one inch or two. I think the reasons are: 1. You look a little bit forward, instead of straight downwards. That causes your upper body naturally tilts up a little bit. 2. Your front arm is completely relaxed after the entry, so it naturally floats up. If you pay attention to that, I believe you can fix it with ease and swim even faster.

Me encantó éste video. El mejor de todos!!!

Hey, another great video as always. Could you do a detailed tutorial on how to do the loping freestyle pls. I would like to develop this style of free.

Windmile style is so awesome... I should try it

genial video, justo cuando queria retomar la natacion, me motivó