Paul Newsome Recorded Analysis: Curing the Overglider

Watch here as we correct Phil's over-gliding style. This was filmed in May 2013. Phil was swimming 32 strokes per length at a painfully slow 36spm and at a pace of 1:49/100m. Upon re-filming in December 2013 (7 months development time) Phil is down to 1:35/100m, his stroke rate is up to 51spm and is taking 40 strokes per length. The question is, which is most efficient? Taking 8 strokes less per 50m in May, or being 0:14/100m faster in December? This equates to an improvement of 3:30 over 1500m or 23:20 over the 20km he is about to swim in February 2014 across to Rottnest Island. Learn here how increasing his tempo and sacrificing a little stroke length is a product of a better hand entry and removing the over-glide at the front of his stroke which is especially useful for developing good rhythm in the open water. In January Phil swam 5km open water in 1h22m or an average pace of 1:38/100m which is a "crazy" 11 seconds per 100m quicker than the 200m he does in this video and yet it's 25 times the distance...in just 6 months! Come and join us at The Triathlon Show in Sandown Park, London, UK Feb 28 to Mar 2 to see exactly how we made those changes and what the outcome was visually. This is truly how to cure the Overglider within you - Phil is not only faster (much faster!) but is swimming easier too - win, win! Remove your deadspot, don't over-glide and your rhythm and stroke rate will improve organically. It's not magic, not rocket science, just an understanding that too much emphasis on stroke length can seriously damage your efficiency in the water. Enjoy! Swim Smooth