Head Position: Where To Look In Freestyle

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You can greatly improve your speed by changing your head postion.  Your head position determines your body position. It’s like the driver behind the wheel of a car, it determines where it goes. Three keys to remember about head position: Look down or slightly forward – This keeps your legs high in the water, reducing ...

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5 Ways To Swim Faster

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In this video I talk about a handful methods you can use swim faster. The fundamentals of swimming never change. These handy tips are proven strategies to swim better. Longer equals faster – The longer you are in the water, the faster you will be. If you compare a long, lean rowing boat compared to [...] ...

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Gym Exercises For Swimming

Australian swimmer Sam Ashby lists the best gym exercises for swimming. You can get the entire Skype interview in the Mastering Freestyle program. The freestyle program that improves technique and betters swim times. ...

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Freestyle Catch Position

Australian swimmer Sam Ashby talks about the freestyle catch position and the best angle to pull through in. If you’d like more on improving your freestyle the Mastering Freestyle program is the fastest way to improve your swimming even if you haven’t improved in years. ...

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How To Reduce Bubbles On Your Hand In Freestyle

Sam Ashby talks about reducing the bubbles on your hand in freestyle by changing the duration of your glide. The full Skype interview with Sam is available inside the Mastering Freestyle program. ...

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Where To Holiday If You Love To Swim

Do you love to swim? If you do then a Swim Trek holiday will tick all your boxes for an amazing holiday. I’ve just arrived home from a Swim Trek in Kas, Turkey. If you haven’t heard of Kas then think warm water…sunny skies…good food…and a relaxed atmosphere. The Swim Trek went for 7 days [...] ...

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The Little Things That Make A Big Difference

Have you ever been to an expensive restaurant and made to feel like a celebrity? It’s because of ‘one percenters’. The little things that make a big difference. They pull your chair out for you, they call you ‘Sir’, the meals are presented well…it doesn’t take much extra effort but the ...

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The Three Types Of Freestyle Technique

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When we run workshops for swimmers, one of the things we cover is the different types of freestyle. You know that not everyone has swims with the same style or rhythm in freestyle. This video provides a great breakdown of the different freestyle techniques. There’s more than one way to swim, and any coach that [...] ...

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How To Break 10 Hours In An Ironman

It’s not easy to break 10 hours in an Ironman. But with these ten tips from Kerry Sullivan from the Rock Star Triathlete Academy, you’ll learn how the fast Ironman triathletes can cross the finish line with single digit hours still showing on the clock, and how you can do it too. 1. Get Lean [...] ...

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7 Ways To Swim Faster This Year

Pick a race to target Without a goal or destination it’s difficult to be inspired at training. I’ve found that picking a race to train up for is 10x more motivating than swimming of the sake of keeping fit. It’s not that staying fit or getting fit isn’t a worthy goal, but the pressure of [...] ...

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