Training with a swim snorkel can provide a swimmer with many benefits. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of training with a swim snorkel. What is a swim snorkel? A swim snorkel is a specialist piece of swimming breathing equipment used predominately during freestyle and butterfly training. It allows … Continue reading Training with a Swim Snorkel
Category: Swimming Training
Training with Swim Fins
Training with swim fins provides the swimmer with many benefits In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the many benefits to swimmers of training with swim fins. What are swim fins? Swim fins are short fins/flippers used by competitive swimmers during training. They are available in a variety of shapes, sizes and … Continue reading Training with Swim Fins
The Finis Tempo Trainer Pro: Users Guide
The Finis Tempo Trainer Pro is used by many of the world’s top swimmers and triathletes to help them develop their stroke rate and tempo. Improving your stroke rate and tempo In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on how to improve your stroke rate and tempo by using the Finis Tempo Trainer … Continue reading The Finis Tempo Trainer Pro: Users Guide
Swimming Drills: An Introduction
Swimming drills are the cornerstone of many swimming training programmes. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips as an introduction to swimming drills. What are swimming drills? Swimming drills are a series of technical and physical exercises. These are performed by competitive swimmers at all levels, during their training. When correctly performed and … Continue reading Swimming Drills: An Introduction
A Swimming Training Partner
Many of the world’s top swimmers have a swimming training partner to help them achieve their swimming goals. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the importance of having a swimming training partner, and why every competitive swimmer should have one. Swimmers spend many hours training in the pool in pursuit of … Continue reading A Swimming Training Partner
Returning to Swimming Training
For competitive swimmers, being unable to swim for any length of time can be extremely tough both physically and psychologically. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and insights on successfully returning to swimming training after an enforced lay-off such as an illness or an injury. For competitive swimmers, being unable to swim for any … Continue reading Returning to Swimming Training
Evaluating Swimming Training Performance
How well a swimmer performs in training has a direct correlation to how a swimmer performs in competition. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of evaluating swimming training performance and why swimmers should do it. Evaluating swimming training performance: Why do it? How well a swimmer performs in training … Continue reading Evaluating Swimming Training Performance
An Introduction to Swimming Streamlining
Effective swimming streamlining reduces drag and maintains the swimmer’s speed. In this article, we’ll provide drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of effective swimming streamlining to improving competitive performance. Effective swimming streamlining reduces drag and maintains the swimmer’s speed. Therefore, increasing the distance during the starts, turns and transitions* for all of the competitive … Continue reading An Introduction to Swimming Streamlining
How to Improve Your Freestyle Start
The development of a fast, explosive, shallow freestyle starts with distance, and should be a key objective of all competitive swimmers. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on how to improve your freestyle start. Introduction: Many races, especially sprints, are lost even before the swimmers have entered the water, due to … Continue reading How to Improve Your Freestyle Start
Developing a Feel for the Water
A feel for the water can help a swimmer to obtain maximum propulsion. In this article, we’ll provide drills, hacks and tips for developing a feel for the water, to help achieve maximum propulsion. What is a ‘feel for the water’? A feel for the water is the ability of a swimmer to place their … Continue reading Developing a Feel for the Water