Training Overview – Week 6

How’d you get on with your time trial last week? You should expect to have reduced your time from week one, sometimes this reduction can…

Pool Training – Week 6

The next six sessions are in the endurance phase and it’s now about banking the KM’s and swimming smooth and efficiently – there won’t be…

Under water breaststroke

In this lesson you will learn the under water breaststroke drill to assist you in developing your swimming technique for ocean swimming. Learning outcomes Perform…

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…

Breath control

In this lesson you will learn the breath control drill to assist you in developing your swimming technique for ocean swimming. Learning outcomes Perform the…

Seaweed

Seaweed is responsible for some of the highest levels of ocean anxietiesIn ocean swimmers. In this lesson you will learn a little bit about seaweed…

How to prevent swimmer’s shoulder

Swimmers shoulder is no fun and can severely disrupt your swimming training. If not diagnosed and treated quickly the injury can linger and even get…

Reverse crunch

In this lesson you will learn how to perform the reverse crunch core exercise as part of a core strength workout. Learning outcomes Perform a…

Core workout #5

Strengthen and stabilise your core for ocean swimming with this intermediate-level core workout choreographed to music by Emily Gillies. Learning outcomes Strengthen and stabilise your…

Deep diving

Broken waves create a lot of disturbance under the water with a lot of backwash travelling behind the wave. You can avoid all this disturbance…