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Take your training outside – week 1
Make the most of your outdoor swimming with our weekly training plans
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Finis Freestyle Snorkel – Sample training set
The Finis Freestyle Snorkel has been designed to allow swimmers to separate breathing movements from other elements of the stroke…
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Fine-tune your catch
Which paddles to use to work on your catch and pull technique
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How to warm up on land for swimming
Your swim needs to start before you hit the water
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Last hurrah – session 3
The third of four end of season training sessions
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5 ways to train SMART
Keep motivated through the winter by training SMART
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Train like a Champion
Keri-anne Payne explains how to make your training more interesting to ultimately make you fitter and faster
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6 Tips for Cold Water Swimming
Since lockdown restrictions eased, I’ve noticed a new wave of open water swimmers taking to our rivers, seas and lakes.…
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8 tips for working from home
Here at Outdoor Swimmer we are experts at working from home. You might imagine that we have a big office…
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Take your training outside (part 2) – week 2
Build endurance and improve your open water skills with our weekly training plans
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Speedy recovery recipes – 3
The last of three quick and easy recovery dinners from nutritionist Kathy Findlay for when time is short.
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Better Breaststroke
Follow our nine steps to an efficient breaststroke technique you can be proud of
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How can I avoid crossing my arms at the start of my stroke?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Sport psychology: “What if I can’t cope with the cold?”
Helen Davis explains how to thrill to the chill
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How to return to form
An enforced break from swimming needn’t be the end of the world
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Why is swimming such a difficult skill to learn?
SwimMastery coaches Tracey Baumann and Emma Levy look at the challenges of swimming
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Try these straightforward tubing sessions to improve your technique and keep you swim fit
These full body tubing workouts from Paul Fowler and Stefan Lawrence from 100% Tri are designed to keep you swim…
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Ask the Experts: Drafting
How to best use drafting to your advantage
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Power up, power down – recipe 1
The first of three recipes to fuel your training session and aid recovery
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Common shoulder injuries for swimmers – and how to avoid them
Shoulders play one of the most vital roles in our swimming action and performance
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Add purpose to your swim training sessions
What do you think about when you swim?
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Fig and Tahini Energy Bites
Delicious winter training recipes from Food for Sport nutritionist Kathy Findlay
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Swimrun training
Top tips for preparing for a swimrun race
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Five steps to an ultra-efficient pull
Total Immersion head coach Terry Laughlin teaches how to make every stroke count
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Swimming against the stream
Why swimming upriver slows you down so much, and what to do about it
