Resistance swimming training is used by all the world’s top coaches to subject their swimmers to a higher intensity of training. In this article, we’ll provide drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of resistance swimming training and how it can improve competitive performance. The benefits of resistance swimming training Resistance swimming training is used … Continue reading Resistance Swimming Training
Month: August 2019
Swimming Coach: 20 Things to Make Them Happy
Most coaches spend many, often unsocial hours on the poolside/deck for little or no monetary reward. In this article, we’ll highlight 20 things that a swimmer can do during training to make their swimming coach happy. Competitive swimming can be a grueling sport, requiring swimmers to undertake many hours of repetitive training each week, in … Continue reading Swimming Coach: 20 Things to Make Them Happy
Relay Takeovers Made Easy
So much time, distance and energy can be saved by the execution of an effective relay takeover. In this article, we’ll provide advice, dill hacks and tips on how to progressively develop an effective relay takeover. Relays form an important component of many swimming galas/meets, usually with medals and double points at stake. So much … Continue reading Relay Takeovers Made Easy
Freestyle Turns Made Easy
So much time, distance and energy can be saved by the execution of an effective freestyle turn, that turn drills should be a regular part of any training programme. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on how to progressively develop an effective freestyle turn. The turn used in competitive freestyle swimming … Continue reading Freestyle Turns Made Easy
Freestyle Breathing Drills: An Introduction
To swim freestyle efficiently, swimmers must learn to swim and breathe with their heads in the water. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks, tips and introductory drills to improve a swimmer’s freestyle breathing technique. The most common fault with younger or less experienced swimmers is that they breathe with their heads out of the … Continue reading Freestyle Breathing Drills: An Introduction
Swimming Test Sets
Swimming test sets are a key part of a swimming programme’s monitoring and evaluation process. In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of conducting swimming test sets. We’ll provide hacks, tips and examples of swimming test sets that can help improve a swimmer’s performance. Swimming test sets are a key part of a swimming programme’s … Continue reading Swimming Test Sets
Invisible Swimming Training
Swimmers need to receive the correct levels of nutrition and hydration, in combination with rest, recovery, relaxation and sleep. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the importance of invisible swimming training. Competitive swimmers train and compete at a consistently high intensity. During this, they burn a lot of calories and break … Continue reading Invisible Swimming Training
Aerobic Drills: Swimming Training
Aerobic conditioning is the fitness ‘cornerstone’ of all swimming programmes. In this article, we’ll provide hacks, tips and aerobic drills, to help develop endurance and stamina. Aerobic conditioning (with air – endurance) is the fitness ‘cornerstone’ of all swimming programmes. There are no shortcuts to building aerobic fitness, it requires determination, commitment and lots of … Continue reading Aerobic Drills: Swimming Training
Swimming Race Tactics Development
The race tactics a swimmer employs can be the difference between a gold and a silver medal. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips to help develop your competitive swimming race tactics. The importance of developing swimming race tactics Many competitive swimming races are decided by a hundredths of a second. The … Continue reading Swimming Race Tactics Development
Swimming Dryland Relaxation Techniques
Swimming dryland relaxation techniques can be used prior to competition to reduce anxiety, to aid in a good night's sleep or to help in the recovery process. In this article, we’ll provide examples of some swimming dryland relaxation techniques. These can be used practised to competition to reduce anxiety, to aid a good night's sleep … Continue reading Swimming Dryland Relaxation Techniques