No products in the cart.
Sean
USA
CATEGORY
—
TEAM
—
AGE
—
Challenges
SWORDFISH: —
1st = —, 2nd =—
3rd = —, 4th = —
5th = —, 6th = —
7th = —, 8th = —
9th = —, 10th = —
Times
50 Free L:
100 Free L:
50 Butterfly L:
100 Butterfly L:
—
—
—
—
Awards
- San Diego Swim Camp 2020
- San Diego Swim Camp 2021
Backstroke
Time key frames:
0:30 | When the hands enter the water let them go a bit deeper then start the pull, it will help grab more water and have a cleaner pull without many bubbles. Also it will help you pull more straight instead of diagonal |
0:46 | Your legs are to deep, try having them close to the surface, you can try by stretching your hips and bringing them up. |
1:00 | When you finish your pull bring your arm out right away, do not keep it down, your arms should be like a windmill, opposite all the time. |
0:48 | Once you arm goes in and goes a bit deep, start by bending your elbow so you have a better catch and you pull the water towards your feet, so you move more with each stroke. |
Areas to work on, in general:
Backstroke examples:
Backstroke
Good
Could be better
Needs work
1. Elbow bent when pulling
x
2. Continuous movement of arms
x
3. Shoulder rotation
x
4. Hips rotation
x
5. Arms not crossing the middle line
x
6. Hips close to the surface
x
7. Neutral head position
x
8. Short quick kicks
x
9. Clean hand entry
x
10. Steady head
x
11. Pull and kick well synchronized
x
12. Knees straight when going down
x
13. Ankle plantar flexion
x
14. Freestyle stroke before the turn
x
15. Strong push
x
16. Good break out
x
17. Fast arms tempo
x
18. Stable core
x
19. 5mm Finger spread
x
20. Effective hands movement
x
Other observations:
Breaststroke
Time key frames:
0:10 | Your hips and legs are to deep, when you throw your arms to the front put your head down and bring your hips up. |
0:08 | You are doing your kick and your stroke at the sametime, it should be your stroke first then your kick, so when you begin throwing your hands to the front you should be starting your kick, and when you have them on the front gliding you finish the kick (it will be the fastest part of your stroke) The synchronization will help you have your body closer to the surface. |
0:17 | After the turn push deeper and then with the pull start coming closer to the surface. |
0:29 | It seems you are doing 2 movements when kicking, you stretch them out then you bring them together, it should be one movement like a circle from the sides to the middle. Try keeping your knees closer together. |
Areas to work on, in general:
- Work on one thing at the time, start with the synchronization of your stroke, then move to the next point 🙂
- Work with you breast kick, you can practice even outside of the water: Breast kick video
Breast examples:
Breaststroke
Good
Could be better
Needs work
1. Correct timing of pull and kick
x
2. Elbows come together
x
3. Shooting arms in from with speed
x
4. Chest down, hips up
x
5. Neutral head position
x
6. Ankles in dorsiflexion
x
7. Open ankles first, not the knees
x
8. Narrow pull
x
9. Narrow kick
x
10. Chest elevation when breathing
x
11. Stable core
x
12. Glide horizontally
x
13. Tight pull out
x
14. Horizontal pull out
x
15. Compact open turn
x
16. Fast turn
x
17. Strong push from the wall
x
18. 5mm finger spread
x
19. Effective hands movement
x
Other observations:
Freestyle
Time key frames:
Time |
|
0:05 | Wow Sean, look at the videos from the 1st camp, right away we can see how your body position is much much better! Your strokes are longer and more efficient, your hips and legs are closer to the surface, you are gliding more, and your hips are stretched. |
1:00 | We can still bring your legs higher, yes the salt water helps you bring your legs up, but if you can have your legs higher in the pool you will also have them even higher in the sea which means less drag. Try doing a bit stronger kick to help you bring your legs up, does not mean more kicks or wider, you can do the same kicks just one or 2 a bit stronger. |
2:23 | Your left arm is crossing your middle line of the body/head, when your hand breaks the surface stretch it to the front, as an exercise you can put your head up and see how you hand is entering and gliding in front of you. |
2:04 – 1:31 | You are gliding more with your left arm than your right one, make sure when your arm goes in that you fully stretch your elbow |
