Effortless Swimming

Today, we are talking about the third core principle of Fast freestyle which is Rock, Return And Align. 00:36 Rock v.s. Rolling02:15 Return03:24 Correct Entry06:08 Align Join the 5 Day Catch Challenge:Join the Effortless Swimming membership:Effortless Swimming Freestyle Clinic The post The 5 Core Principles Of Fast Freestyle (#3-Rock, Return And Align) appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

In today’s episode we’re looking at Core Principle Number 2. This principle is all about minimizing drag. Here are the three things that we covered on this principle. 01:46 Proud Posture05:06 Taut Core9:00 Effective Kick The 5 Core Principles Of Fast Freestyle:https://effortlessswimming.com/5-core-principles-of-fast-freestyle/ Join the 5 Day Catch Challenge:Join the Effortless Swimming membership:...

01:45 Use Your Diaphragm02:29 Breathing Exercises Out Of The Water03:42 Box Breathing04:04 Relax Your Chest And Upper Back05:38 Having The Right Posture06:52 Letting Go When You Exhale The 5 Core Principle Of Fast Freestyle:Join the 5 Day Catch Challenge:Join the Effortless Swimming membership:Effortless Swimming Freestyle Clinic The post The 5 Core Principle Of Fast Freestyle (#1 Breathe Deep And...

My guest today is Frank Sole who is a fellow coach from Arizona and the author of “The Five ‘B’ To A Succesful Triathlon Swim. Reading through his book, I found so many similarities about how we coach. I want to get him to the podcast because I think there will some good discussion about […] The post The Five ‘B’ Method To A Succesful Triathlon Swim with Frank Sole appeared first on Effortless Swi...

My guest today is Simon Hearn, who is a professional triathlete whom I’ve known for a couple of years now. He turned pro in the last two years and I want to get him in the podcast to talk about that journey and a little bit about his journey in swimming. 01:49 Start Of Triathlon […] The post Patience And The Power Of Long Term Thinking with Simon Hearn appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

My guest today is Nic Owens who is based in Sydney. Nic mentioned that he has been stuck with his time for over a year and now recently has made a significant improvement with his time. I want to get him into the podcast so that he can share what he did to achieve this […] The post CASE STUDY: Stuck At The Same Speed For 4 Years Then Wiping 10 Seconds Off In One Month with Nic Owens appeared first...

My guest today is Brett Hawke. Brett is a former Australian swimmer, two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist. He has competed and coached at the elite level and has a number of athletes who did very well at the recent Olympics. In this episode, Brett talks about his coaching, as well as some of the […] The post An Insider’s Look At Competing And Coaching At An Olympic Level with Brett Ha...

My guest today is Kiah Melverton who has just returned from Tokyo. She recently placed 6th in the 800m and the 1500m Freestyle. Join us as she talks about her experience during the trial and leading up to the Olympics. 1:33 Racing With No Crowd4:31 Leading To Trials5:40 5 Weeks Between Trials And Olympics6:59 Is […] The post How To Train And Race Distance Freestyle with Olympian Kiah Melverton app...

Joining us again is Carl Reader. He has a background in Exercise Physiology and Pilatesbut primarily working in Functional Movement. We recently created a course together which is Functional Movement for swimmers. In this course, Carl teaches you how to do some of the primary movements correctly that is going to help you as a […] The post Functional Movement For Swimmers With Carl Reader appeared...

Joining us in this podcast is Brad Beer who is an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, Founder of POGO Physio, best-selling author of ‘You CAN Run Pain-Free!’, podcast host of The Physical Performance Show, and also an experienced runner and triathlete. 1:08 Working with Elite Athletes2:28 Common Trend in Injuries Among Athletes5:05 Avoiding Injuries When […] The post What Is Causing Your Pers...

rAmy recently did the Cairns Ironman. She had a pretty big PB. She went from 1:18 down to 1:09. I invited her to the podcast to chat about what she did to make such a big improvement on her swimming speed. 01:05 What Inspired You To Work On Your Swimming02:26 Take Away From The Effortless […] The post Wiping 9 Minutes From Your Ironman Swim Time With Amy Ryan appeared first on Effortless Swimming...

Julie McDonald is one of Australia’s most celebrated Swimmers. She’s competed in 2 Commonwealth Games and 2 Olympics. Julie held the Commonwealth Record for the 800m freestyle for 21 years, the longest standing record for any Australian. Join me as Julie talks about her experience competing in the Olympics. 00:46 Exciting Swimming Events Going On06:00 […] The post The Highs And Lows Of Being An Ol...

