How to improve your swimming out of the water
Try these tips if you can’t get to the pool as often as you would like but need to work on your swimming muscles and technique
Swim
Why you should be swimming ‘off strokes’ regularly
Don’t just stick to freestyle in the pool – targeting weaker strokes, like butterfly, breaststroke and even backstroke, has a number of benefits
Paul Newsome: “Don’t become a technique hermit this winter”
Top swimming coach shares his winter training advice
Sub-1hr session: swim hard, swim fast
Push your body to its absolute limits in pool training to improve race fitness and efficiency
Stronger, faster, fitter 2/5: Swim
Now is the time to analyse your racing year, make the necessary tweaks over the winter and set yourself up for your best season ever in 2013. Part two is swim
Stronger, faster, fitter
Now is the time to analyse your racing year, make the necessary tweaks over the winter and set yourself up for your best season ever in 2013.
Chrissie Wellington’s Open Water Guide Pt 5/5: Sighting
Sighting in the open water is infinitely more tricky than in a crystal clear pool. But with Chrissie’s tips for a straight swim, you’ll have no excuse for going off course
Chrissie Wellington’s Guide to the Open Water Pt 4: Pacing
Pacing is critical no matter what your ability, and you need to assess your strengths in relation to the race distance. Here’s how…
Chrissie Wellington’s Guide to the Open Water: Pt 2/5
Part two of Chrissie Wellington’s guide to the open water sees the Ironman World Champ focus on pre-race and race day preparation
Chrissie Wellington’s Guide to the Open Water: Pt 1/5
Part one of Chrissie’s Guide to the Open Water focuses on preparation
Open-Water Training Sessions
Do organised open-water sessions hold the key to faster racing? Emma-Kate Lidbury finds out…
Introduction to open-water – Part 3
Race day is when you need to put all of your open-water preparation into practice. Andrew Potter helps you ensure your performance goes according to plan
Introduction to open-water – Part 2
Once you’re in the water, you need to know the most efficient way to get round the swim course. Andrew Potter has the essential advice…
Introduction to open-water – Part 1
After the safety and comfort of the pool, swimming in open water can be daunting. But have no fear because Andrew Potter is here to help you prepare…
