Category: Feedback Friday

Don’t ‘Spear’ The Water, Do THIS Instead

Tighten This Up And Feel The Speed

In this episode of Feedback Friday we look at a triathlete Calvin, who’s looking to get under 2:00/100m. We’ll focus on his kick and posture for reducing drag and some adjustments to his catch and pull to get more out of each stroke.

A Walk In The Park

Park Tae-hwan is an Olympic gold and silver medalist in the 400m and 200m freestyle. To me, he has the most technically perfect stroke that I’ve seen and being ‘only’ 6’0″ he’s had to make up for his lack of height with incredible technique.

The Analysis Of Sun Yang

1:45 to 1:33/100m In A Year | Olympic Distance Triathlete

Here I analyze the technique of a UK based triathlete competing in Olympic distance triathlon. He’s brought his threshold pace down from 1:40–1:45/100m to 1:33 in the last year. There are two things I’d focus on most if I were him: 1. Breathing: Exhale form the nose and get the head returning back into the […]

5 Common Stroke Mistakes That Cause Shoulder Pain | Instant Fix

There are 3 common technique errors that lead to shoulder injuries in swimmers, and by doing these three drills I’m about to show you, you’ll never have to sit on the sidelines again due to shoulder pain caused by bad technique. In 2000, a study was conducted by Toshimasa Yanai and James Hay called ‘Shoulder […]