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SS Podcast Episode 15 - David Davies, Britain's Olympic medallist In The Pool...
Yes Adam and Paul are back with episode 15 of the Swim Smooth Podcast! This week our special guest is no other than David Davies, Britain's only male Olympic medallist in the pool and open...
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Get Inspired By The Amazing Stephanie Dixon!
What an interview we have lined up for you today! SS Head Coaches Paul and Adam chat with Stephanie Dixon, 19-time Paralympic swimming champion and world record holder from Canada, who recently...
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Do You Love The Smell Of Chlorine In The Morning?
Here's a quick fact that may surprise you. Despite training consistently and diligently, less than half the swimmers in the Swim Smooth Squads in Perth race competitively, either in the pool or open...
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Experiential Learning With Scull #1
Hello from sunny Mallorca where Paul Newsome, Adam Young and the rest of the Swim Smooth team are running two editions of our 3 Day Coach Education Course, with twenty coaches on each course.Here's the...
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Let's Get Real - You're Not Ian Thorpe
If you've been following Swim Smooth for a while you'll know that the great Ian Thorpe is one of our favourite swimmers.The Pride of Australia: The great Ian Thorpewinning the 200m freestyle at the...
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What Should You Think About During Your Big Race?
Trust in your plan to settle your pre-race nervesIt's the middle of June and if you are living in the northern hemisphere then you're likely to be building up to your key race of the season sometime in...
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Swim *Smooth* - What's In A Name?
At the very core of Swim Smooth's coaching lies two fundamental tenets:- There's no universal best stroke style that everyone should swim with.- To reach your potential in the water, you need an...
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Special Offer - Get A Free SS Cap With Every Swim Smooth Beach Towel!
Summer is here in the northern hemisphere so make sure you're looking your smoothest with our Swim Smooth branded beach towel available in our swim shop:Royal blue and 100% woven cotton, it's the...
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Addicted To Your Pull Buoy? OK Let's Strike You A Deal
Warning, special offer ending soon: Our free branded swim cap with every SS towel ends tomorrow!Buy yours here:Â shop.swimsmooth.com/products/swim-smooth-beach-towelYeah we hear from guys like you all...
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Hannah - A "Normal" Swimmer With 813,703 Views On Youtube
If you are quite new to swimming it can be a bit intimidating watching elite swimmers on YouTube. How can you relate to someone who's super tall, super strong, super flexible and was born with a set of...
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Hannah - A "Normal" Swimmer With 813,703 Views On YouTube
If you are quite new to swimming it can be a bit intimidating watching elite swimmers on YouTube. How can you relate to someone who's super tall, super strong, super flexible and was born with a set of...
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Wow - The Swim Smooth Blog Is 10 Years Old!
Yes, time has flown but the Swim Smooth blog (Feel For The Water) is 10 years old this week! Way back on July 15th 2009 we launched the blog and posted for the first time and have carried on doing so...
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Never Swum In Open Water? Make It Happen This Weekend!
If you live in Europe then you won't have failed to notice a large mass of hot air coming up from Africa bringing record temperatures across the continent this week. Whilst the Swim Smooth Squad in...
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SS Podcast Episodes 17 & 18 - Recovering From Injury And Our Mallorca Mashup!
We've just released two new episodes of the Swim Smooth Podcast for your listening pleasure on your favourite podcasting platform:Apple PodcastsAnchorBreakerCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastPocket...
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The Waterpolo Drill - Add Some Punch And Rhythm Into Your Stroke
When moving from pool to open water swimming, the number one mistake swimmers make is to think open water is just pool swimming but without the walls. It's actually anything but!Open water swimming...
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SS Podcast Episode 19 Anna-Karin Lundin - Swim Smooth Coach And The World's...
We've just released a new episode of the Swim Smooth Podcast for your listening pleasure on your favourite podcasting platform:Apple PodcastsAnchorBreakerCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastPocket...
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Six Ways Fins Can Improve Your Swimming (Without Using Them For Drills)
Perhaps the single best tool you can buy to help you develop your freestyle swimming is a good pair of swimming fins (also commonly called flippers). Swimming with fins gives you extra propulsion and...
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Why Are Women Better At Kicking Than Men?
If you've performed kick sets in the pool you might well have noticed how women tend be much better at kick sets than men. Of course there are exceptions to this but it more often that not holds true...
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Still Trying To Glide? Check Out These Two Images
Who are the greatest female and male swimmers of all time? Undoubtably Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps with 28 Olympic and 42 World Championship gold medals between them!Check out these two underwater...
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Why Do Elite Swimmers Recover Over The Water Like This?
If you've watched elite swimmers in the pool you might well have noticed they often recover over the surface of the water and angle their hands back behind them like this:In fact our freestyle...
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