LPC Swim Video Analysis Session
LPC offers underwater swim video analysis sessions for triathletes and swimmers of all abilities
Upcoming Sessions: 9-Feb-2019, 6-Apr-2019
Why underwater video?
Water is more dense than air, which means it's easier to move through air than water. Most of what you can see above the water is happening in the air, where it's easier to move and form is not as important. And if you're trying to look at what's happening under the water from the pool deck, it is simply too hard to see. By recording under the water, we get a clear picture of what's happening, and we can identify what you need to change in order to move more efficiently through the water.
Water is more dense than air, which means it's easier to move through air than water. Most of what you can see above the water is happening in the air, where it's easier to move and form is not as important. And if you're trying to look at what's happening under the water from the pool deck, it is simply too hard to see. By recording under the water, we get a clear picture of what's happening, and we can identify what you need to change in order to move more efficiently through the water.
Personalized and Progressive Advice
When it comes to swimming, a piece of advice that may help one swimmer, may actually hurt another. For example, some beginner swimmers will benefit from slowing their stroke down a bit, whereas an experienced swimmer may benefit from speeding their stroke up. One swimmer may need to try to rotate more, while another may benefit from rotating less. By knowing what you need to work on, you can be more confident that what you're doing is actually going to help your individual stroke.
When watching yourself swim, you can often identify many different areas for improvement. It is important to realize which issues need immediate attention, and which issues can or should wait. Often by addressing one issue, you will automatically improve or correct another issue. It is important to have a progression or a plan of not only what to work on, but when to work on it.
When it comes to swimming, a piece of advice that may help one swimmer, may actually hurt another. For example, some beginner swimmers will benefit from slowing their stroke down a bit, whereas an experienced swimmer may benefit from speeding their stroke up. One swimmer may need to try to rotate more, while another may benefit from rotating less. By knowing what you need to work on, you can be more confident that what you're doing is actually going to help your individual stroke.
When watching yourself swim, you can often identify many different areas for improvement. It is important to realize which issues need immediate attention, and which issues can or should wait. Often by addressing one issue, you will automatically improve or correct another issue. It is important to have a progression or a plan of not only what to work on, but when to work on it.
LPC Swim Video Analysis Protocol
LPC Coaches will capture high-quality video of your stroke from above and beneath the water: both from the side, and from the front. You will be filmed once, and then we will immediately go over the video on the pool deck and identify the one or two primary areas you should focus on improving. You will then get back in the water for another round of video capture. This will allow you to focus on those one or two key points, and to see if you can feel a difference. We will then go over the second round of video to see if you have in fact made a small improvement, and if you are able to feel the difference.
* Your footage will be edited with voice-over feedback and uploaded to a private web page. All participants will receive an individual email that contains a link to their edited footage *
LPC Coaches will capture high-quality video of your stroke from above and beneath the water: both from the side, and from the front. You will be filmed once, and then we will immediately go over the video on the pool deck and identify the one or two primary areas you should focus on improving. You will then get back in the water for another round of video capture. This will allow you to focus on those one or two key points, and to see if you can feel a difference. We will then go over the second round of video to see if you have in fact made a small improvement, and if you are able to feel the difference.
* Your footage will be edited with voice-over feedback and uploaded to a private web page. All participants will receive an individual email that contains a link to their edited footage *
Your Swim Analysis Coaches
Coach James Loaring
Head Coach of LPC. NCCP Certified Triathlon Competition Coach. Team Canada Age Group Coach at 2015 & 2016 ITU World Triathlon Age Group Championships. Triathlete since 1993. Professional Triathlete 2002-2009. Participated in numerous ITU World Cups and Pan American Cup Triathlons between 2002 and 2009. Triathlon Coach since 2003. Awarded Triathlon Canada Age Group Coach of the Year. Recipient of the Triathlon Ontario Mr. Triathlete award. Former Triathlon Canada & Triathlon Ontario Age Group Triathlete of the Year.
View Coach James' profile here
Coach Mark Linseman
LPC Triathlon Coach. Team Canada Age Group Coach at 2015 ITU World Triathlon Age Group Championships. NCCP Trained Triathlon Coach. Elite triathlete with 18 years of triathlon experience. Master's degree in Exercise Nutrition and Metabolism. Performance Nutrition Consultant at the University of Guelph. Conducts laboratory and field analyses on triathletes and other endurance athletes to create and modify race-day hydration and nutrition plans.
View Coach Mark's profile here
Coach Alexandra Coates
LPC Triathlon Coach. 2015 National Elite Champion. Director and coach of various triathlon clinics for adults and children, since 2012. 3rd Canadian at 2014 Triathlon Canada Elite Nationals. Member of the National Development Team, 2011-2013.
View Coach Alex’s profile here
Coach David Hopton
LPC Triathlon Coach. Head Coach of Hamilton Hammerheads Triathlon Club. NCCP Trained Triathlon Coach. Professional Triathlete. Experience racing and coaching at numerous ITU and draft-legal events.
View Coach David’s profile here
Coach James Loaring
Head Coach of LPC. NCCP Certified Triathlon Competition Coach. Team Canada Age Group Coach at 2015 & 2016 ITU World Triathlon Age Group Championships. Triathlete since 1993. Professional Triathlete 2002-2009. Participated in numerous ITU World Cups and Pan American Cup Triathlons between 2002 and 2009. Triathlon Coach since 2003. Awarded Triathlon Canada Age Group Coach of the Year. Recipient of the Triathlon Ontario Mr. Triathlete award. Former Triathlon Canada & Triathlon Ontario Age Group Triathlete of the Year.
View Coach James' profile here
Coach Mark Linseman
LPC Triathlon Coach. Team Canada Age Group Coach at 2015 ITU World Triathlon Age Group Championships. NCCP Trained Triathlon Coach. Elite triathlete with 18 years of triathlon experience. Master's degree in Exercise Nutrition and Metabolism. Performance Nutrition Consultant at the University of Guelph. Conducts laboratory and field analyses on triathletes and other endurance athletes to create and modify race-day hydration and nutrition plans.
View Coach Mark's profile here
Coach Alexandra Coates
LPC Triathlon Coach. 2015 National Elite Champion. Director and coach of various triathlon clinics for adults and children, since 2012. 3rd Canadian at 2014 Triathlon Canada Elite Nationals. Member of the National Development Team, 2011-2013.
View Coach Alex’s profile here
Coach David Hopton
LPC Triathlon Coach. Head Coach of Hamilton Hammerheads Triathlon Club. NCCP Trained Triathlon Coach. Professional Triathlete. Experience racing and coaching at numerous ITU and draft-legal events.
View Coach David’s profile here
Register for a Swim Video Analysis Session
Click the button below to register online for a Swim Video Analysis session.
Limited to 10 participants per session.
Time:
Location:
Cost:
Click the button below to register online for a Swim Video Analysis session.
Limited to 10 participants per session.
Time:
- 8:00am to 9:15am (arrive on pool deck via change room by 7:50am)
Location:
- Centennial Pool, 289 College Ave W, Guelph, ON N1G 1S9
Cost:
- $75 per session (+HST).
- free parking.
- entrance to facility included in registration.
