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Why is early morning swim training so hard?
Morning training is a fact of life for many swimmers. There are ways to make them easier.
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How to do head-down breaststroke
Contributing editor Jonathan Cowie is your guide to the head-down breaststroke – an efficient yet enjoyable way to swim in…
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Top Five Dry Land Exercises
If you’re new to swimming, it’s understandable you want to get in the water as often as possible. More time…
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Yoga for open water swimmers – Part 2
Part two of a series of yoga exercises to help improve your swimming both physically and mentally
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Yoga for open water swimmers – Part 1
Part one of a series of yoga exercises to help improve your swimming both physically and mentally
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How can I keep my fitness levels in open water?
Swimming coach Cassie Patten shares her advice for how to maintain fitness levels in open water.
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How to prepare for a swim training session
When you prepare for a swim training session, it can make a big difference to how you feel in the…
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How do I stop myself swimming too fast?
Part of our “You Asked, We Answered” series You asked One thing I have noticed about my swimming training: I…
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How to achieve a seamless front crawl stroke
Are dead spots slowing you down? Swimming coaches Tracey Baumann and Emma Levy explain how to achieve a seamless front…
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Open Water Skills: Sighting
Arguably the single biggest thing that you can do to achieve a better swim in open water is to sight…
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Move of the month: glute bridges
Viv Rickman has your expert guide to glute bridges – to increase core stability in the water, stabilise the lower back…
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How to swim safely with weeds
“You will get dragged down by weeds!” Just one of many anxious thoughts that might go through a swimmer's mind…
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How do you train for the Ocean’s Seven challenge?
Chilean marathon swimmer Bárbara Hernández Huerta shares a typical training day for the Ocean’s Seven challenge.
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Cold water, science and nutrition
What science says about exercising in cold environments, and what the nutrition implications of that might be.
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How to plan an A to B swim
Is there an island you have always wanted to swim out to? A river that you have always wanted to…
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Outdoor swimmers, swim smart in the heat
As outdoor swimmers, particularly those of us that live in a northern European country, our biggest concern is often how…
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Swim training when you can’t access the water
Maintaining swimming fitness when you have limited hours requires creativity and planning but it can be done using a combination…
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Keri-anne Payne’s top tips to improve your swimming
Keri-anne Payne announces new partnership with Zone3
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Can I train for a long distance swim outdoors in winter?
We received the following question from Ian in Northern Ireland: I’ve entered a long swim in 2022 and I’m wondering…
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How can I prepare for a long swim when I can’t do long training sessions?
Another entry for our occasional “You Asked, We Answered” series This summer, I have a series of long swims planned,…
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Does outdoor swimming make Raynaud’s worse?
Raynaud’s symptoms generally disappear when you warm up, but many swimmers are concerned that a repeated triggering of symptoms could…
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How to deal with your barriers to swimming outdoors
Outdoor swimming has barriers to overcome before you experience the benefits. It's better to acknowledge them rather than pretend they…
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How to tell if you’re hypothermic when swimming in cold water
You asked I am a fairly experienced winer swimmer and recently converted to wetsuits in order to get more swimming…
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Top Six Outdoor Swimming Books
This is by no means a definitive list of outdoor swimming books: it is a personal selection confined by the books…
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How dangerous is lightning to swimmers?
Can you swim in a thunderstorm? Are you safe beside the water? How can you avoid lightning strikes when swimming?…
