Training

The Importance Of Swimming In the Off Season

Winter Training For Triathlon

Winter is here, and while others are cosying up with their favourite holiday movies, triathletes like you have an opportunity to focus on a key part of your race: swimming. Whether you’re a beginner still finding your rhythm or a triathlete aiming to shave minutes off your time, professional coaching and lessons can transform your swimming game. Here’s why—and some practical tips to get you started.

SWIM DRILLS – Part 1

There are lots of swimming drills you can do to help you with your technique and over the next few months I will be talking about which drills work best to help correct or focus on certain parts of your frontcrawl stroke.

Training the Swimming Energy systems

As triathletes were all familiar with the 5 training zones, but in swimming, we like to make things more scientific and slightly more technical. This month, I will be explaining the Swimming Energy systems with an easy-to-follow guide to help you put together your own swim session plan.

The importance of your leg kick in open water swimming.

Ever heard people saying, ‘You don’t need to use your legs in open water because you’re in a wetsuit’?? OR ‘You need to save your legs for the Bike & Run’??

Dive in Without Drowning: 5 must know tips for first time triathlon swimmers.

So, you've signed up for your first triathlon—congratulations! You're about to enter a world of foam rollers, body glide, and Type 2 fun. But let’s be real: if the idea of plunging into open water surrounded by 200 thrashing wetsuit warriors makes your stomach do backflips, you’re not alone.