Coaching Videos

Back-LennyKrayzelburgOR200mSemiSydney2000.mpg
Lenny Krayzelburg sets Olympic record in the semifinal.

Back-NakamuraSilver&MocanuGoldOR100mSydney2000.mpg
Mai Nakamura, JPN grabs the lane line and wins the Silver, Diana Mocanu, ROM wins Gold and sets an Olympic record.

BackTurn-Theloke&Krayzelburg100mSemiSydney2000.mpg
Steve Theloke, GDR and Lenny Krayzelburg, USA. "Hey, I didnt know you could roll over in a Back turn!" You can in Backstroke, but not always between different strokes in the IM. Check the rules.

Lenny Krayzelburg and Matt Welsh
American Lenny Krayzelburg holds off Australian Matt Welsh to claim Gold in the 100m Backstroke at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Both show nice shoulder rotation and the sculling motions discussed in Swimming Even Faster. In Swimming Fastest, Maglischo calls these diagonal stroking motions rather than sculling.

Breaststroke

Breast-LeiselJonesMeganQuann100mSemiSydney2000.mpg

Breast-PennyHeynsWR50mPanPacs.mpg

Breast-SamanthaRileySloMoUndulating1.mpg
shows an undulating stroke with hips rising and falling. Wayne McCauley advises that this stroke may be best suited to flexible young girls.

Breast-Sloudnov-touch.mpeg

Detailed look at the "Breakout" stroke for Breaststroke
Does not include the kick which is now allowed durring the split-stroke

How to do a Breaststroke Turn

How to Swim Breaststroke by JimmyDShea
Includes a breaststroke turn

Butterfly

Fly-AngelaKennedyTrainingwithCommentary.mpg

Fly-DeBruin100mUWfinishSydney2000.mpg
underwater shots of Inge de Bruijn in the Fly sprint and touch.

Fly-SusieO'NeillTrainingwithCommentary1.mpg

Fly-SusieO'NeillTrainingwithCommentary2.mpg

Fly-TomMalchow200mSemiSydney2000.mpg
Tom Malchow Butterfly 200m Semi Sydney 2000

How to Swim Butterfly Stroke by JimmyDShea
made by a US Marine Stationed in Japan.

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps butterfly turn

Michael Phelps Track Start

Freestyle

100m free - Popov - Hoogenband - Thorpe
The men's 100m freestyle final at the 2003 World Championships. Showing Popov, Thorpe and Hoogenband.

12 Stroke Freestyle Technique

9 Stroke Freestyle Technique
TI Coach Shinji Takeuchi's freestyle. 9 strokes (with counting hand-entry) for 25m with 2 beat kick, without underwater kick after push off

Bill Kirby Swimming Technique Visualization

Crawl-AlexPopovEK1slomo.mpg
shows Alexander Popov racing in slow motion. He is in the lane beyond the body-suited swimmer.

Crawl-AlexPopovTraining.mpg
shows Popov's signature training routine. It was this slow training that so impressed Bill Boomer, Emmett Hines and eventually, Terry Laughlin. Laughlin's Total Immersion training technique is an exaggerated version of what Popov does here. Where Popov shows a great deal of body roll, TI teaches a full 90 degree roll to "skate" on each side. Where Popov reaches well forward on both sides before descending to the catch, TI uses catch-up stroke drills. TI does not teach the big Popov kick, however, preferring to let students find their own kicking rhythm.

Crawl-ChemezovaFromBelow.mpg

Crawl-GrantHackett1500mGoldSydney2000.mpg
Hackett with a very pronounced forward reach and a very sporadic kick.

Crawl-IanThorpeSloMo.mpg

Crawl-Popov&Klim50mPerth1998.mpg
Alex's stroke seems to leave the front quadrant more than at Atlanta, but despite his straight-arm style, Klim shows a pronounced forward reach.

Crawl-Thorpe&Rosolino200mSemi14Sydney2000.mpg
Ian Thorpe, AUS and Massimiliano Rosolino, ITA.

Crawl-ToddPearsonAUSGold4x50mSydney2000.mpg

CrawlTurn-Hall&Popov.mpg

How to do a Freestyle Flip Turn in 3 Steps - Swimming Made Easy
In this video Matt demonstrates how to perform a Freestyle Flip Turn in 3 Steps. This video is recommended for Intermediate Swimmers but every swimmer is encouraged to try! http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSwimTeamUSA

How to Swim Faster Freestyle by Reducing Drag

Ian Thorpe - Beneath the suit - The start

Ian Thorpe Slow motion

IMBack-TomDolanGoldWR400mSydney2000.mpg
Tom Dolan USA shows a sporadic kick, but enjoys a comfortable lead in winning the Gold and setting a World Record. Again, Dolan has a very light kick, especially for Backstroke!

Interesting Freestyle Strokes: Hannah McKerchar

Michael Phelps and Chris Tompson

Michael Phelps freestyle multi angle camera

Michael Phelps turn

Muscles used in Swimming Free Style

Popov x Hoogenband start

Roland Schoeman Freestyle sprint

Side-by-Side Comparison of Start and Turns from Phelps and Vanderkaay

Swim Smooth: What Is An Efficient Freestyle Stroke?

Van Den Hoogenband & Ian Thorpe 200m Freestyle Sydney 2000 Final

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Coaching Videos

This Videos collection was originally based around the work Donal Fagan (and others) had published but were forced to remove due to over-subscription problems. Donal Fagan kindly organised the Videos to be sent to the WA Swimming website to be published in 2003 and have been a popular section on the website ever since. The popularity of YouTube has meant that the videos have been uploaded to be easily accessed by a wider audience.

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