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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Spring into action – recipe 2
The second of our quick snacks to fuel your swims
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Won’t I get Weil’s disease from open water swimming?
One of the most common questions we hear from open water and wannabe open water swimmers is: “won’t I get…
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Back to swimming: how to approach your return to swimming outdoors
Simon Griffiths gives his advice on how to approach your return to swimming after a long break
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How to become a better swimmer when you can’t go swimming
Salim Ahmed of Swim Lab and the Kit Kat swimming club explains how you can become a better swimmer during…
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Five ways to boost your immune system
Nutrition can help keep our immune systems in good shape, so let’s look at some of the things we can…
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Speedy recovery recipes – 2
The second of three quick and easy recovery dinners from nutritionist Kathy Findlay for when time is short.
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Maximise your indoor training with this simple pool session
This technical session with steady intensity and options has something for everyone
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Is cake the perfect fuel for outdoor swimmers?
From healthy sweet potato cakes to chocolate and cream feasts, we have been testing your recipes in the quest to…
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“I’m scared of getting fatigued on a long swim”
Preparing psychologically as well as physically for swimming long distances can help prevent fear of fatigue, says Helen Davis
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The integrated body
Total Immersion head coach Terry Laughlin explains how to get all parts of your body working in harmony
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Speedy recovery recipes – 1
The first of three quick and easy recovery dinners from nutritionist Kathy Findlay for when time is short.
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Testing Times
How to identify your threshold training paces for different distance swim challenges
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Keep it simple
A simple set of 400s to add to your weekly training programme for long term benefits
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Why does swimming with arms wider apart help in open water?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Tune-up time – session 2
Get back to the pool for a refresh, reset and tune-up.
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10km Fast Split option
We all know long distance swim sets can be boring and there is a danger you become a plodder just…
