How to use your legs properly while you swim
To get better at using your legs while swimming, you need to alternate kicking and swimming as often as possible. Andrew Sheaff explains…
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How to train for your first 3.8km swim
Going long for the first time? John Wood explains how to train for your first long-distance swim
How to improve your run efficiency
Become a better conditioned and more efficient runner with some simple stride-length sessions
Vicky Holland: Background, career highlights, quotes
Racing on the world stage for over a decade, three-time Olympian and Rio bronze medallist Vicky Holland’s been instrumental in the growth of British triathlon. Here are some of her many highlights…
How injury helped Beth Potter achieve her breakthrough season
Former track runner Beth Potter is now the fifth British female triathlete to win the World Triathlon championship. Here she tells us how a stress response helped her achieve her breakthrough season…
Which gym tribe are you?
Our Weekend Warrior columnist Martin Brunty is gym-bound for the foreseeable so is spending his time wisely – by judging other gym-goers…
How FORM’s smart goggles changed swim training forever
In a move that revolutionised swimming, FORM has created a set of goggles that created a whole new training and racing experience. With the help of founder Dan Eisenhardt and pro triathlete Lionel Sanders, we explore how and why…
How science can help us swim faster
Getting faster is the dream for most athletes – but when it comes to swimming, what are the factors working for and against us? From hydrodynamics to marginal gains, we explore how to generate speed in water
How to swim well without needing swim aids
Are you too reliant on swimming with fins and pull buoys in training? Worried you’ll start sinking? Andrew Sheaff has the drills to make you less swim-aid dependent…
How to maintain your swim skills during hard training
Getting the balance right between fitness gains and skill improvement can be tricky, but luckily swim coach Andrew Sheaff has the strategies you need to achieve both at the same time…
Best exercises to improve your swim breathing
Mess up your breathing in the swim and you’ll lose crucial speed. Luckily, Andrew Sheaff has three simple exercises to help you breathe easy…
The skill that’s missing from most triathletes’ swim pull
You may well have perfect pull positioning and textbook technique, but without this key skill you’ll still be missing out on some significant swim speed. Andrew Sheaff explains…
How to improve your alignment in the water
Are you struggling to find a streamlined position in your swim? Andrew Sheaff has a surprising solution…
How to train and prepare for your first Ironman swim
Top triathletes Josh Amberger, Michelle Vesterby and Adam Bowden explain how to successfully train and prepare for your first Ironman swim
How to improve your freestyle timing
Discover how this unusual, yet simple, training trick can revolutionise your freestyle swim efficiency, i.e make you faster. Andrew Sheaff has the game-changing drill…
Blenheim Palace Triathlon: Race info, tips and training advice
Want to know what to expect at one of the UK’s biggest triathlons? RG Active’s Phil Paterson has all the info you need to conquer the course
Best stretch cords for swimmers
Looking to improve your swimming and wondering what stretch cords are all about? Here we explain why you should try them – and find the best ones out there to buy now
What makes triathlon’s strongest runners so fast?
Pro triathletes may have perfect running form, but what exactly makes it look so perfect, easy and effortless? One of the best runners in triathlon, Beth Potter, explains…
Improve your pull one paddle at a time
Been wearing swim paddles on both hands? Well, why wouldn’t you?! But just using one at a time could dramatically improve your pull. Andrew Sheaff explains…
How to overcome adversity and return to triathlon stronger
Kat Matthews and Tom Bishop are two of GB’s finest triathletes. But with one on the comeback from injury and the other facing a make-or-break year, 2023 is a leap into the unknown. We joined them at Derby Velodrome as they started to get on track for the new season
3 simple ways to improve your freestyle technique
Making little progress in your freestyle swim training? Then you need Andrew Sheaff’s simple 3-step plan for fast results and even faster times…
How to swim butterfly
Swimming butterfly can help you develop a better and more efficient freestyle swim stroke, but it’s not an easy stroke to master. Dan Bullock explains how to swim butterfly
The real reason swim rotation matters and how to improve it
Get better at rotation in the water and it’ll open up a whole range of movement to help you reach further and pull back harder. Andrew Sheaff explains…
How to use a snorkel to improve your swim breathing technique
Poor breathing skills will slow down your swimming. Luckily, our top swim coach Andrew Sheaff has yet another simple solution to help speed you through the water…
