Swim Technique Coaching
Of the three disciplines in triathlon, by far the commonest source of anxiety and frustration is the swim. Unless you have swum competitively as a child, swimming is technically the most challenging and the sport in which efficiency (or lack of it!) is the biggest limiter.
Individual swimming lessons for adults are hard to come by and often expensive. Triathlon Club and Swimming Club Masters sessions will often focus predominantly on fitness development with less time devoted to technical development. Adult swimmers may feel intimidated starting in a squad environment but have difficulty finding lessons.
For these reasons, fellow BTF Coach Jennie Jones and I recognised that many adult triathletes were crying out for some specific frontcrawl technique development in a small group low pressure environment. Jennie is a BTF Level 3 coach with many hours of pool and open water experience.
On Tuesday mornings, 6-7am, at the beautiful 6 lane pool at Bradfield College Sports Complex in West Berkshire, we run just such sessions, focussing on different aspects of technique. Sessions are suitable for a range of swimmers, with different triathlon and open water swimming goals; some are training for open water marathon swims, others for triathlon races, whilst some simply want to feel comfortable swimming frontcrawl in the sea on holiday. If you can swim a length of frontcrawl, then these sessions are suitable for you. If you are interested in joining us, get in touch.
Video Swim Analysis
I was lucky enough to be selected to attend the Swim Smooth 3 Day Coach Education Course in Mallorca in the summer of 2019. I learnt a huge amount from Paul Newsome and Adam Young, the founders of Swim Smooth, as well as the fellow coaches on the course. Seeing yourself on video, and having this critically analysed, can be hugely beneficial to your swimming.
