Antonin Calella - SkillsNT Swimming

Analysis

VIdeo Analysis

Exercises

Challenges

Sworsfish |
Dolphin

SWORDFISH: —

1st = —, 2nd =—

3rd = —, 4th = —

5th = —, 6th = —

7th = —, 8th = —

9th = —, 10th = —

Times

50 Free L:

100 Free L:

50 Butterfly L:

100 Butterfly L:

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Awards

Calella Swim Camp 2022

ANALYSIS

Butterfly

Time key frames:

Time
0:01 – 0:06	The knees should not be separated as much, there is an opening but it is not very width. You can use an elastic band under the knees to keep the legs a little closer together.
0:06 – 0:13	Here you can see better how your feet are separated. Keep your feet closer when you kick. Big toes must be touching at all times.
	After you continue practicing the kick, start pulling with both arms to try to complete a full butterfly. Remember your kick and your pull should finish at the same time, when you finish your pull and the 2nd kick. The first kick is when your hands/arms are at the front.

Areas to work on, in general:

Work more flexibility in the lower back and hips to have a stronger and wider kick.
Work on the flexibility of your shoulders to bury your head and chest further.

Butterfly examples:

Butterfly

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Two beat kick

2. Second kick when pull ends

3. First kick when arms are in front

4. 3 positions of the torso

5. Chest down, hips up

6. Entry of the hands at shoulder width

7. Good head position

8. Hands pulling towards hips

9. Bending of the knees on the second kick

10. Ankles in plantar flexion

11. Big toes touching

12. Bent elbows when pulling

13. Pulling forwards, not upwards

14. Head entering the water before the arms

15. Compact open turn

16. Fast turn

17. Strong push from the wall

18. 5mm finger spread

20. Effective hands movement

Backstroke

Time key frames:

0:08 -0:17	Use your shoulder rotation on your favor, when your hand goes in rotate and pull, it will be easier for your shoulders. Do not rush your stroke
0:01- 0:07	Your hips are a bit bend, try to stretch them more, bring them as close to the surface as possible. You need to grab and pull the water strong every time, the more strokes doesn’t mean you will go faster on the contrary, you will go slower and get more tired.
0:01 – 0:08	You are moving your knees up and down too much, yes is ok to bend the knee to kick but you do not have to move it up and down too much. The kick should come from your core, not only the knees. You don’t need to kick that wide, make your kicks smaller, your toes should be touching the surface.
0:05 -0:15	When your leg is going down keep it straight. You want to bring your feet closer to the surface, the toes should touch the surface.

Areas to work on, in general:

Work on one thing at the time. Focus one day on one thing, then the next day another point, do not try to correct it all at once.

Backstroke examples:

Backstroke

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Elbow bent when pulling

2. Continuous movement of arms

3. Shoulder rotation

4. Hips rotation

5. Arms not crossing the middle line

6. Hips close to the surface

7. Neutral head position

8. Short quick kicks

9. Clean hand entry

10. Steady head

11. Pull and kick well synchronized

12. Knees straight when going down

13. Ankle plantar flexion

14. Freestyle stroke before the turn

15. Strong push

16. Good break out

17. Fast arms tempo

18. Stable core

19. 5mm Finger spread

20. Effective hands movement

Other observations:

Freestyle

Time key frames:

Time
0:05 -0:12	Make sure that when your arms enter the water you fully stretch your arms to the front before starting the pull. Right now you keep your elbow a bit bend.
0:15 -0:22	You are dropping your legs and hips sometimes especially when you breath, try keeping them up at all times, if you take too long to breath it can be a problem why your hips sink a bit, try doing shorters breaths. Better the last day Your toes should touch the surface of the water when you kick, try to bring them as close to the surface as possible.
0:27 -0:35	When your arm goes in the water, try to glide more with your arms and do not drop your arm, when your hand enters the surface, rotate and glide it as much as you can to the front. Look at your knees you are moving them up and down, remember the kick comes from your hips/core. Do not push your knees down, keep your legs and hips almost straight at all times.
0:42 – 0:53	Your pull is too slow, when you finish gliding and you bend your elbow to start the pull, accelerate the pull and do it strong.
	A lot of improvement from the first to the last day. When you push of the wall after the turn, make sure you push a bit deeper, then with the dolphin kicks you start to come closer to the surface. Move more your hips when doing butterfly underwater kick. With the dolphin kicks you start to come closer to the surface, and make sure the first stroke is as strong as possible so you can carry the speed of the wall to your stroke.

