Improving your streamlining and body position for front crawl to reduce drag and resistance
Swimmers, did you know that water is 1000 times denser than air? Correcting your body position can help reduce drag, increase...
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Nick Harris
- Mar 17
- 2 min
How to Swim Faster
Swimming is a great form of exercise and an enjoyable activity, but for those who want to take their swimming skills to the next level,...
Jorge Boim
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Overcoming Anxiety Before an Open Water Swim in Triathlon: Tips and Strategies
The open water swim in triathlon is a significant challenge for many athletes, especially those who experience anxiety or fear in the...
Nick Harris
- Feb 26
- 1 min
How to improve your recovery phase of front crawl, with the Shark fin drill
Are you struggling with dragging arms during the recovery phase of your swim? This can cause fatigue, shorten your stroke, and disrupt...
Nick Harris
- Feb 17
- 3 min
How to Improve the Pull Phase for Front Crawl
The pull phase starts from the point where your forearm is in line with your shoulders to your waist. In the pull phase, it is important...
Nick Harris
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Improving your core driven rotation for front crawl
We've all seen those swimmers that make front crawl look effortless, rotating well and thinking how do they do that? A large part of this...
Nick Harris
- Feb 3
- 2 min
How do you push more water behind you and swim faster with less effort?
Simply put, by maintaining a positive palm pitch with your hand underwater. The best way to achieve this is to position your hand...
Nick Harris
- Jan 27
- 3 min
SWOLF Part Two
Following on from part one. Here's part two of our swim efficiency blog post. In today's post we discuss Stroke rate, Stroke count (or...
Nick Harris
- Jan 20
- 2 min
SWOLF / Swim Efficiency
Improving how efficiently you swim is critical to learning how to swim faster without wasting energy. Water is 1,000 times denser than...
Nick Harris
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Do you swim faster in the pool than in a wetsuit in open water?
You should be seeing swim speed gains of between 7 to 10 secs per 100m when swimming in a wetsuit If you answered yes, something is a bit...
Nick Harris
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Defining the Catch Phase of Front Crawl
How do you define the “Catch" phase of Front Crawl? Is it one or all of the following: Feel for the water? When it all feels right?...
Nick Harris
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
5 steps to Learning to Breathe better for Front Crawl
Do you find yourself struggling for air at higher paces, or in oxygen debt constantly when swimming, which might be holding you back with...
Pete Pastides
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
One Rolling Plan Anyone Can Follow
One Rolling Plan Anyone Can Follow. How our rolling plan applies to swimming
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