The Little Things That Make A Big Difference
Have you ever been to an expensive restaurant and made to feel like a celebrity? It’s because of ‘one percenters’. The little things that make a big difference. They pull your chair out for you, they call you ‘Sir’, the meals are presented well…it doesn’t take much extra effort but the ...
Three Steps To Better Freestyle
Here’s the first three steps you need to take to swim better freestyle. 1. Constant Kick – You don’t need to have a super kick to be a fast freestyler. In fact, the fastest freestyle girl I coach barely kicks at all. Kick is used for body position and balance more than propulsion in triathlons. [...] ...
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What Do ‘Chill’ Pills, Upper Bodies and Meditative Breathing Have To Do With Buoyancy?
Are you sick of feeling like a brick in the water? Do you sometimes think that floating is impossible, and you were cursed with negative buoyancy as a child? Fear not. Everybody can float. If your big, small, tall or tiny it doesn’t matter. Even if you’re a Hawaiian Iron-man (with NO body fat to [...] ...
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How To NOT Swim Faster – Avoiding Success, Training Without Purpose And Being Stuck In Bad Habits
Swimming is outrageously fun. Powering through the water with effortless speed and rhythm can be a blast. But not every wants that. If that sounds familiar, this article is you for. Here are 7 quick and effective tips for NEVER swimming faster to avoid success, train without a purpose and stay stuck in your bad [...] ...
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Swimming Technique For Beginners – 3 Killer Tips To Faster, Smoother Swimming Technique
Great swimming technique doesn’t come naturally to most people. Most people are doing the incorrect thing because they haven’t been taught how to achieve great swimming technique. Do you feel like you’re trying much harder than you should be? Do you ever find yourself exhausted after only a few laps? Does it ...
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How to Dominate at Swimming – 5 Butt-Kicking Tips To Becoming A Fast Swimmer
Most of us are taught that to become a better swimmer we must train harder and train for longer. This was true 20 years ago when not a great deal was understood about how we move in the water. The reality is swimmers of all abilities (especially beginners) need to focus on the correct technique [...] ...
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Freestyle Catch: Start slow so you can flow
In swimming, effective propulsive movements are SLOW to FAST. In every stroke you reach long, feel the water, catch and then accelerate through the pull to the recovery. A powerful stroke starts with an effective feel on the entry and then a strong catch. Once you have got that strong catch, it’s the acceleration through ...
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Freestyle Technique – What They Didn’t Teach You In Swim School
As most people know, freestyle is the fastest stroke, most efficient stroke, as the body maintains a streamlined position with the arms and legs are able to apply constant propulsive forces. The arms perform an alternating action while the legs perform a continuous flutter movement. Body Position The body position needs to be ...
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