World record holder open water swimmer Adam Ocean Walker gives his top 5 tips on how to improve your front crawl swimming.
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This vid accompanied with an underwater shot would be ideal. Thank you
You should definitely checkout my online coaching I cover lots under water with drills. vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
Just watching you swim I see the harmony between the water and you. It is relaxing to watch. You could easily create a meditation video of you swimming for an hour and with a bit of background music.
Thank you 🙏
@adamwalker32
I love swimming. I start at 5, I already have 51 and I still love water. I was very good in 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle.
The most complete sport in the world. Simply beautiful. When I'm in the water I feel like I'm in another dimension...hard to explain
Just seeing you swim continuously brings me inner peace
Glad to see all of these tips because I've been doing all of these things, except I just taught myself lol. The foot flick thing everyone calls me crazy for, but it's so efficient!
That’s great you should checkout my online coaching it takes you through the stroke with drills and body position etc. vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
i watched your videos over and over,now i am imitating your style.
Everything you say here Adam simply makes sense, but watching you actually demonstrate each part just clarifies it all. I love watching your easy, lazy, but efficient stroke and that great glide you get each time.
Thank you Adam, greeting from Indonesia. I have been watching your videos in the past 6 months.
Truly excellent tutorial on swim stroke sir! Will watch again & again and practice over & over to perfect this highly efficient front crawl.. 🏊🏽♂️ 😁
Great to have a new video from you Adam...always teaches and inspires...thanks.
My pleasure :)
Man - the front crawl is so technical. Im a biker, have tried swimming several times over the years but always get beat by not being able to breath. This is a really good video - really useful. Some of the stuff like the foot flick - have no idea, but will def try rotating more. Thanks for sharing.
Very well explained!! Thank you Sir!!❤❤
Great video Adam! Good to see you back at making training videos.
Thank you. Here is my video link if you want to learn online vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
‘head is your rudder’, I gotta remember this. Thanks for sharing this insight.🎉
Great my friend, I love long distance swimming🏊♂️
Inserting my arm at 45 degrees really helped save my shoulders.
Great stuff!!!
Thank you!. I went from barely surviving a triathlon swimming breast stroke. To doing an Ironman in one month from this video combined with advice on every 3 stroke breathing ':)
Fantastic!!
Its so enjoyable to swim in the open water!!!
another great vid, everything you say REALLY works. Love my swimming but cardio-compromised big time, so efficiency is everything. All I’m doing is managing what breath I have (+ I flip-turn as well, keeping t pressure on monitoring what’s going on within)… kudos to you for clarifying it all.
Thank you
Thank you for posting this. Very helpful tutorial!!
No worries
Very helpful. Thank you
This video is a the perfect guide to properly swimming for me. I listen to it all day and especially before I swim.. it’s very logical and effective..thank you Adam..
Thank you
Saw this video yesterday, and today I tried a couple of your tips. Thinking about kicking, as a tool to keep my body horizontal, actually helped me a lot and made me more efficient. And more rotation... I have also a bigger frame. Those two, made my stroke more efficient, as I always do 10-10,5 strokes per 25m, today I did 9 every lap. I’m pumped!
That’s great if you want to follow my system to do the stroke you can subscribe here to learn it. I talk you through the process here: vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
No you don't. Olympic swimmers average 36-40 in 50 meters, what are you superman?
@@joeekaps5840 Just a superhuman. 1 stroke is both arms
@autokar123 So how is a stroke counted. Each pull or every 2 pulls?
@@joeekaps5840yep. Full motion of one arm is a stroke. Catch, pull, recovery
This is a brilliant video. Really valuable, well done
Thanks 🙏
I love your videos. I’d love to see a few videos shot from under the water to really see the hip to hip rotation. Thank you!
Thanks Yeh I have done these in my online coaching program. See link/ vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
Cheers for the info , I Have just started open water swimming at 61 , I enter local races but always seem to have the geezer in the canoe paddling behind me as I am the tail end charlie . However I will take heed of your advice , I will improve from my 50 minute 2km time , Many Thanks
I am a beginner and by far this is the most elegant style of swimming I've seen. The way you are easing through the water is a treat to the eyes. Camera work is incredible too. How are you managing with a 90 degree turn to breathe amidst the waves?
