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Guides, Training Plans, Tips and Tricks
Training and Technique
Why is swimming such a difficult skill to learn?
How to master breathing when swimming
How to swim faster
How to swim further
Common shoulder injuries for swimmers – and how to avoid them
5 strategies for swimming in rough water
How to warm up on land for swimming
How to perfect your breaststroke
Back to swimming: how to approach your return to swimming outdoors
Nutrition
Santa snacks
Mixed bean chilli
Weetabix cake
Nutty fruit cake
Lemon chia seed cake
Breakfast bars
Energy brownie balls
Fig and Tahini Energy Bites
Hemp protein recipes – 3
Training Sessions
Maximise your indoor training with this simple pool session
Take your pool training outdoors
Get ready for open-water events with these simple training sessions
Back to the pool: How to make the most of your pools sessions
Try these straightforward tubing sessions to improve your technique and keep you swim fit
Try this full-body stretching workout to keep you swim fit
Pilates for swimming: Increase efficiency, reduce drag and increase speed
Simple exercises to keep you fit for swimming
10km open water training plan
Coach Cassie
Our resident Olympian Cassandra Patten answers your training questions
What are your tips for recovering after a marathon swim?
How do I rectify a thumb-first hand entry?
How do I structure sessions to build pace?
Any tips on sighting? Sighting frequency/ navigating in general?
What are the best drills to practise bi-lateral breathing?
I have just completed my first 1km. How should I work up to 2km?
How do I draft properly in races and avoid getting kicked?
How can I improve my breaststroke so I can swim faster?
How do I best structure my training for a 5k swim?
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