Top Tips
Pick up knowledge to improve your outdoor swimming. Learn how to plan routes, train with others, complete events, and overcome obstacles like nerves or fitness level. Get guidance on skills like bodysurfing, underwater swimming, and adapting your stroke for rivers and seas. Experts and seasoned swimmers share their top tips so you can swim safer, stronger, and with more joy.
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Swimming as ‘Moving Meditation’
Use mindfulness in your pool training to transform any open water swim into an art form, says Terry Laughlin
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How to swim 24 miles in 24 hours
How to complete one of swimming's most gruelling challenges
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Training session – long distance
The last in a series of training sessions tailored to short, medium and long-distance swimmers
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“How do I prepare mentally for a race I can’t train for?”
Sports psychologist Helen Davis gives her techniques to stay motivated and positive for an even when you can't train for.
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Last hurrah – session 4
The last of four end of season training sessions
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Sport psychology – take the pressure
How to stay cool when things get tough
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Training session – medium distance
The second of three training sessions tailored to short, medium and long-distance swimmers
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Five top stretches for swimmers
Strength and aerobic capacity decline with age. We can’t deny it but we know that if we continue to exercise…
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Swim for your supper
Open water swimming and foraging are natural companions
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Tune-up time – session 4
Get back to the pool for a refresh, reset and tune-up.
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Couch to 1 mile open water training plan
A training plan for those doing their first mile
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Take your training outside – week 2
Make the most of your outdoor swimming with our weekly training plans
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Train like a stunt double
Bringing aspects of stunt training into your swimming should give you a performance and confidence boost
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Last hurrah – session 2
The second of four end of season training sessions
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Spring into action – recipe 3
The last of our quick snacks to fuel your swims
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Take your training outside (part 2) – week 1
Build endurance and improve your open water skills with our weekly training plans
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6 Steps to Overcome Failure
Ed Williams explains how to cope with not completing a challenge
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Swim Fast, Stay Healthy
Hard training can take its toll on your body and on your immune system in particular, but there are ways…
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Cracking the problem of eggs
Good or bad for you? Joel Enoch looks at the issue of eggs and cholesterol
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What nutrition regime should I follow when preparing for my first long distance swim?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Hemp protein recipes – 3
The last of three protein-packed recipes from nutritionist Kathy Findlay
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If you want to swim more, swim slower
Although swimming feels restorative it is (really) exercise. If you exercise too much and don’t rest enough, eventually your body…
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Putting it back together
Tune up your technique before winter training starts in earnest
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Lemon chia seed cake
The last of three recovery cake recipes by Kathy Findlay
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Finish fast and strong
Build your strength and fitness so you can power to the finish line