It doesn’t affect my turn tbh. You should checkout my online coaching explains how to do it 🤙 vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
Excellent swimming! Thanks much for the great tips!💯🙌
No worries :)
Excellent video and makea the tips ans ticks of effective swimming - available to me
Keep up the good work! And thanks for teaching me to swim for an Ironman years back :)
My pleasure :) thanks
Very helpful video. Your explanations are easy to understand and follow. I've already worked on some things in the pool this morning, and am back to rewatch it for better understanding. Thank you!
No problem
Wow could watch you swim for ages - really smooth and mesmerising! Will defo subscribe - thank you for the inspiration and tips!
Thank you :)
Great Video, thanks
beautiful to watch
going to Croatia in August,,,,we will test it. Mornings are the best, before Mistral kicks in.
At 71 years old, I'm a latecomer to freestyle. I'm not very tall (5'7'') and manage 22 strokes per length. I can comfortably swim 1.5 miles though the speed is not great. I think the lack of speed is from poor timing but from watching this video, probably lack of rotation as well. I have mastered the two beat kick and feel balanced in the water and keep my head horizontal (i.e. facing the bottom of the pool). I am slowly getting faster and can outlast much younger swimmers so I'm fairly happy. Thanks for the video.
Have you subscribed to Ocean Walker Vimeo? This will really help you for the rotation and kick. vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
@@adamwalker32 yes.
Thank you very much from France .
My pleasure
Great advice!!!
Thanks
Thanks very much
good video... lots too digest
this is an amazing video!!
Thank you 🙏
You are the best crewl teacher ever😊
Very kind thanks
Thank you.
Love how smooth your style is, been looking for your Vimeo training to sign up, but cannot find it, can you send me the link pls 🙏
No worries Darren here is the link to subscribe: vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
Thanks that helped a lot.
You're welcome!
i discovered rotation a few years ago and thats where i gtransfer the power of the rotation into my arm stroke.
Great video! Any recommendation for zero buoyancy wet suit?
Impressive speed & stroke efficiency, very inspiring …😊
Thank you
great tips, i tried some of these techniques in the lake today, i felt really good. The lower arm entry was especially good for me b/c ive always felt weak on the catch. I found it challenging to keep my head down while working that shoulder rotation. more to work on! anyway +1 subscriber
Good stuff!
this is an amazing and mesmerising movements.you are a talentes swimmer.you are my model
Thank you 🙏
The thing with body rotation, and how it reduces drag, to me anyway, is that your top side shoulder comes out of the water which means you have less frontal surface area to drag through the water. I like how you link the arm pull to the kick on the same side. Every one does this, even if they don't realize it. So many focus on the recovery arm and linking that to the kick on the opposite side. Hips actually serve as a universal type joint transferring energy from one end of the body to the other. Land based sports go from the feet up through the hips, to the shoulders, and out the fingers/hands. In the water, you have nothing to anchor on with your feet, and the action in the water is from the pull. Pulling arm starts the body rotation, hips follow, then recover arm completes the shoulder rotation. Shoulders rotate independently from each other. The pulling arm is your anchor spot for swimming....
I think that the feet lead the rolling in these videos before the arm pulls. I think this is initiated before the boost from the kick and this is achieved by a change in balance brought about by moving the feet to the side. Same as if you stretch out arms and feet clamped and then role in the water.
@@stephenperry5972 Well, you need underwater video to see what is going on. Without exception, the pulling arm starts/initiates the shoulder rotation, slightly before the hips and the kick on the same side starts. this is easier to see in slow motion. I commented about this to Gary Hall Sr. from the Race Club (gold medal Olympian), and his response was some thing like 'even with the windmill stroke (this is how the men swim the 50 meter sprint) that shoulder does roll a fraction of a second before the hips do.' The kicking foot is 'spring loaded' but doesn't fire until just after the pulling arm starts. Funny thing about rotation, the shoulders rotate independently from each other, but the hips are fused bone, and rotate at the same side. Pulling arm starts the rotation, hips follow, and then the recover arm completes the shoulder rotation.
Thanks. Explains the speed of the roll
Feet go first which drops the hips before the shoulders to create the core power. My shoulder and arm drops as a result of the feet roll, then a kick followed by a pull as I feel transition on to my side.
Wow 😲 awesome 😎
That's a beautiful swim. my father used to swim with a swimmer who was USSR pro swimmer. You swim a lot like my father did.
That’s great!!!
