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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Efficient body position
Get your head position correct and the body will follow
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Ready to race
Ben Price takes a back to basics look at event preparation
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How to perfect your breaststroke
It's not all about front crawl! Olympic silver medalist Keri-anne Payne teaches us the fundamentals of breaststroke
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Fundamentals of freestyle
Go back to basics and check your breathing, head position and rotation
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How Can I Swim Well in Rough and Choppy Conditions?
Total Immersion's Terry Laughlin explains how to swim well in rough water
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Adam Walker’s top tips for ocean swimming
Ocean swimming can be split into two parts: physical and mental. It is arguably more mental than physical. There are…
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Should you swim hard?
Train your mind and body using Total Immersion techniques
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Conquer the outdoor swimming marathon
Progressing to 10km needn’t be a daunting task if you structure your training and ensure that your technique is as…
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Swim to the Beat
A Tempo Trainer can bring focus and rhythm to your stroke, as well as help you swim more mindfully, says…
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Stroke Counting: Why and How
It is time you stopped only measuring time and distance
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How to Choose Open Water Swimming Goggles
What are the differences between pool and open water goggles?
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Mindful practice makes perfect
We need to change the way with think about what we do in the pool, says Total Immersion's Terry Laughlin
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Pool to open water
A guide to escaping the pool
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5 goal setting tips to maximise your swim performance
Sports psychology consultant and active masters and open water swimmer, Helen Davis, looks at how to use goal setting techniques…
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Flexibility matters
Changing your attitude to stretching could help you gain strength and improve swimming performance
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Master the two-beat kick
The two-beat kick is the most efficient for virtually all distances and fitness levels in open water swimming, says Terry…
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Yoga and pilates – swimming’s secret weapons
Land training, and specifically yoga and pilates, can have a big impact on swim enjoyment and performance
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Tips and tricks for bilateral breathing
In open water swimming being able to breathe either side can help you with sighting (e.g. while swimming parallel to…
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6 ways to put the fun back into your swimming
Dan Abel's six steps to happy swimming
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Your first swim
How to prepare for your first open water swim event
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Learning feel for the water
Improve your sensory awareness using Total Immersion techniques
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Should open water swimmers learn how to do tumble turns?
A tumble turn, sometimes called a flip-turn, is the way competitive pool swimmers change direction when they reach a wall…
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Are you training as hard as you think you are?
As open water swimmers we know drafting saves energy, especially if you swim next to someone else’s hip or directly…
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All in the head
The importance of head position
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How to Stop Your Goggles from Steaming Up
Baby shampoo? Anti-fog spray? Spit? We explore the five most effective ways that outdoor swimmers can prevent their goggles from…