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Apply Now: Announcing THREE Coach Ed Courses In USA, Australia and Europe
Swim Smooth are very pleased to announce that Head Coach Paul Newsome and the Swim Smooth team will be running three editions of our famous 3 Day Coach Education Course in the first half of 2019.We are...
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Meet Joe Skipper - Not Your Average Joe
Hear our interview with Joe Skipper on Episode 9 of the Swim Smooth podcast here (links to more platforms below): itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swim-smooth/id1441577778One thing that is a constant source...
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Will You Be Joining Us In Sunny Mallorca For The BEST FEST Of Open Water...
A multitude of races over a variety of distances to choose fromDear swimmers,After the last 3 years attending Europe's BEST Fest of open water swimming in Mallorca, many of you have been enquiring...
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Book A Session With A SS Coach Today
January is the perfect time to look forward to the year ahead, set some goals and lay-out some plans to improve your swimming.If you are frustrated with where you are at in the water and would like to...
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Our Interviews With 5 Time World Champion Simon Lessing And Coach Matt Koorey
We've just released episodes 10 and 11 of the Swim Smooth Podcast; both are absolute crackers:Taking top billing is our raw, lengthy (2h 45m!) and insightful interview with Simon Lessing, 5-time ITU...
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Training The Right And Wrong Way For Distance Swimming
First up, don't miss episode 12 of our most recent podcast with THE MAN - 6 time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott: https://anchor.fm/swimsmoothDave joins us all the way from Boulder for a passionate...
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Three Brilliant Paddles From Finis
When it comes to developing your stroke technique, swimming with paddles might not be the first thing that comes to mind. They are normally associated with resistance training and building muscular...
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The CSS Test Explained
If you don't know already, your CSS (Critical Swim Speed) is your threshold pace when swimming. It's roughly the pace you can swim a flat-out 1500m and is a single number which you can base all your...
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Announcing Our New Partnership With Everyone Active
Swim Smooth are very excited to announce our new partnership with Everyone Active - a world class leisure company who operate nearly 160 leisure centres across the UK.Under the arrangement, our...
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Coaches: Last Few Places Available On Portland and Sydney Coach-Ed Courses
As previously advertised, Paul Newsome and the Swim Smooth team are running four editions of our famous 3 Day Coach Education Course in April, May and June this year:5-7 April, Portland, Oregon USA (at...
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Four Very Special Swim Clinics In Portland, Sydney and Mallorca With Paul...
SS Head Coach and founder Paul Newsome is very excited to announce four special clinics in three amazing venues:Nike World Headquarters, Portland, Oregon, USA1 Day SS Clinic, Sunday 7th April 2019The...
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How Much Time Are You Losing By Not Swimming Straight?
If you are racing in open water this season then right now you are probably swimming regularly in the pool building up your swim specific fitness. You will also be performing a range of technique work...
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Like A BMI Chart But For Your Swimming
At some point in your life you will have looked up where you are on a Body Mass Index chart:A BMI chart takes your height and weight, and shows you whether you are overweight, underweight or about...
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The BMI Chart Part 2 - A Warning If You Are In The Blue Zone
Last week on the blog we looked at this chart, which is like a BMI chart for your swimming:It assesses your swimming at any effort level, whether you are swimming easy, sprinting, or anywhere...
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We're At Nike World Headquarters With Our Brand New SS Coach Chris Bagg!
Swim Smooth's Paul Newsome and Adam Young are super-excited to be starting our 3 Day Coach Education Course at Nike World Headquarters in Portland Oregon today with 20 developing swim coaches from...
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As someone relatively new to swimming you might think that you'll never be swimming in the fast lane of your pool. And the thought of having the speed and effectiveness of an Olympic swimmer is a...
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Changing The World Of Swimming 20 Coaches At A Time
ATTENTION SWIMMERS! - We still have 7 places available on our special one day stroke correction clinics at The Best Centre, Mallorca on May 25th and June 3rd. Each clinic will be run by SS Head Coach...
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The BMI Chart Part 3 - Elite Swimmers & The Rich Roll Podcast
Newsflash: Check out the latest Rich Roll Podcast featuring Chris Hauth, one of the world's most respected endurance and ultra endurance coaches. It's a great listen as always; here's a quick excerpt...
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The Case Against Breathing Every Two Strokes - Does Your Stroke Look Like This?
Sam with Paul (left) and Adam onthe Sydney 3 Day Coach Ed CourseFirst up, you'll be very pleased to know that the Swim Smooth Podcast is back!Yesterday Paul and Adam released their brand new interview...
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And Now The Case For Bilateral Breathing
Last week on the blog we took a detailed look at the "Classic Unilateral Breather Stroke" having the following faults:- Over-rotation on the breathing side- Leading to a crossover at the front of the...
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