2:09 | You are rotating when you are doing the flip turn, you should do the flip turn, land almost looking up maybe just a bit rotated but not much, push and then when you are in a streamline start rotating. |
| Sometimes your legs cross each other, it seems that in 1:12 you corrected it, keep focusing on this so you do not fall back to the same mistake, this can also help you bring your hips higher. |
Areas to work on, in general:
Free examples:
Freestyle
Good
Could be better
Needs work
1. Legs horizontal position
x
2. Ankles in plantar flexion
x
3. Arms not crossing
x
4. Correct breathing timing
x
5. Breathing technique
x
6. Legs and hands synchronized
x
7. High elbow above water
x
8. High elbow below water
x
9. 5mm Finger spread
x
10. Good head position
x
11. Steady head movement
x
12. Core stability
x
13. Glide / reach in front
x
14. Elbow bent when pulling
x
15. Hand gliding when breathing
x
16. Relaxed wrist in the recovery
x
17. Knees straight while going up
x
18. Good rotation
x
19. Clean hand entry
x
20. Fast flip turn
x
21. Good push
x
22. Compact flip turn
x
23. Good break out
x
Other observations:
ANALYSIS
Thank you again for trusting us. You are a great swimmer and you have a long swimming career in front of you, be sure to enjoy it. You are able to change your technique really fast and that was very good to see. We are excited to see your results in the future and hopefully see you in another swim camp!
Freestyle
Day 1
Time key frames:
Time |
|
0:10 | From this angle you can see how your body wobbles around because of your movement and frequency from kick. |
0:19 | Don’t bend your knees so much, keep the knees close to each other when you kick. |
0:23 | Your left foot is under your right one. They should never cross. Again this happens because your kick is out of control and you are bending your knees outward. |
Areas to work on, in general:
- Your flow and rhythm is really good, but you need to make sure you keep those elbows high before starting the pulling.
- Point those toes and keep a small frequency kick, your kick is going everywhere, it should be small and in good control. Your kick and shoulders follow your hips not the other way around.
- Breathing is right on time but don’t bring all of your face out of the water, just the bare minimum as long as you are still able to grab a full breath.
- Streamline is really nice and tight.
Free examples:
Day 2
Time key frames:
Time |
|
0:31 | Look how your knee is facing out away from your body at this moment. This happens when your hips have oscillated the most to the side. Think about keeping a sharp kick. You can master this kick by practicing kicking without bending your knees in the 11 position and a snorkel. |
Key development areas and good habits found this day:
- Really your major problem is the synchronization and range of that kick, your stroke will get 10x better if you can correct this mistake. It is really exposed in this angle.
- You can also put a pullbouy on and kick, so it maintains your knees together and help you not to cross.
Free examples:
Day 4
Time key frames:
Time |
|
0:43 | You are crossing a bit your middle line when breathing, but it happens because of the movement of your kick/body. |
Key development areas and good habits found this day:
- The kick is really under control, however, is not very fluent. You could still get a lot more buoyancy out of it, which might be neglected if you are wearing a nice wet suit.
- The pull is great, smooth and powerful. Sometimes you drop your elbows but the hand goes in sharp, very nice.
- Make sure you finish every stroke all the way back.
Free examples:
Freestyle
Good
Could be better
Needs work
1. Legs horizontal position
x
2. Ankles in plantar flexion
x
3. Arms not crossing
x
4. Correct breathing timing
x
5. Breathing technique
x
6. Legs and hands synchronized
x
7. High elbow above water
x
8. High elbow below water
x
9. 5mm Finger spread
x
10. Good head position
x
11. Steady head movement
x
12. Core stability
x
13. Glide / reach in front
x
14. Elbow bent when pulling
x
15. Hand gliding when breathing
x
16. Relaxed wrist in the recovery
x
17. Knees straight while going up
x
18. Good rotation
x
19. Clean hand entry
x
20. Fast flip turn
x
21. Good push
x
22. Compact flip turn
x
23. Good break out
x
Other observations: Kick, bicep curl of flip turn, High elbow pull
Turns
Areas to work on, in general:
- Very important* 0:44 You do a bicep curl but make sure to rotate your hands first. Look at the hands in the gif below. That is why you are sinking when turning.