Everything you were taught about the freestyle pull is wrong, watch this!

Everything you were taught about the freestyle pull is wrong.

For decades, coaches told swimmers to pull in an S-pattern.

That's old school. Science says it's slower.

The fastest pull is a straight line — and here's exactly how to do it:

→ Enter the water fingertips first
→ Drive your fingertips toward the bottom of the pool
→ Initiate Early Vertical Forearm (EVF) as early as possible
→ Pull straight back — no curves, no detours

The key that most swimmers miss is the forearm.

Your forearm is a paddle. A big one. When you engage it early in the catch, you're pulling with a massive surface area instead of just your hand.

Want to feel it instantly? Try the fist drill.

Close your hand into a fist. Now swim. You can't use your hand — so your forearm is forced to do the work. Do a length like that, then open your hand.

You'll feel the water completely differently.

That feeling? That's what a real catch feels like.