Coastal Swim Cast

Do you ever find it hard to acknowledge just how far you’ve come with your swimming? Or do you find yourself sticking to the same lane, rather than challenging yourself to swim with faster swimmers? This week, we’re chatting about recognising our own progress, celebrating those improvements and finding the confidence to push ourselves out of our comfort zones. Sometimes we’re better than we give o...

In this episode, we chat about the exciting plans for an endless pool coming to Hele Business Park and how it could transform swim coaching opportunities throughout the year. As we head into the colder months, we discuss the importance of setting realistic winter goals, whether that's improving your front crawl, building confidence in the sea, increasing fitness, or simply staying consistent w...

This week on the podcast, we're having a good catch-up and sharing what we've both been up to recently, including something quite rare for us—a welcome weekend off! With the seasons beginning to change, we discuss how to prepare for winter swimming, from managing expectations and maintaining consistency to acclimatisation, kit choices and making the transition into colder water as enjoyable as pos...

This week on the podcast, we're diving into the fascinating world of tidal streams and exploring how incoming and outgoing tides affect the direction and movement of the water around our coastline. We also chat about some of our recent swims in South Devon, sharing stories from the beautiful swims and how seeing our swimmers achieve distance swims brings us so much joy  Our Drill of the Momen...

This week on the podcast, we're discussing why swimmers should focus on building stamina before chasing speed. We explore how a strong aerobic base helps improve technique, efficiency and ultimately leads to faster swimming in the long run. We also chat about the reminder we all need from time to time: comparison is the thief of joy. In a world where it's easy to measure ourselves against others,...

This week, we're talking about a huge milestone for Coastal Swim Coaching, our exciting new venture into our own premises and the arrival of our endless pool! We share why we're so excited, the opportunities this will create for coaching, education and swimmer development, and how this next step will help us continue growing our community and supporting swimmers of all abilities. We're also reflec...

What does it really take to improve your swimming? In this episode, we explore why progress often starts outside your comfort zone. Whether you're trying to swim further, faster, improve your technique or overcome fears in the water, growth requires a willingness to embrace discomfort and trust the process. We discuss the importance of thinking like an athlete showing up consistently, focusing on...

After a little break from podcasting, we're back! In this episode, we chat about why we've been absent from the podcast lately and how life has been incredibly busy, particularly with our work on the Into the Blue project. We also take a deep dive into our recent Dart 10K swim, sharing what we loved about the event, the experience of swimming such an iconic route and why it's one of our favourite...

This week we're diving into swim goals and asking whether we're always too focused on the next challenge instead of recognising how far we've already come. We discuss why goals can be important, but also why it's easy to forget the achievements along the way as the goalposts continue to move. From confidence and distance to pace and performance, when do we stop and appreciate what we've already ac...

After a week away from the microphones, we're back catching up on everything that's been happening both in and out of the water. We chat about an unexpected day off that turned out to be a real treat for one of us, before discussing the serious topic of cold water shock. We explore why education around cold water safety is so important and talk about our work with William from Tide Schoo...

In this week’s episode we reflect on our incredible Egypt Swim Trek adventure and what a special experience it was to share it with our swimmers 🌊☀️ We talk about the joy of watching swimmers achieve goals they never thought possible, grow in confidence and massively increase the distances they could swim throughout the trip. We also dive into the magic of the Red Sea and all the amazing sea life...

In this week’s episode we do a deep dive into Allie’s beach lifeguard training and everything she covered during the week, from skills and assessments to what she learned along the way, and why it matters so much for safety in and around the sea 🌊 Our Drill of the Moment is the Torpedo, a brilliant drill for improving balance, body position and core connection, whether you swim in the pool or ope...

In this week’s episode we reflect on a brilliant community beach promenade tidy-up, where we tackled a huge amount of sand build-up, a real team effort and such a rewarding way to give back. We then dive into the idea of racing to failure, how easy it is to rush progress in training, and why taking your time is key to avoiding injury, improving technique and building long-term strength in the wate...