Hi Adam What do you think about Florian Wellbrocks stroke vs Ferry wertmans stroke they do the 4 beat kick in competition to get that extra speed
All good stuff! But could you compress it into one quarter the length? You’ll keep a lot more viewers that way, and more people will get the sense of what you are saying
You are fast, Sir!
I am 70 years old swam for years freestyle, swim with head down, hip rotation. I lane swim in my local pool in the UK but started getting out of breath after 250 meters.
Excelente 👏🏻👏🏻
amazing video, clear instruction. NEW SUB bro
Thanks
It would be very helpful to give context re the swim distance for your teaching. I race 1k and 1mile races in Hawaii. I never compete in 3k or 5k. Every distance is a different creature. Rotation clarification would be helpful too. I listened and read others re all this most of it messed my technique up. IE shoulder rotation long distance is about 70 degrees, hips 40 degrees, legs 10 degrees. The shorter distances, faster paces rotation is reduced and 2 beat kick replaced w 4 and 6 beat kicks. Over rotation often leads to arms crossing over probably the worst mistake. Anyways like your videos but for me I find watching Olympic swimmers at different lengths of racing slowed down helps best if competitive.
With the waves it looks like he has a swimming with the speed of a motorboat. 😅💨💨
You just got one more sub, easy.
hi there - great instruction but I am unsure on point 5 what you mean when you say the arm should be lower and at 45 degrees ? Can you clarify please. Thanks
Front arm entry enters early and goes to a depth of 45 degrees 👍
buenas tardes MR ADAM buen video dando las pautas para una mejor eficiencia en el mar solo una consulta como formar un semicirculo con el brazo de recuperacion ,cuando ya se termino la fase acuatica del brazo osea el tiron para avanzar , lo que emerge del agua primero es el codo del brazo con el antebrazo relajado como tu cuerpo en ese momento esta inclinado casi 90 grados al moverlo para adelante antes de clavarlo donde se formaria el semicirculo ? le agradeceria su respuesta para mejorar mi tecnica
El brazo debe estar relativamente alejado del cuerpo, a una distancia ancha, es decir, no encima. Esa es una consecuencia del "brazo bajo" que menciona Adam. El semicírculo se forma allí: a una distancia lateral del cuerpo, y lo dibuja sobre todo el codo, a resultas del movimiento del hombro, claro está. En este vídeo se explica con gran detalle la relación entre rolido y recobro, con una demostración en tierra y vídeos de nadadores profesionales: kzhead.info/sun/jJyeoNyIrICAaHA/bejne.html En general, es un gran canal para técnica de natación, con énfasis en una técnica de crol eficiente, para larga distancia, como la de Adam
@@FranciscoTornay francisco buenos dias 1ro agradecerte por la explicaciin a mi pregunta ya tengo una idea mas clara a esta tecnica solo como aclaracion ese semicirculo q lo forma el codo esa linea imaginaria q forma un ( semicirculo)se formaria mirandolo al nadador de arriba hacia abajo (vista de planta) no seria en una vista de costado (vista lateral) una vez mas gracias y tambien por el link
@@fredyfelixhuayllaluna4219 Se observaría visto desde el costado. Es el hombro el que origina el círculo pero como escribí se ve mejor su efecto en el codo
@@FranciscoTornay gracias por su respuesta francisco
What's it like to look down into the dark abyss rather than see the tiled line of a lane? I think I have a phobia haha
I find peace in the ocean 🌊
Many coaches recommend 45 degree rotation. You recommend 90. Can you opine on this discrepancy?
When you say max. 90 deg rotation, are we talking 90 from centre each way, or 45 deg each way (giving 90 deg total)?
90 degrees rotation from the enter. Basically side to side
Do you have any drills to do to be like yours?
Yes on my online coaching system you can practice my drills to develop the stroke. Here is the link to subscribe to sll videos: vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
Menu would be nice...
Sorry can you bullet the 5 tips? I think i missed the third
2 metre glide! Impressive!
Thanks 🙏
Looks great, but how do you navigate? What about spotting? No lines on the bottom of the sea.
You sight separately 👍
Goddamnit I need a in person lesson from you
You can via a swim camp or 1-1 Checkout oceanwalkeruk.com
Hello while taking breath water going into my ear. I am not getting proper form. What should I do?
Have you tried ear plugs they really help
Can u please send me a link which is related to breathing
Where is this shooted👌👍
Turkey 🇹🇷
When you say 90 ° rotation you mean 45° by each side as I see in the video ?
