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Getting Ready For Open Water

Getting Ready For Open Water

With the UK race season officially underway, I have been seeing a lot of posts from triathletes about getting in the lake, river or sea for the first time this year - or possibly ever! Getting in the cold water can hold fear or confusion for many athletes, or others...

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Swimming On Your Own – Being Your Own Detective

Swimming On Your Own – Being Your Own Detective

Most of us swim on our own - certainly the large majority of the people I coach do. Added to this, even if you do swim with a club, getting technical feedback can be few and far between. As a result, if you are trying to improve your swim technique and speed, it can...

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Getting Comfortable In The Water

Getting Comfortable In The Water

Getting comfortable in the water is a tricky business. Not least because you have to learn to control your breathing and your body in an alien environment! Added to that the fact that water is 750 times more resistant than air, and a brute force, "Just do more"...

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9 Top Tips For Swim Set Success

9 Top Tips For Swim Set Success

I am always thinking of ways that change can help with triathlon, swimming, and fitness in general. I regularly get asked what people can do to get faster as they feel like they are banging their head against a brick wall training hard. Equally, I love the responses I...

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Time Crunched Running

Time Crunched Running

No Time to Run? 5 Creative Ways to Find Time Our lives are busier than ever. We are all frantically juggling family life and long working hours; some statistics showing the average working week to be close to 36 hours, with some professions working 40 or more. That’s...

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Swimming in the Off Season

Swimming in the Off Season

As the racing season comes to an end for most, there is always the question on how to go forward with training into the winter months and what some call the off season. With no races on the horizon, it's a great time to have a mental break as well as a physical break....

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Are Swim Drills Good For You

Are Swim Drills Good For You

Many swimmers ask how often they should be doing drill sessions or swims; how many swim drills they should be doing. Swim drills can be a pretty controversial topic depending on who you speak to. Why Would You Use Swim Drills? Drills are a useful part of working on...

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Swim Like A Cyclist – But You Can’t Buy Speed!

Swim Like A Cyclist – But You Can’t Buy Speed!

Some athletes spend so much money on shiny kit, trying to get us as aero as possible on the bike. You might know a few who are always upgrading their bike(s)! How much did you pay for your bike (frame, aerobars, wheels, accessories, fittings, etc…)? There are plenty...

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Slow Down To Speed Up, Take Your Time

Slow Down To Speed Up, Take Your Time

Do you find that if you try to swim faster, you end up moving the same speed or slower - for more effort? If this is you, you may find that you need to slow things down a touch. Have you noticed that the best athletes in their respective sports look like they have all...

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Stroke Length – How Long Is Too Long

Stroke Length – How Long Is Too Long

For many years people have strived for a longer stroke length through the water. In many endurance sports, a key focus is a longer distance for each stroke or stride. But at what point does stroke length become TOO long? The answer really is "IT DEPENDS". This comes...

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Improve Your Speed By Changing Your Freestyle Hand Shape

Improve Your Speed By Changing Your Freestyle Hand Shape

Freestyle Hand Shape The biggest element that makes a difference to how far/fast you travel for each stroke is how much water you can engage or "feel" with your hands. I regularly get asked how you should keep your freestyle hand shape, and if there is the best way to...

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