Freestyle Swimming Pull | Lesson 1 | The Basics of a Great Freestyle Pull

There are three phases to the freestyle pull: catch, pull, and recovery. Every phase of your freestyle pull involves creating propulsion or preparing to create propulsion. The main propulsive phase of freestyle is the middle of your pull, after your catch and before the exit. This is the part of your stroke where you’ll want to exert a lot of effort.
Each phase of your pull is affected by the previous phase and affects the subsequent phase. Errors in any phase can result in errors in every phase. Therefore, no phase is more important than others because they all influence each other. #swimming #freestyleswimming

0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Pull phase
0:33 - Recovery phase
0:43 - Catch phase
1:00 - How the Phases are connected

Learn more about improving your freestyle by going to The Complete Guide to Freestyle Swimming: https://www.usms.org/fitness-and-training/guides/freestyle

Or, you can go right to the section about freestyle pull: https://www.usms.org/fitness-and-training/guides/freestyle/pull

If you are looking for more videos like this, can find all of the videos in this series by going to our playlists.

Freestyle Pull: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx-ttme-775cMcIbfADckbur
Freestyle Kick: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx_LRxfrSlYtV1u2CuwDpELk
Freestyle Body Position: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx-dmqgn-C6B4SSu8txy3LCX
Freestyle Breathing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx_M-3S0_T8_XZkQ5t2Gk84J

Learn more about improving your freestyle by going to The Complete Guide to Freestyle Swimming: https://www.usms.org/fitness-and-training/guides/freestyle

Or, you can go right to the section about freestyle kick: https://www.usms.org/fitness-and-training/guides/freestyle/kick

If you are looking for more videos like this, can find all of the videos in this series by going to our playlists.

Freestyle Pull: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx-ttme-775cMcIbfADckbur
Freestyle Kick: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx_LRxfrSlYtV1u2CuwDpELk
Freestyle Body Position: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx-dmqgn-C6B4SSu8txy3LCX
Freestyle Breathing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUaeqTN0mwx_M-3S0_T8_XZkQ5t2Gk84J

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The pull is your engine in freestyle. It’s responsible for most of the propulsion you create, and it’s what helps you move forward and create speed. Although all the components of freestyle are important and required, the pull is the most important when it comes to moving forward. It’s where most of the work is done.

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Common Freestyle Breathing Mistakes and How to Fix Them! https://youtu.be/OCDRmpS8N5s
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