Sarah Thomas' Incredible Feat of Endurance
You've probably read in the news about an incredible swim that took place this week:Starting in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sarah Thomas from Colorado battled through the harsh currents, weather...
View ArticleAnother Great Stretch To Bring Your Body Position Up In The Water
How often do you make time in your schedule for stretching sessions? Daily, weekly, monthly or even less? When delicately juggling the balance between work, family and your exercise routine, stretching...
View ArticleTreading Water: Staying In The Game During Your Off Season
Competed in an event and unsure what to do next? Deciding whether to take a break from training or keep pushing on? If you are a triathlete, should you be focussing on your swimming, running or cycling...
View ArticleIs Photoshop Harming Your Stroke Technique?
Manufacturers of swim suits, goggles, wetsuits and swimming gadgets love to show us great underwater images of their products in action:And here's a fantastic promo shot of one of our favourite...
View ArticleLasers & Tempo Trainers - What Can We Learn From Eliud Kipchoge's Stunning...
#Nohumanislimited is the motto of Kenyan born Eliud Kipchoge, who most definitely pushed himself to the limit to become the first man in history to run a sub 2 hour marathon. Last weekend in Vienna,...
View ArticleWhy Do You Get A Sore Neck From Swimming?
Do you experience neck pain during or after swim sessions? What can you do about it? Neck pain is not often talked about in swimming but is very common issue and can be annoyingly persistent,...
View ArticleWhat Can A Swim Smooth Coach Do For Your Swimming?
At Swim Smooth our mission is to help everyone of any level swim better, wherever they are in the world. In a nutshell the world needs better swimming!But what make a Swim Smooth coach different from...
View ArticleThe Mini Goldilocks Set - Your First Proper Training Set?
A post this week for our new Swim Smooth Community Manager - Myffy - who has a background in several sports but is new to swimming herself.If you are learning to swim freestyle and working on the...
View ArticleA Request From Swim Smooth - Can You Help Us?
Happy Friday! We have a request - would you assist us by answering a few super-quick questions about you and your swimming?You can do that for us using the Google Form here:...
View ArticleBlack Friday: Five Swim Bag Essentials
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for your partner? Or feel the need to make a change to your swimming and need the right tool to achieve it?No problem, skip trawling the internet for hours -...
View Article10 Ways To Improve Using The Guru (UP TO 25% OFF IN THE BLACK FRIDAY SALE!)
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...
View ArticleFinding Your Own Path In 2020
When a great competitor achieves their true potential in their sport, it's always worth listening to their reflections on what really made a difference along their journey. Nearly always that wisdom...
View ArticleThe Injured Athlete Podcast With Swim Smooth Coach Fiona Ford
Last Xmas shipping dates in the Swim Smooth Shop:12th Dec: Asia, Far East, Aus, NZ14th Dec: USA/Canada16th Dec: Western EuropeAt Swim Smooth we are very fortunate to have a talented group of...
View ArticleSwim Smooth Celebrates Our 15th Birthday!
We can't believe it - this week Swim Smooth is celebrating its 15th Birthday! We wanted to use this opportunity to celebrate the global swimming community we have built over the years, most notably by...
View ArticleHow Will You Improve Your Swimming In 2020?
Our 2019 SS Christmas card by the fantastic Daisy CourtauldA very Merry Christmas from everyone at Swim Smooth! As we move quickly towards 2020 and you start thinking about the year ahead, it's worth...
View ArticleWant To Make A BIG Improvement? Set A Long Term Goal
Here's a thought for setting your fitness goals for 2020 (and beyond):Most people overestimate what they can achieve in 6 months and underestimate what they can achieve in 2-3 years.When planning our...
View ArticleYes, You're Going To Be Slow... Suck It Up Princess
Getting back to training after a lay-off?Are you thinking about:- Using a pull-buoy for a few weeks to make things easier? Or maybe buoyancy shorts?- Training by yourself for a few weeks before joining...
View Article7 Facts You Might Not Know About Swim Smooth
For those of you who have followed Swim Smooth from the very beginning, thank you for all your support over the years. You would think you would know us pretty well after a 15 year relationship but...
View ArticleWhen Paul Met Shinji
Thanks for the great response on last week's blog, we've had so many questions about Paul helping Shinji with his stroke that we thought we'd share a little more of the back-story on that this...
View ArticleHUUB Ex-Demo - SALE NOW ON!
Time to grab yourself a used HUUB wetsuit for a fraction of the full retail price!We have just released a set of 2019 ex-demo HUUB wetsuits for sale. Each suit is in A1 condition and is priced to sell...
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