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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Five essential nutrients to fuel your swimming
Hard training sessions can leave your nutrient stores depleted, so here is our list of five top nutrients to keep…
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Take your training outside – week 4
Make the most of your outdoor swimming with our weekly training plans
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The anatomy of a sports drink
We take a look at what goes into sports drinks and why...
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Weetabix cake
The first of three recovery cake recipes by Kathy Findlay
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Speed Through Efficiency
What we can learn from Katie Ledecky’s record-breaking performances?
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Power up, power down – recipe 3
The third of our recipes to fuel your training session and aid recovery
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How do I rectify a thumb-first hand entry?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Total Immersion: what is neural training and why do we do it?
Train your brain to swim faster
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Don’t do all your swimming for the year in January
What are your swimming goals for the year? And how can you best achieve them?
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6.5km Training Session (2+ hrs)
To complete this as written, you should be capable of swimming repeatedly 100m off 90secs
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Get ready to race – recipe 1
The first of three recipes to help you prepare for race day
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6.6km Training Session (2-2.5hrs)
To complete this as written, you should be capable of swimming repeatedly 100m off 90secs
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Three steps to seamless breathing
Terry Laughlin looks at correct breathing technique and the importance of breathing bilaterally
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Six open water swimming tips from Alcatraz veteran, Gary Emich
Gary Emich, who has 'escaped' from Alcatraz more than 1,000 times, shares his open water swimming tips.
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5 strategies for swimming in rough water
How to cope and keep calm in adverse conditions
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Training session – short distance
The first of three training sessions for short, medium and long-distance swimmers
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I have just completed my first 1km. How should I work up to 2km?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Training in open water
Turn your open water venue into the ultimate swim training facility
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Poor pacing produces piss poor performance
How many times in a swimming event have you tried to “go out hard and hang on”?
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What is the best way to keep on track when swimming front crawl?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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How to swim faster
Learning to swim faster is an enjoyable and fascinating journey in its own right. And having a little extra speed…
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Get ready for open-water events with these simple training sessions
Whether you’re doing your first mile this year or stepping up to swimming’s marathon 10k distance, Fiona Ford has got…
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Take your training outside (part 2) – week 4
Build endurance and improve your open water skills with our weekly training plans
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Energy brownie balls
High energy brownie balls to boost your training or race performance
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How can I maintain swimming fitness and motivation while injured?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
