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How do I stop goggles from fogging?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Solving the fuelling and hydration puzzle
Ben Price looks at the tricky questions of fuelling and hydration for swimmers
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SUP: your alternative to winter swimming?
Stand-up paddleboarding is a great way to connect with the water in winter
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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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Tune-up time – session 1
Get back to the pool for a refresh, reset and tune-up.
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Embrace the medley – session 2
Add other strokes to your training will enhance your strength, fitness and swimming ability.
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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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To Eat or Not to Eat
During endurance exercise your body utilises two major fuel sources: carbohydrate and fat
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Back to the pool: How to make the most of your pools sessions
With limited pool time available, Keri-anne Payne explains how to make the most of your sessions
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Pool to open water
A guide to escaping the pool
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How can I speed up without losing my life to training?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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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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How do I structure sessions to build pace?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Spring into action – recipe 1
The first of three snacks to fuel your swims
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Keep swimming longer
We don’t yet have an elixir for youth, but we can reduce the effects of ageing through the right dietary…
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Get ready to race – recipe 3
The last of three recipes to help you prepare for race day
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Flexibility matters
Changing your attitude to stretching could help you gain strength and improve swimming performance
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Eating disorders advice
Eating disorders can and do affect swimmers. In our Feb/Mar 2013 issue we look at this subject in detail. The…
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4.8km Training Session (~1.5 hrs)
To complete this as written, you should be capable of swimming repeatedly 100m off 90secs
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Brighten up your swim training (by Dan Bullock)
Many open water swimmers complain how dull they find training. When you look at some of the training sets they…
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Take your training outside – week 3
Make the most of your outdoor swimming with our weekly training plans
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Nutty fruit cake
The second of three recovery cake recipes by Kathy Findlay
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As a 68-year-old, how can I prepare for a 1 or 2-mile swim?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
