Video Swim Analysis

The swim is where you're falling behind.

Not your bike. Not your run. One video analysis shows you the exact flaw costing you minutes in the water, and the drills that win them back.

Swim Smooth Certified Coach

A real Campfire swim analysis: the stroke marked up frame by frame High elbow
on the catch
Eyes down,
hips up
0:00 0:33

“Genuinely revolutionary.

100+analyses done
Swim Smoothcertified method
1:1in person

More laps. Same speed.
Sound familiar?

The truth about swim technique is that more volume doesn't make you faster. Best case you get more economical without ever speeding up, and worst case you end up burnt out or injured due to bad habits in your stroke.

You can tell something isn't working, but you can't see it in the water, and nobody on deck is helping you. So you keep grinding, hoping effort will fix a problem that effort created.

All that work just makes you really good at swimming slow.

Chris filming a swimmer's stroke from the pool deck

Six swim types.
Which one are you?

For decades, swim instruction had one answer: copy the Olympians. But you aren't built like one, and you haven't trained like one. Swim Smooth, the method Chris is certified in, identifies which of six swim types you are, then fixes what is actually slowing you down.

The six Swim Smooth swim types illustrated: the Arnie, the Bambino, the Kicktastic, the Overglider, the Swinger, and the Smooth

Whether you fight the water like an Arnie or stall and glide like an Overglider, the fix is different for each. Find your type, and training finally has a target.

What you walk away with

  • A full-stroke video breakdown

    Every angle, slowed down, with Chris talking you through exactly what he sees and why it costs you.

  • A 30-minute recording, yours to keep

    Rewatch it any time you forget what to feel for. It does not expire.

  • A custom drill list

    Not random pool drills. The specific ones that fix your limiters, plus how to actually do them right.

  • Four workouts built around your stroke

    So you can keep improving on your own, with a plan that targets the thing holding you back.

  • A spot in the Campfire family

    Once you're in, we're here for the swim questions that come up next. The analysis is the front door.

One session to show you a better way

Book your spot

Reserve below. Chris follows up by email to lock in a date and pool.

Get in the water

Meet Chris at a pool in Bend or Portland. He films your stroke from every angle.

Get your analysis

Chris breaks down the footage and sends back your video, your drill list, and four workouts.

Coach Chris Bagg

Meet Chris Bagg

Chris raced as a professional triathlete for fifteen years and spent six of them writing for the sport's biggest outlets. He has done hundreds of these analyses.

He is not going to hand you a generic “swim more.” He will tell you the one or two things to stop doing, which is usually right where the speed was hiding.

  • USAT Level II Certified Triathlon Coach
  • Swim Smooth Certified Coach
  • CAPEC Movement Coach

Swimmers who stopped guessing

Genuinely revolutionary. Private lessons elsewhere just told me to swim more, with no feedback and no change in speed. The video analysis pinpointed exactly what to fix.
This is a team of great people with a clear mission to make you a faster, HAPPIER athlete, and they will succeed.

Straight answers

Do I need to be a fast swimmer already?

No. From the Bambino to the Smooth, the analysis meets you where you are. Newer swimmers often see the biggest jumps, because there is more low-hanging fruit to fix.

I'm not a triathlete. Is this still for me?

Yes. If you swim and you want to swim better, the Swim Smooth method applies whether you race triathlons, masters, or just laps.

What do I need to bring?

Your normal swim gear. Chris handles the cameras and the filming.

Where does this happen?

In person, at a pool in Bend or Portland. Chris schedules the pool after you book. Portland dates run about a month out.

How do I get my analysis back?

Chris films you in person, then takes the footage away to build your breakdown. Shortly after, you get your video, your custom drill list, and four workouts to keep.

Stop losing minutes in the water.

One session, and you finally know what to work on. $299, one time, in person with Chris.

Book your analysis · $299

Reserve now. Chris follows up by email to schedule your pool.

Fix your swim · $299