In this week’s episode we take you to Bude for our recent kayak course, where things didn’t quite go to plan… thanks to some seriously high winds and a rather interesting attempt at camping overnight 😅🌬️ We also dive into a really honest conversation about why we exercise, is it for fun, for fitness, for weight loss, or something more? A topic we know so many of you will relate to. Our Drill of t...

This week we’re sharing some exciting updates, starting with a brilliant opportunity from within our swim community, the chance to make use of a boat, opening up a whole new world of adventure for our sea swims. We also chat about a new endless pool business idea, what it could look like, and why we’re so excited about the possibilities it could bring. The conversation then turns to something deep...

In this week’s episode we share our experience of completing our Level 2 Powerboat course. From discovering that a steering wheel is actually called a helm, to learning how to read charts and understand navigation. With our own power-steered boat, this felt like an important step for us as we plan to use it more to support our swimming and coaching. We also dive into a more serious discussion abou...

This week we’re talking about the incredible achievement of the Great Icelandic Swim and what it really takes to fuel a challenge of that scale. We dive into the huge calorie demands of endurance swimming and why properly fuelling your body before, during and after swims is absolutely essential. We also share some exciting updates about our upcoming courses, including a kayak course and a Level 2...

This week we’re soaking up those dreamy conditions, flat calm seas and an air temperature that’s finally starting to feel a bit kinder. The kind of swim that reminds you exactly why you love being in the water. Allie shares how she’s rediscovered her love of sewing (and why it’s bringing her so much joy), before we dive into our main topic: mobility and flexibility. We chat about why they’re so im...

This week we’re lacing up our trainers and surprising ourselves… yes, we’ve entered our jogging era and we’re actually proud of it 🏃‍♀️👏 We dive into a topic many swimmers quietly struggle with - cramp. What causes it, how to reduce the risk, and what to do if it strikes mid-swim.  Our drill of the moment is the brilliant single-arm drill, perfect for improving catch, body position, breathi...

This week we’re swapping sea legs for running shoes as we share how adding a morning run is challenging us in new ways and helping boost our swim cardio. It turns out trying to stop Terri moving the goal posts is an actual thing!  We dive into breathing, why so many swimmers struggle with it, how carbon dioxide build-up affects endurance, and why establishing a breathing rhythm early can comp...

In this episode, we’re sharing all the details about our newly refreshed coastline swims for the upcoming season, what’s changing, what we’re excited about, and how we’re shaping them to give swimmers an even better experience in the water. Our drill of the moment is sculling, why we love it, how it improves feel for the water, and why it’s such a powerful tool for connection and control. And of c...

We’re looking ahead to the upcoming summer swimming season and chatting about how our pool squad is evolving, and how that progress is translating into more confident, effective swimming in the sea. We share our drill of the moment, thumb to bum, breaking down why it’s such a useful tool for improving the push phrase, connection, and overall stroke flow. We also wrap things up with our Tell It to...

In this episode, we’re chatting all about our recent London weekend adventures, from taking on the Race Across London challenge, to diving deep into stroke analysis at SwimTrek, and finishing it all off with a swim at the iconic Sea Lanes pool. We reflect on what we learned, what surprised us, and how these experiences continue to shape the way we swim and coach. As always, we also share our...

This week, we’re letting you in on one of our biggest game changers in coaching — our bone conduction speaker pucks We talk about how we use this technology with both ourselves and our swimmers to communicate in real time while swimming . From correcting technique and improving form mid-stroke , to offering reassurance, encouragement, and motivation exactly when it’s needed — this has completely t...

We dive into the world of pool training and what it really takes to knock time off a 400m swim. We talk through the physical training required, from structure and consistency to pacing and patience — and explore the mental stamina needed to keep showing up when sessions get tough. This episode is about more than speed, it’s about commitment, belief, and staying connected to why you swim in the fir...