Peak Performance Swimming

Looking at the dive with this being the week of Australian Trials, felt like a great time!

Small details matter, and Cam is the master of this. Making the smallest of tweaks to drop hundredths of a second

has the best sprint Freestyle breathing technique ever.

He is a MASTERCLASS of the disconnected breathe. Breathing so early and able to snap the face down so quick.

Here’s a set we did with our 400 IM crew the other day.
Working on specific pieces of each stroke.

I go through the focal points of the set, stroke count, kick count, etc. in this video.

does many things great in her Freestyle.

One of them is she has a very balanced stroke. A great catch up to three quarter catch up stroke.

This allows her to maximize the POWER POSITION on every cycle.

Taking a look at Australian Olympian today.

She has a great sprint freestyle, and great technique.
Looking specifically at how balanced her stroke is, as well as the timing.

with some amazing Breaststroke technique.

Keeping the elbows at the surface, pulling high in the water.

Great example of sculling and sweeping the hands in and up on the pull.

So important to study technique. is another great example of a flatter butterfly, and she does it in the 200 Fly!

While the flatter Butterfly is a little less common, her and Summer McIntosh are to fantastic examples to look at.

is a great example of Sprint Freestyle.

Shoulder driven.

Rolling the shoulders under the chin. Arm anchored down into position. Snap the elbow, and move the body past the anchor point.

Much to be learned here!

is a GREAT example of setting up the catch in Backstroke.

Early, high, and shallow.

As soon as his hand dips in the water it swings right around to the side, getting the palm and forearm facing back and pressing on the water.

Looking at .marchand31 Butterfly Breakout.

Details are everything in swimming, and ESPECIALLY in Breakouts to maintain the speed from his phenomenal underwaters.

Let’s take a look at the timing and position.