#394 : This Stroke Crushes In Open Water with Brenton Ford

The Effortless Swimming Podcast

Sam Short recently went a 3 41 for his. 400 freestyle. Let's take a look at what he does really well in his freestyle technique and he uses a galloping style of freestyle. So let's take a look at this style and how this kind of technique might benefit you. And I think it can be a very effective way to swim open water for a lot of people because in the open water you've got a bit more buoyancy with the waves and the chop.

This sort of technique can go a long way, and you do see this with a lot of the good. Triathlon swimmers, and a lot of open water swimmers as well. So let's take a look from the underwater shot to begin with.

00:50 Head Position (Shoulders Near The Cheeks) 1:48 Elbow-The Widest Part Of The Arm (Power Diamond) 3:26 Galloping Stroke 4:07 Timing 8:17 Catch

2025-09-16 9 min

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