Swim training with a pull buoy provides the swimmer with many benefits. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of swim training with a pull buoy. What are the benefits of swim training with a pull buoy? Swim training with a pull buoy provides the swimmer with many benefits. … Continue reading Swim Training with a Pull Buoy
Category: Swimming Training
Preparing for Swimming Training
It’s important that swimmers make the most of their training time in the water. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on maximising your performance by effectively preparing for swimming training. Most swimmers don’t have unlimited access to a pool, lake, ocean or wherever they prefer to swim. Therefore, whatever your level of … Continue reading Preparing for Swimming Training
Swim Training with a Kickboard
Swim training with a kickboard provides the swimmer with many benefits. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of swim training with a kickboard. What are the benefits of swim training with a kickboard? Swim training with a kickboard provides the swimmer with many benefits. These include, Body position … Continue reading Swim Training with a Kickboard
Open Water Training for Club Swimmers
Introducing club swimmers to open water training has many benefits In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips, as we look at the benefits of open water training for club swimmers. The benefits of open water swimming training For many club swimmers, swimming in open water can be a rare opportunity. However, introducing … Continue reading Open Water Training for Club Swimmers
The Rate of Perceived Exertion for Swimmers
The rate of perceived exertion for swimmers is a simple but effective method of monitoring and evaluating the intensity of a swimmer's performance In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of using the rate of perceived exertion for swimmers. What is the rate of perceived exertion for swimmers? Swimmers should … Continue reading The Rate of Perceived Exertion for Swimmers
Swimming Training Zones: An Introduction
An understanding of the swimming training zones will help optimum swimming performance In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, examples, hacks and tips as an introduction to swimming training zones. What are the swimming training zones? Swimming training zones categorise different types of swimming training. These are divided by the level of intensity of the … Continue reading Swimming Training Zones: An Introduction
Recovery Drills: An Introduction
Recovery drills are those sets and/or repetitions that are performed at a slow swimming pace to enable the swimmer to recover from the rigours of training during a session. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of recovery drills, during a training session. What are recovery swims? Recovery drills … Continue reading Recovery Drills: An Introduction
Assisted Swim Training
Assisted swim training are those training sets designed to help swimmers generate more swimming speed than they would during an unaided swim. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of assisted swim training. What is assisted swim training? Assisted swim training are those training sets designed to help swimmers generate … Continue reading Assisted Swim Training
Swim Training Self-Evaluation Checklist
A swim training self-evaluation questionnaire, for swimmers who want to improve their training performance. In this article, we’ve provided a series of questions for inclusion in a swim training self-evaluation checklist. For swimmers, who want to improve their training performance. Further to our recent post on evaluating swimming training performance, we have been asked by … Continue reading Swim Training Self-Evaluation Checklist
Training with Hand Paddles
Training with hand paddles can provide a swimmer with many benefits. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the many strength and technical benefits of swim training with hand paddles. What are hand paddles? Hand paddles are plastic/rubber hand-shaped discs. They are worn over the swimmer’s palms and are attached to their … Continue reading Training with Hand Paddles