Elbow Pain

Some tips to avoid that elbow pain...

Rotate a little less. This avoids an inadvertent turn in the elbow and puts it in a comfortable range of motion

Take it a little deeper. Just a few inches can make a big difference
Wait until a little later in the cycle. Doing an anchor motion too early in the cycle is too much of a strain if you are too stacked

Probably the most important- the first part should be more of a slip into position, not an aggressive pull. When it slips, water will grab it and start taking it through, just keep the elbow steady or give it a little assistance. A hard pull is more likely to strain and be a weaker anchor anyway.Remember that the end of a long level is weaker the farther it is from the body. You're weaker at the wrist than the elbow- don't try to set the strength of an anchoring motion by how hard you can tug on the elbow, but instead by how you can hold a taut wrist without losing the perfendicular grip on the forearm. That armful of water is far more important than a hard tug, and no matter what, none of this ranks with balance or clean streamlining on the list of important things for most swimmers.