Here’s the most common swim mistake I see:

Too much upper body rotation

This is especially true for beginner swimmers and guys training for their first Ironman.

Here’s a quick image of what that looks like:

Too much upper body rotation is a problem because…

It creates unnecessary drag and blocks you from moving forward smoothly in the water.

And I’m going to show you exactly how to fix this.

The image above is from a video analysis I did for one of my athletes.

He was cool with me sharing the full video, so I’ve got it linked for you below.

I talk over and mark up video of him in the pool and explain exactly how to…

  • correct his over-rotation

  • become more streamlined in the water

  • swim faster with less effort

Here’s the video:

Do you have additional questions on swimming?

Drop them below and I’ll answer you directly.

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