🚨 4 Common Freestyle Mistakes Swimmers Make!

Olympian Jason Lezak demonstrates the four most common freestyle swimming mistakes and drills you can use to fix those mistakes. When working to improve these areas, your freestyle will feel a little "weird" and that is OK. It means you are making progress and trying to relearn and correct old habits.
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Mistake #1: Overrotating
1:22: Drill #1: Belly-Button Check
1:46 - Mistake #2: Lifting Your Head to Breathe
2:18 - Drill #2: Arm-Lead Balance Drill
3:00 - Mistake #3: Dropping Your Lead Arm
3:42 - Drill #3: One-Arm Freestyle
4:22 - Mistake #4: Looking Forward
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[@byronshefchik]

I like the idea of connecting your chin to the catch of your lead arm. I'll have to try that in my next practice.

[@hergerrichardson2179]

So clear and concise. Thanks!😊

[@devipiper4717]

Awesome narrative voice, script, and video illustration on this!

[@garyuhouse2500]

Thanks for the tips. Can’t wait to get back in the water and practice.

[@michaeldonnelly3814]

I like that point as well, wish they could have discussed further.

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[@goetzandrew]

Tony!!!!

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