Open Water Swim Taper
A few people have mentioned to me over the last couple of weeks what they were thinking of doing with their swimming leading up to a swim...
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Sep 15, 20222 min read
Tip of the Week - Choosing a Wetsuit (Extra Hip/leg Buoyancy - Yes or No)
With summer fast approaching and a new season of Ocean, Lake and Triathlon swims to get ready for you may be asking yourself what type of...
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Sep 1, 20222 min read
Tip of the Week - Open Water Sighting
Tip of the Week - Open Water Sighting & Navigation When it comes to improving your sighting and navigation, the most important thing is...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Tip of the Week - Open Water Swim Anxiety
You’ve spent the winter working on your swim fitness and freestyle stroke in the pool, only to find yourself feeling very panicked during...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Tip of the Week - Why Bilateral Breath
Why breath bilateral you may ask? There are a number of reasons why being able to breathe bilateral is beneficial. The first one is to...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Tip of the Week - Open Water Arm Recovery
One of the more obvious differences you see between most elite pool and open water swimmers is the arm recovery above the water. We...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Tip of The Week - The Kick
Tip Of The Week. - The Kick In open water swimming or endurance swimming the main goal of the kick is to assist in maintaining a good...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Tip of The Week
Tip of the Week - Neck Pain While Swimming If you suffer from neck pain or tension while you are swimming it is likely a technique fault...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jul 9, 20221 min read
Tip of the Week - Head Position
Many people think that looking straight down is the correct head position while swimming but this is not always the case. Head position...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Tip Of The Week - Alignment
It's another tip that involves the hand entering the water. This time it is the alignment (position) of the lead hand entering in front...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jun 24, 20221 min read
Tip of the Week - Hand Angle Entry
Last week I spoke about hand position entry into the water viewed from the side. This week it is about the angle of your hand as it...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Tip of the Week - Hand Position Entry into the Water
Where should you be entering your hand into the water? If you are entering the water beside or just in front of the head you are likely...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Tip Of the Week - Swim Cap Slipping Off
This week I have been asked twice why a swim cap keeps coming off during the session. Now there are a few reasons why caps come off while...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Tip of the Week - Body Rotation
I often get asked by swimmers if they should be rotating while swimming which the answer is yes you should. You should be rotating the...
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swimsmoothhamilton
May 19, 20222 min read
Tip Of The Week - Going a Little Deeper
Going a Little Deeper Many of you have heard me saying that your hand is coming up at the front of the stroke slowing you down, e.g....
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swimsmoothhamilton
Feb 21, 20211 min read
Lane 2 Swimmers Win in Wanaka
A great result for both Megan Arthur and Tanja Lempriere on Saturday at Challenge Wanaka with them both winning their respective age...
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swimsmoothhamilton
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Two Days Of CSS Testing Complete
The Friday 9:30am swim squad all smiles after finishing off the CSS test session 😃
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swimsmoothhamilton
Apr 28, 20201 min read
Stretch Cords Swim Training
Check out the video for some ideas for land based swim training using stretch cords.
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