Swimming over waves

Not all waves need to be navigated by diving under them. If a wave hasn’t started breaking, and it’s still full and round, the most…

Treat lower back pain

If you’re experiencing lower back pain from swimming then you’re going to need to stop swimming and treat it before it gets worse and starts…

Treatment for swimmer’s shoulder

So you’ve got swimmers shoulder?! You’re going to want to get it treated ASAP by a physiotherapist, but you can also start treatment yourself. In…

Types of waves

In this lesson you’re going to learn about the different types of waves you’ll encounter in the surf zone and how they’re formed.

Single arm sighting (breath)

In this lesson you will learn the single arm sighting (breath) drill to assist in developing your sighting technique for ocean swimming. Learning outcomes Perform…

Single arm sighting (polo)

In this lesson you will learn the single arm sighting (polo) drill to assist in developing your sighting technique for ocean swimming. Learning outcomes Perform…

Stretching

Not everyone likes stretching, it can seem like a nuisance and it’s the first to get the boot from a training session when you’re time-poor.…

Surf zones

In this lesson we’re learning about the surf zone, which is the area of water from the shoreline to where there are no waves. Learn…

Swim caps

Swim Caps are great for keeping your head warm and hair out of your face, and they’re also used for ocean swim event identification and…

Swimmer’s shoulder symptoms

Have you started getting a sore shoulder from swimming? Swimmers shoulder is the most common from of shoulder injury in swimmers. In this lesson you…