First Out Of The Water with Clayton Fettell - Effortless Swimming

I sat frozen in disbelief as this seal-like creature
glided effortlessly down the pool.

"How could something human move like that
through water?" I thought to myself.

As a teenager I remember watching Ian Thorpe
for the first time in the Sydney Olympics.

His famous black suit gave him the appearance
and aura of a higher power. The way he moved
through the water was something special.



Watching professional triathlete Clayton Fettell
swim for the first time gave me deja vu of this
moment in my teenage years.

It's rare to someone with such smooth and
efficent technique, but this is why Clayton Fettell
is one of the fastest swimmers in the sport today.

Last week I caught up with Clayton on the podcast
and we took a deep dive into:

- How to transistion from pool swimming to the open water
- Is the perfect technique acheivable?
- Why swimming like 'the cool kids' made him slower
- The one change to his head position that fixed his balance

Click here to listen to the podcast

Enjoy!

Brenton Ford
Effortless Swimming

P.S - Clayton features in our soon to be released'Art Of Triathlon Swimming' video. We'll be releasing
some clips from the video over the next few weeks.

Reconversia performantelor realizate in bazine diferite {yarzi/ metri}

Reconverse/swimming: Short Course Yards to Long Course Meters

Stroke           ---------------50's---------------

Butterfly        (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 0.7 sec

Backstroke     (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 0.6 sec

Breaststroke   (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 1.0 sec

Freestyle        (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 0.8 sec

Stroke           ---------------100's---------------

Butterfly        (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 1.4 sec

Backstroke     (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 1.2 sec

Breaststroke   (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 2.0 sec

Freestyle        (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 1.6 sec

Stroke           ---------------200's---------------

Butterfly        (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 2.8 sec

Backstroke     (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 2.4 sec

Breaststroke   (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 4.0 sec

Freestyle        (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 3.2 sec

Ind. Medley   (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 3.2 sec

Stroke           ---------------400's---------------

Ind. Medley   (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 6.4 sec

                      

                      

(Short Course Yards to Short Course Meter: Multiply by 1.11)

Long Course Meters to Short Course Yards

Stroke              ---------------50's---------------

Butterfly          (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 0.7 Sec) / 1.11

Backstroke       (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 0.6 Sec) / 1.11

Breaststroke     (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 1.0 Sec) / 1.11

Freestyle           (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 0.8 Sec) / 1.11

Stroke              ---------------100's---------------

Butterfly          (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 1.4 Sec) / 1.11

Backstroke       (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 1.2 Sec) / 1.11

Breaststroke     (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 2.0 Sec) / 1.11

Freestyle           (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 1.6 Sec) / 1.11

Stroke              ---------------200's---------------

Butterfly          (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 2.8 Sec) / 1.11

Backstroke       (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 2.4 Sec) / 1.11

Breaststroke     (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 4.0 Sec) / 1.11

Freestyle           (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 3.2 Sec) / 1.11

Ind. Medley     (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 3.2 Sec) / 1.11

Stroke              ---------------400's---------------

Ind. Medley     (Yards Time) = (Meters Time - 6.4 Sec) / 1.11

                        

                        

(Long Course Meters to Short Course Meters: Just subtract seconds)

Conversion For Distance Events

400/800 meters (long course) converts to 500/1000 yards by dividing meter time by .8925.

1500 meters (long course) converts to 1650 yards by dividing meter time by 1.02.

500/1000 yards converts to 400/800 meters (long course) by multiplying by .8925.

1650 yards converts to 1500 meters (long course) by multiplying by 1.02.

To convert Long Course Meters to Short Course Meters use the following formulas for distance events:

400 freestyle: long course time - 6.4 seconds = short course meters time.

800 freestyle: long course time - 12.8 seconds = short course meters time.

1500 freestyle: long course time - 24.0 seconds = short course meters time.

Altitude Adjustment

Event Distance                  3000-4250 ft.            4251-6500 ft.            Above 6500 ft.

200                                     .50 Sec                      1.20 Sec                     1.60 Sec

400 or 500                          2.50 Sec                    5.00 Sec                     7.00 Sec

800 Free Relay                   2.00 Sec                    4.80 Sec                     6.40 Sec

800 or 1000                        5.0 Sec                      10.00 Sec                   15.00 Sec

1500 or 1650                      11.00 Sec                  23.00 Sec                   32.50 Sec

Subtract the time indicated above from the actual time achieved at that altitude.  This is the time to be used on the entry form and seeding will be based on that time.  Information relative to the adjustment must be shown in a seperate statement accompanying the entry form.  This statement must include the name of the swimmer, event, date of performance, elevation location, actual time, corrected time, and signature of coach or person certifying the entry.