Improve your swim drills with this quick trick
Get your body position right and you’ll get more out of every swim drill session. But how can you do that quickly and easily? Andrew Sheaff has the answer…
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Will water temperature affect your triathlon race-day swim?
With race season fast approaching, you may be wondering whether you’ll still have to swim if the water is chilly, or if you have to wear a wetsuit when it’s hot… Here we explain how the water temperature can affect your triathlon race-day swim…
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 faster with a Tempo Trainer
Without feedback, it’s tough to know what you’re doing right and where you could improve – especially in swimming. Cue the Tempo Trainer. Andrew Sheaff explains…
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
4 yoga workouts that will improve your swimming
Yoga can benefit your swim performance by improving your shoulder mobility and kick strength. Here are four yoga workouts designed specifically to improve your swim…
How to use swim drills more effectively
Not making much progress with your swim drills? The problem might be when and how often you’re doing the drills in your session. Andrew Sheaff has the solution…
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…
Best sustainable swimwear for women
Looking for a new swimsuit that is suited to training and also better for the environment? Here is our pick of the best sustainable swimwear for women
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…
How long is a swimming pool in the UK?
Planning some training and wondering how long a swimming pool is in the UK? From 25m to longer, here is all the info you need
Four easy ways to increase the challenge of a swim workout
Swim workout no longer providing the challenge it once did? Then you need these four simple strategies to increase your skills and, ultimately, improve your race performance…
One simple swim skill that will transform your swim
This super-easy tweak to your swimming can fix a whole host of issues that will be slowing you down. Andrew Sheaff explains…
Is swimming good for sciatica?
Sciatica can be a very painful and disruptive condition on your training. But can swimming help or hinder the symptoms? Brad Beer has the answers…
How to stop your legs from sinking in the swim
Stopping your legs from sinking when swimming and keeping your body level in the water results in more speed and endurance. Andrew Sheaff explains how to easily correct this common swim problem…
Best kickboards for swim training
Get more from your pool sessions by adding a kickboard to your kit bag. Here are five of the best we’ve found to buy online now.
How to maintain good technique over long distances
Swimming consistently well over long distances in both training and racing is a challenge for most triathletes. But Andrew Sheaff has a very simple solution…
When you should and shouldn’t learn flip turns
Doing flip or tumble turns in the pool can help take your training to the next level, but are they necessary for triathletes? Andrew Sheaff has the answers
Simple land exercises to improve your swim pull
To pull better through the water you need to learn how to use your back muscles. And the great news is that land-based exercises are the most effective way to do this. Andrew Sheaff explains…
How to establish an early vertical forearm and improve your swim pull
To improve your pull through the water you need a good ‘paddle’, and there’s nothing better than your own forearm! Coach Andrew Sheaff explains…
How much cold-water swimming do you need to do to keep your acclimatisation up?
You might not be too keen on the idea of doing a lot of cold-water swimming, but how much is enough to keep on top of acclimatisation? Professor Mike Tipton has the answer…
How to adapt to cold-water swimming and extend your open-water swimming season into winter
Want to keep open-water swimming throughout the winter? Here’s Professor Greg Whyte with key advice so you can stay safe
How to make swim progress with a shoulder injury
Most swim injuries are down to overuse, especially in the shoulder. But that doesn’t always mean you need to avoid the water entirely, as Andrew Sheaff explains…
What is the afterdrop and what causes it?
You may have heard open-water swimmers talk about the afterdrop, especially during the winter. But what is the afterdrop – and what causes it?
