Hi Peter...Hi Tyler.....Great..... loved it....nice when you slowed it down...good energy and good learning model...thank you...it's a keeper and I will watch this many times a week.....good music too......I will look for more from you....yours stand out..... Smiles, Coach Em from Long Island NY
A: The music is Wonderful, great choice. 2: The videographer did a super job deserving a pint. iii: overall a really good video, good swimmers and method progression. Cheers!!!
This is a great start, love the multi-angle views and the use of slow-mo. The music parallels the swim rhythm and is a good mental reference. I would love some voice over to reinforce the key elements that the learner should keep in mind. I'm visioning a "golf" style commentary - parsed and subdued - that matches the music.
Peter is a great coach too, he really sees what you are doing....what you see is very relaxed swimming and to do this slowly is actually harder than to race at top speed. He glides nicely, something a lot of swimmers lack.
Excellent video! Thank you for putting this together. The concept this way of swimming has been around for some time. It is great to see how a video can bring these stroke theories down to a practical set of progressions. These drills would be very useful to advanced and competitive swimmers. Although, I have used these progression with intermediate swimmers with a great deal of succuess. This video does compliments a class on Streamline and Efficiency very well. Good Luck and enjoy your swim!
This is great. I love the step by step instruction. I need to Skate far more than I've ever done before; its a great step to breathing. Thank you so much! I love the music, too..
This is Total Immersion stroke. The drills are straight out of the Terry's seminars. Please do not forget to acknowledge the TI. Your "Sensational Stroke" is actually a nicely applied TI swimming.
yes, possibly you're looking at a clip of Tyler doing a 2beat kick. I'd suggest starting with a regular but relaxed flutter kick. It helps for stability and for improving the skill of your kicking, which you'll need anyway for a good two beat kick.
@SeahikerVideo I think I understand now after watching sometimes your video. In the part "streamline with breathing" I can see the technique and I understand that you can breathe whenever you want. (one, two, or three strokes)
Yep, we're not trying to force anything on anyone. We don't even call this Sensational Freestyle anymore, even, but the video seems helpful to people. (old video) We find that these drills are common to a lot of swim coaching approaches and help a lot of beginner to intermediate swimmers relax and find their body awareness in the water. We're fans of Swim Smooth as well, and they also have their own philosophies that are quite useful. And they are really nice guys....!
Yes, if you visit our website, you'll see that I used to be a TI coach. But, no, I cannot claim to offer TI instruction. And, this is just a video, our coaching approach is much more varied and we tailor it to each individual. We have many happy clients. And I enjoy learning from other styles.
@Dblast1000 Yes, it is definitely attainable and our swimmers show marked improvements over the course of a course or season. Our main audience for this course is adult swimmers either starting out or looking to become efficient in the water. We've also had several more proficient swimmers use the course as a path for getting faster, since a focus on fundamentals generally helps every level of swimmer achieve better technique at higher intensities.
@GotzvBerlichingen Breathing is the big one. Ideally, you should feel able to breathe whenever you feel like it. We recommend that swimmers practice breathing every 2 strokes as well as the most common recommendation to breathe every 3 strokes. Most importantly, look at the fundamentals supporting your breath. Are you lunging for air when you breathe? Are you pushing down with your lead arm to get to air? If so, you need to find better sense of balance, streamline and stability in the water.
Peter and Tyler, The grace and the technique is beyond artistry and that is an understatement. If I, representative of the clumsy ( pretender even after some twenty eight odd years of swimming; if you can call it taht ) could achieve a very small fraction of your technique, all these years would be well spent. My sincere appreciation and gratitude to you. sincerely VishG
@GotzvBerlichingen I'd recommend not breathing every single stroke. Generally most swimmers breathe every 2 or 3 strokes to suit their level of exertion, speed, and comfort. I typically use breathing to one side or the other in my warm up to ensure that my breathing rate can fuel the new demands going from not swimming to swimming. - Peter
I think he means the person in the background 'riding' a yellow pool noodle at 3:12 - which does look kinda funny now that I see it. Great video though! It's definitely going into my drill arsenal as of next week. I might even try to ride the pool noodle to amuse the peeps in the fast lane. :)
@Zgrzytski 3. Lightly pointed. Work on your kicking on your back, in streamline and vertically in the deep end, with and without fins. Pointing them too hard will generally results in cramps at first, especially if you are a triathlete spending a lot of time running and cycling. 4. This style provides a foundation for higher stroke rates. In our courses, we generally look for these fundamentals to be in place before working on propulsion, including catch mechanics and kicking (2bk/6bk).
