Effortless Swimming

Mastering Freestyle Technique

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My most popular course is the Mastering Freestyle program. If you are sick of hearing the same old tricks and you’re ready to completely revamp your freestyle so it’s easy to swim and you glide through the water like a hot knife through butter, this is for you.
New Drills
In the program I introduce a series [...]

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The Best Example Of Drafting I Have Ever Seen

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I’m often asked by triathletes and open water swimmers if drafting makes a difference.
What is drafting? Drafting is using the wave and current created by another swimmer to help pull you through the water.
Why should you draft?

You conserve up to 15% more energy than when your not drafting
Speed is increased by 3% over 400m
It’s a [...]

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Did you hear about Phelps?

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Michael Phelps has awesome technique. He is the best swimmer in the world because he can travel through the water with speed, but stay relaxed and controlled at the same time (this is key guys’). There is more to Phelps than his technique though. Check it out in the great article by ESPN.
Michael Phelps article
The [...]

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Body Position in Freestyle – The 3 Steps to Achieving Correct Body Position in Freestyle

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I wanted to share something with you that I learnt on the weekend from Australian swimmer Sam Ashby. He came along to our Saturday training session and assisted with the coaching on the day. He ran through a number of drills which focused on one hugely important part of freestyle. I worked on this one [...]

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How to Swim Faster – The Little Known Secret Used by Successful Swimmers

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Effective propulsive movements in swimming are performed SLOW to FAST. Unlike other sports such as running or rowing, your arms won’t be moving at a constant speed throughout the stroke. Find out why…

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Freestyle Technique – What They Didn’t Teach You In Swim School

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As most people know, freestyle is the fastest stroke, most efficient stroke, as the body maintains a streamlined position with the arms and legs are able to apply constant propulsive forces. The arms perform an alternating action while the legs perform a continuous flutter movement.
Body Position
The body position needs to be streamlined and kept ‘long’ [...]

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Entry Drill and Single Arm Freestyle

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The two newest freestyle drills!

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