Areas to work on, in general:

Be sure to practice sets like counting your strokes and reducing them so you start to have a stronger pull and grab more water.
Make sure to work on gliding more.

Free examples:

Freestyle

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Legs horizontal position

2. Ankles in plantar flexion

3. Arms not crossing

4. Correct breathing timing

5. Breathing technique

6. Legs and hands synchronized

7. High elbow above water

8. High elbow below water

9. 5mm Finger spread

10. Good head position

11. Steady head movement

12. Core stability

13. Glide / reach in front

14. Elbow bent when pulling

15. Hand gliding when breathing

16. Relaxed wrist in the recovery

17. Knees straight while going up

18. Good rotation

19. Clean hand entry

20. Fast flip turn

21. Good push

22. Compact flip turn

23. Good break out

Other observations:

ANTONIN

Challenges

Times

Awards

ANALYSIS

Butterfly

0:01 – 0:06

The knees should not be separated as much, there is an opening but it is not very width. You can use an elastic band under the knees to keep the legs a little closer together.

0:06 – 0:13

Here you can see better how your feet are separated. Keep your feet closer when you kick. Big toes must be touching at all times.

After you continue practicing the kick, start pulling with both arms to try to complete a full butterfly. Remember your kick and your pull should finish at the same time, when you finish your pull and the 2nd kick. The first kick is when your hands/arms are at the front.

Backstroke

0:08 -0:17

Use your shoulder rotation on your favor, when your hand goes in rotate and pull, it will be easier for your shoulders. Do not rush your stroke

0:01- 0:07

Your hips are a bit bend, try to stretch them more, bring them as close to the surface as possible.

You need to grab and pull the water strong every time, the more strokes doesn’t mean you will go faster on the contrary, you will go slower and get more tired.

0:01 – 0:08

You are moving your knees up and down too much, yes is ok to bend the knee to kick but you do not have to move it up and down too much. The kick should come from your core, not only the knees.

You don’t need to kick that wide, make your kicks smaller, your toes should be touching the surface.

0:05 -0:15

When your leg is going down keep it straight. You want to bring your feet closer to the surface, the toes should touch the surface.

Freestyle

0:05 -0:12

Make sure that when your arms enter the water you fully stretch your arms to the front before starting the pull. Right now you keep your elbow a bit bend.

0:15 -0:22

You are dropping your legs and hips sometimes especially when you breath, try keeping them up at all times, if you take too long to breath it can be a problem why your hips sink a bit, try doing shorters breaths. Better the last day

Your toes should touch the surface of the water when you kick, try to bring them as close to the surface as possible.

0:27 -0:35

When your arm goes in the water, try to glide more with your arms and do not drop your arm, when your hand enters the surface, rotate and glide it as much as you can to the front.

Look at your knees you are moving them up and down, remember the kick comes from your hips/core. Do not push your knees down, keep your legs and hips almost straight at all times.

0:42 – 0:53

Your pull is too slow, when you finish gliding and you bend your elbow to start the pull, accelerate the pull and do it strong.

A lot of improvement from the first to the last day.

When you push of the wall after the turn, make sure you push a bit deeper, then with the dolphin kicks you start to come closer to the surface.

Move more your hips when doing butterfly underwater kick. With the dolphin kicks you start to come closer to the surface, and make sure the first stroke is as strong as possible so you can carry the speed of the wall to your stroke.

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