awesome graceful swimming!! I'm currently self learning TI and this video is a great help. I noticed that one of the swimmers has the catch position at a much more horizontal level (3 o'clk) vs the other which is lower at around 4 o'clk. My current challenge at the moment is breathing... still trying to find the ultimate balance. I've made some great improvements but recently noticed some bobbing sensation when I turn my body... which may be to do with my catch position? need to go lower...
@TheBuzzy7 Thanks for the feedback. Let us know how it goes! You could do this progression with one part per practice or alternate the progression with swim (ie. drill/swim, sort of) depending on the level of your swimmers. Our context for this is a 4-week intensive course (or weekend course) that takes swimmers through this progression (with additional details and steps along the way along with the cycle that we will elaborate on in the future.
Great and beautiful swimming. This is not the fastest swimming style but I'm sure it is the most efficient one given the energy spent and the speed achieved. We can see the importance of streamline in nature, dolphin, seal and penguin are great examples. They swim effortlessly with their streamline body. Only small movement of their body, fin or tail they move swiftly and at great speed in the water.
@PlanCartesien Yep, definitely an influence early on. Our main focus has been on the experience of learning, so not just limited to technique and drills. That's really the most important thing: do swimmers get better quickly and enjoy themselves? Proof is in the pudding, or maybe jello (there was a story about a university pool full of jello - if anyone knows that story, please let me know) -- Peter
@Zgrzytski In our experience, focusing on propulsion specifics before breathing, streamline, basic stroke timing, posture, etc... is a waste of time for most swimmers that we work with (beginner-intermediate). In our Swim Pods, we spend a lot of time on stroke rate changes, catch timing to reduce dead spots and improve average speed. But this works on the basis of the fundamentals touched on in this video.
@TheLeilisa between 4'9" and 6'9" :-) For sure fast swimmers tend to be tall and lean, however, there are many shorter swimmers who swim blazingly fast. The key is to find the technique that suits your body type and work on reducing drag.
Thank you for this video! So inspiring! Quick question as a new swimmer, how do you not get water up your nose when you rotate your head from being on your side like that?
@Zgrzytski Hi Bogdan, Great questions. 1. This video is aimed at helping struggling swimmers feel their body better in the water. So slowing things down is often a necessity for many swimmers, otherwise improvements at a regular stroke rate are hard to come by. Yes, you are looking to eliminate dead spots - once you can truly sense your own balance points and improve your stroke form. 2. You should breathe as you need to. There is no rule that says you need to breath every 3 strokes!
@1cleandude Personal preference for comfort, cost, environment, and potential allergies. Silicone and latex are going to be the most hydrodynamic. Do a search on "swim cap types" for more details.
We truly believe you cannot trademark a physical movement. Pick up most swimming books and you'll see variations on our "streamline" drill, namely "side glide," "six kick glide" and so on. TI didn't invent that kind of drill. We use it and we have perfected it in certain ways for our coaching method, that's all. TI has an excellent teaching system. But we take the approach that you need the right tools for each swimmer, not one size fits all. That being said, most swimmers have common needs!
@TheLeilisa between 4'9" and 6'9" :-) For sure fast swimmers tend to be tall and lean, however, there are many shorter swimmers who swim blazingly fast. The key is to find the technique that suits your body type and work on reducing drag. -Peter
Thanks for the inspiration. I learned a lot but I have still a problem with breathing and in your video I can´t see the technique. Can I breathe at every stroke ? (left and rigt, when I´m swimming slowly and comfortable) and every second stroke (always left or always right when I´m swimming faster) or should I try every third stroke (for not to breath always at the same side) ?
I'm a new swimmer, despite my senior age! However, in the drills at the start of this video the swimmer seems to be using a very sophisticated / difficult kick? Perhaps a 2 beat kick? Can you clarify this for novices.