Side to side. I roll to the flat position and kick my hip bone underneath followed by a pull to maximise the momentum and glide
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It's hard to keep looking down when swimming in the sea during a race, as you need to see what direction you ae going in. I swim bettering the pool, than open water.
You can sight separately 👍
Gem
Where I can watch your stroke and kick both underwater and above water at the vision of water level.
You can watch it here: vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
I'm just learning to swim, and naturally my head was down, but I started looking up to look at where I was going I thought that would help you be faster.
Looking up will encourage your legs to drop and create more resistance.
The head is the heaviest part of the body?
Two kilos I think ..
I don't exactly understand what you mean by rotation 90 to 90 degrees at 2:44. Do you mean +45 to -45, or +90 to -90? Can anyone tell me the correct degrees of rotation and what the disadvantages are for over-rotation? Thank you!
90 degree angle basically on your side with balance. Hip bone underneath you with head still. Checkout Vimeo if you want to learn the system. vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
@@adamwalker32 I am very grateful for your reply!
😃👏👏surtout pas de musique
Has he ever addressed sighting
I do here vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique
I can never use my legs to kick when doing the crawl
Thanks for the Great Video ! We think the Lifeguards and Coaches should remind non competitive, beginning, even advanced swimmers to use the swimming fins and swimming board by the sea shore. This is what would prevent injuries, avoid cramps, dramatically reduce drowning percantage, and will enjoy their swimming way more, because they would swim way faster. When we were kids the swimming fins were Best part of the Workouts ! Secondary, the Lifeguards can always organize controlled swimming courses and promote the swimming fins ,supported with Boats. It was a Great Swimming Course we had in ours` Sports Academy Vassil Levski" ! Everybody Suceesfully Passed and Improved Swimming :) Do not Hesitate, to Promote and Share this information. It may Save Millions of Lives Years Ahead, Best Regards !
I find its too hrd to focus on everything at once when many things are weong with my strong 😅
9:36
It looks like he’s going 20 mph
thats getting a-head in life!
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i don't understand english french please
YOU SHOULD be looking forward NOT Down, head up does NOT affect the body, competitive swimmer and never had a sore neck, with head up, NO body rotation , just able to turn the head. Hands should precede the arms into the water, elbows up, enter and glide.Hands go UNDER the body, NOT to the side. The leg should go down bent and the straightened acts as a whip action, to give propulsion.
I don;t understand why you needed to touch the video (the first part before 3.00mn) and juxtaposed the front scene with the background scene besides the will to show a higher swimming speed. The limit line is too perfect and too linear and shows the artifact. You are teaching good techniques and people learn from you without the touch up.
Not sure what you mean my friend. This is me swimming in Turkey that is the background it’s in a place called Delyicol. I go there ever year as part of my swim camp I run. I don’t have the time or Interest in changing a background lol. All the best
He's doing about 20mph..
I would want to see your stroke from under water.. please upload a video.
You can on Ocean Walker Vimeo :)
Dude look likes he going 20km an hour
Ain't no way. He swims like a mermais
"the head is the heaviest part of the body"? i see what you're trying to say, but that is very, very, very far off from being true.
Is this really a serious video?
Your head position - not for triathlons.
My coach is 11 times Ironman and I’ve had a number of triathletes qualify for the world championships and Ironman athletes at Kona. Most people I coach are triathletes
@@adamwalker32 But if you watch Tris, they’ll have to frequently look up for navigation, especially in rough waters. They look up even after every other breath. No question you’re a very good swimmer and coach.
@@Amtcboy yes you would incorporate sighting as well, my method is an extension of the stroke using the same rhythm gliding and sighting. When you have a neutral head you can still see peoples feet but you are taking pressure off your neck, helping hip come up higher and therefore helping the efficiency and speed of the stroke. If you look forward whilst you are swimming to see a couple more metres, it will encourage your legs to drop and effect your efficiency and therefore speed potentially. 👍
@@adamwalker32 Been joining half Tris since 2014, now 58yo. Half is 1.9kms, my best time is 34mins, back in 2016. Nowhere as good as the 23m or 25m for the Pros. Sighting for me is very important, I’d drift away if I don’t sight as frequently as I should.
@@adamwalker32 Exactly what I do, look up (most times only the eyes portion get over the water), then right arm over, then continue to breathe to the side with head in the water.