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  • Pull it together

    Develop your catch and pull using a pull buoy

  • How do I stop goggles from fogging?

    Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

  • Solving the fuelling and hydration puzzle

    Ben Price looks at the tricky questions of fuelling and hydration for swimmers

  • SUP: your alternative to winter swimming?

    Stand-up paddleboarding is a great way to connect with the water in winter

  • Swim to the Beat

    A Tempo Trainer can bring focus and rhythm to your stroke, as well as help you swim more mindfully, says…

  • Stroke Counting: Why and How

    It is time you stopped only measuring time and distance

  • How to Choose Open Water Swimming Goggles

    What are the differences between pool and open water goggles?

  • Tune-up time – session 1

    Get back to the pool for a refresh, reset and tune-up.

  • Embrace the medley – session 2

    Add other strokes to your training will enhance your strength, fitness and swimming ability.

  • 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

  • To Eat or Not to Eat

    During endurance exercise your body utilises two major fuel sources: carbohydrate and fat

  • 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

  • Pool to open water

    A guide to escaping the pool

  • How can I speed up without losing my life to training?

    Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

  • 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…

  • How do I structure sessions to build pace?

    Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

  • Spring into action – recipe 1

    The first of three snacks to fuel your swims

  • Keep swimming longer

    We don’t yet have an elixir for youth, but we can reduce the effects of ageing through the right dietary…

  • Get ready to race – recipe 3

    The last of three recipes to help you prepare for race day

  • Flexibility matters

    Changing your attitude to stretching could help you gain strength and improve swimming performance

  • Eating disorders advice

    Eating disorders can and do affect swimmers. In our Feb/Mar 2013 issue we look at this subject in detail. The…

  • 4.8km Training Session (~1.5 hrs)

    To complete this as written, you should be capable of swimming repeatedly 100m off 90secs

  • 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…

  • Take your training outside – week 3

    Make the most of your outdoor swimming with our weekly training plans

  • Nutty fruit cake

    The second of three recovery cake recipes by Kathy Findlay

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