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Nutrition: is cake the perfect fuel for outdoor swimmers?
Forget energy gels, isotonic drinks, chia seeds and coconut oil, for many swimmers their fuel of choice is cake. Delicious…
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What are the best drills to practise bi-lateral breathing?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Lemon and Parsley Haddock with Chilli Beans
Real Food for Real Athletes
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How to master breathing when swimming
Keri-anne Payne explains the importance of breathing for front crawl
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Nutrition planning for a 5km swim
Completing a 5km open water swim makes heavy demands on your body. Make sure you eat and drink properly to…
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Paddle to perfection
Fine tune your catch using paddles
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7 hacks to trick yourself into doing your training
Just looking at the end result isn’t always motivation enough to do the training. It helps to have a few…
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Five ways to protect your back in open water
Modern life means that many of us sit for more than 12 hours a day, either in front of the…
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Six post-swim stretches
Why, when and what should you stretch? In our busy lives it’s easy to forget to stretch and it is…
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6km Swim Training Session (1.5-2 hours)
To complete this as written, you should be capable of swimming repeatedly 100m off 90secs. Times and distances should be…
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Do you really know if you’re starting your swim too fast? Plus two sets to improve your pacing.
Pacing is a skill you need to practise just as much as technique
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Up the tempo
In a new series of articles, Fiona Ford looks at how to incorporate training tools into your swim sessions
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Stroke Maintenance
Good front crawl technique results from constant refinement and practice, not a one-off fix
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Electrolytes: The Difference Between Sporting Success and Failure
Whilst most experts agree that proper hydration, sufficient calories and a calculated intake of carbohydrates are essential to sports performance,…
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Keep motivated in the pool
Someone asked us the other day, "how do I keep motivated for pool swimming?"
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How can I keep my swimming mojo through the winter?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Pace it Out
These training sets from Fiona Ford will help you improve your pace judgement, a critical racing skill
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How can I stop cramp getting in the way of my swimming?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Swim, run, strength
Grab your wetsuit and trainers for a spot of swimrun training
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Fine tune your catch
Use paddles to perfect your catch
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9 Steps to Mental Toughness
What goes up... Ed Williams explores the rollercoaster of emotions that goes with any great swim
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How does stroke rate differ between pool and open water?
Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions
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Things to think about in winter to swim faster in open water in summer
After a summer spent swimming in open water I’ve noticed many swimmers develop flaws and kinks in their technique that…
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Hips don’t lie: body position and rotation tips
Guest coach Keri-anne Payne looks at body position and rotation
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Speed sets
Outdoor Swimmer founder Simon Griffiths shares a couple of his own training sessions
