Video Analysis coaching session
Duration: 90 mins
Location: Bold Park Aquatic
Price: $587
See your stroke the way the water does.
Swimming has a built-in problem: you can’t watch your own technique. Most swimmers misread what their body is doing, so the feel of the stroke and the reality in the water don’t match. This session closes that gap.
We film your swimming, then review the footage on screen on the pool deck. You get a thorough analysis of your stroke, the key theory behind it, and the nuances of how you move. Then we return to the water to develop what we found, with footage to check each change against.
You’ll learn the fundamentals behind your control, what to change first, and how to tell when a change is working. You’ll leave understanding your stroke, not just following cues or common drills.
What you take home
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A one-sheet covering the key principles and your main focus area
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3 - 4 short videos with on-screen annotations and voice-over, explaining what we saw and what you developed after reviewing the footage on deck
Level up your practice after the session. Explore the options below, from a full stroke blueprint to ongoing support from Dan.
Your Post Session Resources
30 min Session Extension
+ $105
Extend your session by 30 minutes to give yourself more time to develop your key focus areas during the sessions.
If you're unsure if you need the extra time, notify us during the session. You may wish to extend your time, and you can pay for the extra time later.
Blueprint Video Analysis
+ $154
A full video analysis of your stroke, delivered as a masterclass of short videos. It shows you how your stroke works now and gives you a master plan for developing it, in order.
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8 to 10 bite-sized masterclass videos covering everything we’ve looked at
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Indepth biomechanic analysis
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PDF instructions to take to the pool deck
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One-sheet as your one-stop reference
Premium Video Analysis
+ $990
The full Blueprint, plus Dan alongside you while you put it into practice. Questions get answered as you practise, and the plan is adjusted as you progress.
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Everything in Blueprint
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Video call to review your development, plus a follow-up one-on-one session
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Direct line to Dan by call, WhatsApp or email in business hours
Blueprint Video Analysis
What it is
A full video analysis of your stroke, turned into a custom masterclass. It shows you exactly how your stroke works now, what’s driving what, and the order to develop it in.
Who it’s for
Swimmers who want the whole picture and a plan to follow. It suits you if you’re serious about long-term progress, have plateaued, or want to be able to read your own stroke rather than rely on feedback.
What it helps you achieve
You understand your exact stroke as it is now and everything it can develop into. You get a master plan for moving forward, with the components in the right order, so you aren’t working on the right thing at the wrong time.
How it works
After your session, Dan completes a full analysis of your footage and builds your masterclass. It’s delivered in short videos you can watch as you need them, alongside your PDFs.
What’s included
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A masterclass of 8 to 10 short videos covering everything we’ve looked at, in detail, in bite-sized pieces. You can come back to them as you need them.
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PDF instructions to use on the pool deck, with exactly what you need to do
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A one-sheet, so you have a one-stop place for everything
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Your root cause, the fundamentals to develop, the theory behind them, and the order to build in
How it ties to your session
Your session identifies where to start. The Blueprint maps the whole path from there. It covers everything you’re working on now and everything that comes next.
Premium Video Analysis
Add-on to your one-on-one session
What it is
The full Blueprint, with Dan alongside you as you put it into practice. You get the plan and the support to stay on it.
Who it’s for
Swimmers who want the full analysis plus Dan alongside them while they put it into practice. It’s for people who don’t want to apply it alone.
What it helps you achieve
You get the plan, and you stay on it. Questions get answered while you’re still practising, and the prescription gets adjusted as you progress, so you don’t drift or deviate from the path.
How it works
After your session, Dan builds your Blueprint. From there, you practise with Dan available for questions, and you book your review call and follow-up session as you progress.
What’s included
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Everything in Blueprint
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A video call to review your development, going through your footage and everything we’ve built, with content or prescription adjusted as needed
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A one-on-one session to check in and develop further
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A direct line to Dan by call, WhatsApp or email in business hours
How it ties to your session
Your session gets you started, and the Blueprint maps the path. Zero Deviation keeps you on that path, with Dan checking your progress and adjusting the plan as you develop.
Underwater Video Analysis
Swimming has an added challenge over most sports; you can not turn your head to see your technique.
The most common challenge we see swimmers experience is misinterpreting their control in the water. We have found that when swimmers review footage of their swim, they can align the feel of their swimming stroke with the reality of their orientation in the water.
Video review is often perceived as a very technical approach to coaching, a method usually reserved for elite, high-performing s. However, we believe it is such a valuable tool that it should be available to swimmers of all abilities.
Since offering video reviews to every swimmer we work with, we have witnessed swimmers improve their control and perception of their form significantly faster.
Learn more about
Technique Development
When redeveloping your swimming technique, your goal is to reorientate your stroke to move the largest body of water for the least effort. Most often, swimmers struggle to maximise technique efficiency and increase yield per stroke for two reasons: poor balance or overloading.
Balance
Balance refers to a swimmer's ability to remain stable at the surface of the water. If a swimmer is not balanced, then some proportion of their propulsion is used to remain level instead of propelling forward. Common signs of poor balance include a dropping leading arm, collapsing pulling arm, short stroke, splicing kick, fishtailing torso or difficulty implementing rotation or the stroke catch. After working with many swimmers, we have found swimmers who improve balance see these discrepancies disappear and increase yield per stroke. We even see high-performance swimmers improve their pace by addressing balance.
Overloading
Overloading refers to the fatiguing load your limbs and body encounter as each stroke moves water. If the load your stroke engages is too much, your mechanics reorientate to decrease propulsion to maintain stroke rhythm and perceived pace. This process most often happens without the swimmer realising. Experienced swimmers are likely to encounter overload if their stroke has insufficient leverage due to changes in control over rotation or the catch phase. Lack of balance tends to diminish a swimmer's ability to control leverage.
Common Errors
Common errors include:
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Cross-over entry
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Splicing kick
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Poor rotation
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Loss of catch phase
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Sinking legs and hips and sinking during the breath
All common errors are a byproduct of poor balance and overloading. These errors are usually identified when comparing the swimming stroke to performance swimmers rather than identifying discrepancies in control over biomechanics in water.
