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...
Building your own swim session is easy. The key to making a good workout is to have an intention, a singular focus for the session itself be it speed, endurance, form, force/power, or pacing. Endurance will have longer distances at more controlled efforts while sprint...
Swimming faster for less effort… that’s the dream isn’t it?! Actually it’s not as difficult or as far fetched as you might think. Try this as an experiment: do 2-3 100m reps with 30 seconds rest – aim to swim at around race pace. Now...
Swimming with high elbows is a common technical refrain – but what part of the stroke are people talking about? The bit over the water (recovery)? Or the bit under the water? The bit that the majority of people focus on is what is going on over the water, the...
Some runners can’t walk out of the door for a morning run without having something to settle their stomachs. Others cannot have a bit of food in their stomach without causing stomach discomfort. The overarching theme of sports nutrition is “every athlete is...
