The biggest barrier to people improving their swim is the fact that many don’t enjoy it! If you don’t enjoy swimming, it doesn’t matter how often you get in the pool, or show up to training – or even have lessons – it’s going to...
One of the biggest issues I find for athletes (swimmers or triathletes) is being able to put power down in the water, and to connect up what they do from sculling drills into “real” swimming. The Biondi drill is a fun but practical way of concentrating on...
Good body positioning is truly important to swimming because of how alien water is to move through for us as humans. Strong swim posture is key to getting this right. Growing up – and at various points in your life – it’s likely you have been told to...
The majority of triathletes like using a pull buoy to make life easier for themselves. Very few use it as a tool to improve their swimming – so here is a potential drill that you might be able to use. Rather than relying on a pull buoy to keep the hips afloat...
Developing power and the proper pull for freestyle takes an understanding of where real power comes from. You may have read or heard that you want to keep a high elbow to create a more effective and dynamic power phase through the water (I am very loathe to call it a...
