SWIM FASTER FREESTYLE: FIX THESE 6 MISTAKES IN THIS ORDER

Six freestyle mistakes almost every adult swimmer has, and why they're connected. One of them quietly causes two of the others, so the order you fix them in matters. I'm Henrique Rodrigues, a two-time Olympian. For each mistake you'll see what it looks like from the side, why it slows you down, the fix, one drill, and a 10-second self-check you can film yourself. Want me to look at your stroke, frame by frame? https://swimread.com/en/analysis?utm_... CHAPTERS 0:00 Six mistakes, connected 0:17 Who I am 0:39 The one rule: push the water back 1:03 Mistake 1: Head up 2:01 Mistake 2: Pushing the water down 2:56 Mistake 3: Dropped elbow 3:51 Mistake 4: The dead spot 4:48 Mistake 5: The windmill 5:43 Mistake 6: The early exit 6:24 How they connect 6:47 The order to fix them 7:10 Your homework SOURCES Head position and drag: Cortesi & Gatta, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2015-0106 Forearm angle and force: Marinho et al., 2011. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.27.1.74 Arm timing and speed: Chollet, Chalies & Chatard, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2000-8855 The end of the push: Psycharakis & Coleman, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2023... Dead spot measurement: Effortless Swimming. https://effortlessswimming.com/how-a-... Stroke rate: Swim Smooth, Overglider. https://swimsmooth.com/swim-types/ove... Photo: Satiro Sodré/SSPress #freestyle #swimming #swimtechnique