How To Sight In Open Water Without Breaking Your Rhythm
Blink and you’ll miss it. That’s what happens when you watch professional triathletes sight in swimming. Being able to sight without breaking your stroke rhythm is one the key skills of open water swimming. It takes practice to get the timing right, but you when do you’ll notice how much easier it is to sight and […]
How And Where To Start Your Catch In Freestyle
The freestyle catch is helped by the right entry and extension. In middle to long distance swimming there’s two things we have our athletes focus on to set up the freestyle catch correctly. The first is to enter the water with your fingertips first. To do this your arm can’t be fully extended before you enter, […]
How To Breathe Low In Freestyle
Breathing is the number one thing that will stuff up a swimmer’s alignment. Rotating your head too far to breathe throws your body balance off…so the key to breathing in freestyle is to: Minimise the impact on the rest your body The way to do this is to breathe just above the surface, ideally keeping one […]
Natalie Coughlin Makes You Want To Swim
Talk about a legend of the sport. Natalie Coughlin has been at the elite level for over a decade, but she’s not looking to hang up the goggles anytime soon. She’s getting stronger, fitter and faster. You’re about to find out why. Does this make you want train?
Body Position: Posture
Swimming should be fluid and relaxed? Not so much when it comes to your posture. In this short clip you’ll see the difference in power that you can achieve from being lazy with your posture to ‘switched on’. Our rule of thumb is to swim tall by lengthening your core, keeping your shoulders back and […]
How To Make Instant Changes With Video Feedback
Not all changes to your stroke need to take months of intense focus. Many changes can be made instantly if you know what it is you’re doing, and what you need to do differently. Take for example, a swimmer entering across their head instead of in front of their shoulder. If they can see what they’re […]
