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Building Swim Fitness

Swim Fitness: Why You Need More Than Technique

Technique will set the limit on where your fitness will take you. But technique on it’s own will only carry you through 4-5 minutes of swimming.

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Breaking Down Technique

The Freestyle Breath: How To Keep Your Head Low

When you keep your head low during the freestyle breath you’ll sustain your pace with less effort and hold your speed for longer periods of time. Learn how to keep your head in a good position through the breath

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Building Swim Fitness

How To Better Use Your Workout Time In The Pool

Your training time is limited. You want to be certain each workout is helping you achieve your goal. Here’s two ways you can do just that.

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Building Swim Fitness

How To Deal With A Bad Swim Workout

Sucky Slow Swim Days happen. They even happen to the very best athletes in the world and I’m sure they happen to you too. Here’s how to handle them.

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Case Study

What If Swimming Faster Was This Easy?

Olivier dropped 30 seconds from his 800 Freestyle time this month!! In this post I explain how he did it and give you a subtle trick you can use to make sure you dominate the goals you set yourself.

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Goal Setting

Setting Goals Leads to Achieving Results

The key to your success lies in crossing off the smaller goals every day so at the end of the season you’ll have achieved the big goal you set yourself.

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Building Swim Fitness

Three Simple Steps To Faster Swimming

Whatever your version of fast looks like, you that you can have it.
But like most things in life, it won’t come for free.

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Breaking Down Technique

Should Triathletes Swim Front Quadrant Freestyle?

The speed and efficiency of your freestyle stroke is directly related to the length of your body. By swimming front quadrant freestyle you will create a more efficient stroke that you can learn to build speed from. Here’s how to swim front quadrant freestyle.

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what I learned from failing
Performance & Mindset

What I Learned From Failing To Make The 2012 Olympic Team

In 2012 I failed to make the Olympic team. Finishing 3rd in the 200 Breaststroke I didn’t make the cut but I wouldn’t change any of my experiences for the world. Here’s why.

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Performance & Mindset

Today I Won A National Championship

On the evening of May 29th 2007 I lay in a hospital unable to sit up, questioning if I would ever be able to swim fast again. Today I won my first National title and boosted my confidence in achieving my dream of swimming in the Olympic Games.

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Swimmer can't run
Other

Think Swimming Is Challenging? This Swimmer Can’t Run!

Running is for Athletes that can’t… can’t catch, can’t throw, can’t hit a ball, can’t swim, can’t ride a bike… I mean there is no skill involved whatsoever, it’s just like walking, only faster… Right? Wrong! Friends, let me share something with you.

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Swimming is lonely
Other

Swim For Something Greater Than Yourself

The water doesn’t allow you to communicate while you train, it sucks you into a world of confinement filled with a blurry view of a black line and a pace clock…

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