Abe Goldberg has recently been through the 5-Day Catch Challenge. He knocked 7 seconds per hundred of his 1000 yeard time trial. I thought it would be great to get him on so that he can share what he changed about his stroke and about his swimming because I think it’s going to be relevant […] The post How A Few Small Changes To His Technique Wiped 70 Seconds From His 1000TT with Abe Goldberg appea...

My guest today is Sam Laidlow who is considered one of the best triathletes in France today. He is born in the UK and was raised in French Pyrénées. Join us as Sam talks about his training, beliefs, and goals. 00:46 Working Hard And Working Smart01:59 Dad As A Coach03:39 Swimming 3X A Week05:22 Big […] The post How To Beat Jan Frodeno Out OF The Water With Sam Laidlow appeared first on Effortless...

In this episode, I am chatting with Phil Rush, who has the fastest double and triple crossing of the English Channel. In this episode, we chat about a number of things including how can you get better at adapting to the cold, the type of training that you need to be doing if you are […] The post What It Takes To Be Successful In Marathon Swimming with Phil Rush appeared first on Effortless Swimmin...

My guest today is Peter Bloor from Vietnam. I invited him on the podcast to talk about the impressive results he has observed after day two of the ‘5 Day Catch Challenge’. He shared about what he had changed and did to make such an improvement. 1:00 Swimming Background3:35 Did the ‘5 Day Catch Challenge’ […] The post 9 Seconds Faster Per 100m with Peter Bloor appeared first on Effortless Swimming...

My guest today is Jeff Grace from Swimming Specific Yoga. Jeff has been in the podcast before. Now he is coming back to talk more about body awareness, mobility. preparation and many more. 02:26 Moving Better With Yoga04:55 Body Awareness in Overhead Movements06:55 Thoracic Mobility08:18 Increasing Thoracic Spine Mobility12:36 Rock Not Roll 13:21 Cross-Body Connections15:05 […] The post How To Mov...

My guest today is Bevan Mckinnon. He is a coach at Fitter Coaching and he hosts a podcast called Fitter Radio. Bevan coaches multiple pro triathletes who have won several Ironman and 70.3 Distance Events. He has also won the Age Group World Championships in Kona and other long course events. In this episode, we […] The post 7 Lessons From Coaching The Pros With Bevan Mckinnon appeared first on Eff...

In today’s episode, I want to go over an article that I was sent recently by Bevan Mckinnon who hosts the podcast Fitter Radio. I thought it is going to be worthwhile going over this article that he sent because when I first read the title and when I read the first couple of paragraphs, […] The post Do Swim Drills Work? appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

Joining us in this episode is Kris Martenstyn from Singapore, who had some great results from the 5 Day Catch Challenge that we recently run. He will talk about the improvements he has seen and what he may have changed about his stroke to get these results.1:02 Swimming Background2:56 Bringing In The 5 Day Catch […] The post 4 Seconds Faster in 5 Days with Kris Martenstyn appeared first on Effortl...

My guest today is Quang Pham who recently had a significant improvement with his swim time. I thought it would be useful to have him share what he has done to improve. Listen to this episode, you might pick a couple of things that you might implement on your own. 1:40 Benchmarks 04:29 What Made […] The post 2:25 To 2:10/100m In 2 Months with Quang Pham appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

Joining us in this episode is Trey St. John whom I have been working with for a couple of months. Trey recently joined a triathlon and couldn’t believe that he clocked in a sub-24 minute time. Join us as Trey talks about what he thinks contributed to this significant change. 00:47 Swimming Background1:55 I Needed […] The post #175: “I Couldn’t Believe My Time When I Looked At My Watch” with Trey S...

My guest today is Hollie Buerckner who just completed a 100km around the bay, starting from Port Melbourne finishing in Sorrento. Join us in this podcast as Hollie shares her experience during that 5 day swim. 4:52 Having a great support system is important 7:27 Unlucky Weather 8:28 First To Last Day Experience 13:47 Struggles […] The post 100km In The Bay with Hollie Buerckner appeared first on E...

My guest today is Chung-Haun Li who has been on our Stroke Analysis Membership for 12 months. I have asked Chung-Haun to guest in our podcast to share his story and improvement for the last 12 months because he’s had a pretty significant improvement with his time and technique. 01:14 12 Months Ago02:29 I Didn’t […] The post 1:45 to 1:30/100m in 12 Months with Chung-Haun Li appeared first on Effort...

Rebecca Hollingsworth recently swam across the Cook Straight. In this episode, she talks about how her preparation, training, and experience on that swim. 00:40 It’s Supposed to be 23km2:23 Training While Waiting For Another Window5:00 Doing A Tandem Swim8:42 Not Slowing Down9:28 Cold Adaptation11:08 Fuelling14:35 After The Swim (Mental Toll) Rebecca’s Write up Effortless Swimming […] The post Swi...