Swimming in open water
In open water it’s perfectly reasonable, particularly for the first few times that you get in, that you are nervous. This will have many effects on your swimming and how […]
Category: Swim
Quick swim hacks for your first open water swim
If it’s a rough swim, and to be honest, most of them are, I would always wear two swimming hats. Put your first hat on, then put on your goggles. […]
How do I get the right wetsuit for triathlon?
Looking at doing a triathlon this year and it’s gonna take place in open water, and you think I need to buy a wetsuit. Where do I get one from […]
Don’t fear the swim and run!
People are also really scared about the swim. Don’t be scared. You are not Rebecca Arlington or Michael Phelps. So if you want to swim, breaststroke, swim, breaststroke. Swim whatever […]
You don’t always have to smell like a swimming pool
When you go swimming a lot, particularly for triathlon, you’ll find that your body consistently just smells of chlorine and that can be really annoying both for you and your […]
Why we only swim short intervals…
People in our swimming group have been asking me, why do we only swim shorter intervals when I’m gonna be doing an Olympic distance or a half iron man distance […]
What have Brick Top and swimming got in common?
What have Brick Top and swimming got in common? Now you might remember the classic guy Richie film Snatch and the character in there, Brick Top, played by cockney East […]
Non-swimmer to 1500 meters in under 3 weeks!
I want to tell you how I coached a lady from being a non-swimmer to being able to swim 1500 meters. I did that in less than three weeks. So […]
Scared of putting my face in the water to swim!
I’ve been chatting to a friend who said to me, where have you been these last few days? And I said, I’ve been to Portugal swimming. And she said, “I’ve […]
3 Strategies to Enjoy Swimming More & Enhance Your Triathlon Swim Training
Swimming, often the Achilles’ heel for many triathletes, doesn’t have to be a daunting task of endless laps. Use these 3 strategies to enjoy swimming more. They will help you […]