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2018 ÖtillÖ Swimrun World Championship Report
Laying it all on the line: physically, mentally, emotionally. As we said on the blog last week, “life begins on the edge of your comfort zone” and I have to say I was very much teetering on that edge -...
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Develop A Perfect Hand Entry (Even If It's Not Your Birthday)
Our Head Coach Paul Newsome just turned 40 and received a very special present from squad swimmer, close friend and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim paddler, Amanda:It's a bespoke finely crafted solid...
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A High Elbow vs. Elbow Led Recovery
If you asked 100 people what is important in an effective freestyle stroke, more than anything else they would say "high elbows", referring to a classical high elbow arm recovery over the water:This...
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Announcing New Swim Smooth Coaches In Mallorca, Portland and North Florida!
Working on your stroke 1-to-1 with a fully qualifiedSwim Smooth Coach is a revelatory experience.Swim Smooth are very proud to announce the certification of three new Swim Smooth Coaches in Portland...
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Structure Your Training The Swim Smooth Way
How should I structure my training week? is one of the most common questions we hear at Swim Smooth.If you swim within a Swim Smooth Squad or train using the Swim Smooth Guru (our virtual swim coach)...
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Never Waste A Good Crisis
First up, a big shout out to everyone competing at the Ironman World Champs in Hawaii tomorrow (Saturday 13th). Race strong and have an awesome day out there!You can watch the race live on ironman.com...
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Must Watch/Listen/Feel From The Hawaii Ironman
We hope you enjoyed watching the Hawaii Ironman last Saturday as much as we did. It was a race of incredible performances up and down the field as Pros and Age-Groupers alike set some stunning times...
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Swimming The 23km Kvarken Strait For The First Time
This week on the blog we have a special story from Lennart Flygare, a Swim Smooth follower who used our coaching to set a world first - swimming the Kvarken Strait from Finland to Sweden! This...
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The SS Podcast Episode 1: Dan Plews (Kona Age Group Record Holder)
Yes it's here: After many requests over the years we've finally released the very first Swim Smooth Podcast to the world!Swim Smooth founders Paul Newsome and Adam Young will be interviewing...
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Take On The 2km Every Other Day Challenge
Here's a simple swim session that SS Head Coach Paul Newsome has started doing over in Perth, along with a number of other swimmers that we coach.We call it The 2km Every Other Day Challenge - the idea...
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The Swim Smooth Podcast Is Now Live On All Channels!
We've just released episodes 2 and 3 of the shiny new Swim Smooth Podcast and the great news is that it's now available on all podcasting channels for you: Apple PodcastsAnchorBreakerCastboxGoogle...
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Should I Use A Snorkel To Develop My Stroke Technique?
Here's a question we get asked a lot: Should I swim with a snorkel in training to develop my stroke technique without the distraction of breathing?The potential benefits of using a snorkel in this way...
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10 Ways To Improve Your Swimming With The Guru (Subscribe In The Black Friday...
A long long time ago, when millennials were still at school and people still bought CDs, if you didn't have access to a Swim Smooth coach to improve your swimming, you would have bought one of our...
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Last Chances! Our Perth Competition Draw Is TOMORROW And Black Friday Deals...
We have four news items for you on the blog this week:Our BLACK FRIDAY DEALS END TONIGHT this is your LAST CHANCE to grab a hefty discount on a Guru Subscription, Finis products, Swim Smooth products...
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Free Perth Trip Competition: And The Lucky Winner Is...
As you know, every year on December 1st we pick a very special winner and fly them from wherever they are in the world to visit us in Perth Australia. Chosen at random from the Swim Smooth blog...
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Our Exclusive Interview With Super-Fish Lucy Charles
We've just released Episode 5 of the Swim Smooth Podcast and what a treat we have in store for you - our exclusive interview with the fastest ever female Ironman swimmer Lucy Charles and her coach and...
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Your Festive Swim Session - The 12 Days Of Christmas
We've just released Episode 6 of the Swim Smooth Podcast where we are joined by Andy Blow - Head Coach Paul Newsome's long-time friend, fellow Bath University Sport & Exercise Science graduate,...
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And The Beatles Were Just A Boy Band - Think Big For 2019
People achieve great things from humble beginnings all the time. Lewis Hamilton lived on his dad's sofa as a kid. Walt Disney was the cartoonist for his school newspaper. Hilary Swank grew up in a...
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Announcing Our New Partnership With Precision Hydration - Receive 15% Off...
Swim Smooth are very proud to announce Precision Hydration as Swim Smooth's official hydration partner!Here at SS we've been big fans of PH's individual approach to hydration since they were founded in...
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Meet Professor Greg Whyte - Coach To The Stars
In episode 8 of the Swim Smooth Podcast we're very lucky to be talking with Professor Greg Whyte OBE - a legend in the Sports and Exercise Science world and a guy who has helped raise in excess of £40...
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