Category: Reflections
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Don’t treat your average swims as failures. Use them to learn instead.
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Improve your training by understanding when to draft, and when not to
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How to create the conditions to enter a flow state while swimming
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How to make progress in swimming through patience and finding joy in the process
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And How to Plan a Sprint Training Session At masters swim training, sprints are often an afterthought – literally something added into the last few minutes of the session. That’s not necessarily a bad idea. Practising changing pace when you’re tired is good for developing a finishing sprint at the end of an open water…
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Having an annual distance target can be a great motivator for consistent swim training – but there are downsides
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Instead of chasing one challenge at a time, try creating routines that keep you fit, ready, and connected year-round. When I talk to people about swimming goals, they often speak about challenges they want to do or speeds they want to achieve. The conversation may then turn to how they will go about achieving that…
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And How Embracing a Renaissance Swimmer Approach Could Transform Your Swimming Life After writing “Swim Wild & Free: A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 Days a Year”, I wanted to create something to help people with a wider range of swimming activities. My interests in swimming range from 50m pool sprints to marathon swims,…
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The 1500m is neither a sprint nor a marathon, yet it’s arguably more challenging than either
