Training and Technique
Take your swimming to the next level with tips to perfect your stroke, prevent injury, and become stronger in the water. Learn key drills, skills, and sessions for open water and pool training. Tailor plans for events and challenges. Develop awareness through self-analysis. Experts share knowledge on everything from bodysurfing to bilateral breathing so you can become a proficient outdoor swimmer.
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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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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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Don’t try this if you have a fragile ego
For most of us, comparing our swim times with those of the best swimmers in the world is far from…
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Cold water swimming: your questions answered
Swimmer and scientist perspectives on ice swimming
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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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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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Better Breaststroke
Follow our nine steps to an efficient breaststroke technique you can be proud of
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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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Ask the Experts: Drafting
How to best use drafting to your advantage
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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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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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How to use a pace clock
People who have grown up with swimming understand the jargon and can use a pace clock almost instinctively but if…
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Yoga to manage stress and anxiety for swimmers that can’t swim at the moment
If swimming helps you manage stress and anxiety, not being able to swim is tough. These three simple yoga practices…
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Swimming training: start slow to finish fast
If you grew up in a swimming club environment or regularly train with a masters swimming club you’ll be well-used…
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Device or brain?
Should you count strokes with your brain or a watch?
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Sport psychology – ready to race
How to mentally prepare for your big race
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How to prepare for an open water swim when you can only access a pool
In an ideal world, if you are planning an open water swimming event or challenge, you would ensure you practise…
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I’ve got the post-swim blues
Much is written about preparing for a significant open water swim. There is also plenty of advice on what to…
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Ask the Experts
Why am I so much faster with a pull buoy?
