Swim

Wondering if you should stretch forward more in your front crawl stroke, so you can reach for more water? John Wood explains why this could actually make you lose momentum.

220 swim coach John Wood explains how much aerobic swim training you should include in your training

Achieve the perfect swim start with these short, sharp race-ready workouts

Wondering just how beneficial snorkels are for improving your front crawl, and what the advantages and disadvantages of using them are? John Wood explains all

Do you take in lots of water via your mouth when you swim front crawl? John Wood explains what could be going wrong in your stroke to cause this and how you can prevent it.

Optimise your pool time and accelerate your performance development in the open water with these simple pool-based swim drills

Confused about S-stroke and I-stroke in front crawl? John Wood explains how they differ.

This front crawl swim session will help develop both the physiology and the ability to hold technique while fatigued

We explain how freestyle differs from front crawl

This swim session will teach you how to use your whole body power for fast and effective triathlon swimming

Wondering what’s the best position to be in at the start of the swim? That says John Wood is dependant on your race ambitions

This front crawl swim session will help you develop your stroke length and cadence, to suit every race and weather conditions

John Wood explains how to stop overgliding in front crawl

Taking part in Swimathon 2018? Stay the course with these 5 tips from Olympic open-water swimmer Keri-anne Payne

GB’s Jess Learmonth is one of the fastest female swimmers on the ITU circuit. Here she talks about her swim training and shares some advice for age-groupers – over to you Jess…

This freestyle swim training session will help you develop effective breathing for the pool and open water, so you can unleash your inner swim beast!

Wondering how to increase the length of your front crawl stroke so you increase your speed, and whether you should up your stroke rate to optimise speed? Dan Bullock has the answers

Build focused mini drill sets into your swim training to develop a strong and efficient stroke

Feeling confused about your arm position, and when you should have high elbows, when swimming freestyle? 220 swim coach John Wood explains all

Team GB Olympic butterfly swimmer Aimee Wilmott explains how swimming fly can help you develop a better and more efficient freestyle swim stroke, and shares two of her favourite drills