Effortless Swimming

This week I’m joined by Rory Buck to discuss the intricacies of swimming and coaching. Rory Buck is an ex-competitive swimmer turned coach, who went from being a collegiate swimmer to representing South Africa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Turning to coaching to learn more about swimming, Rory now coaches from Dubai. Join […] The post From Commonwealth Games to Coach with Rory Buck...

This week’s podcast features Jason Hamilton as our guest. An athlete and triathlete who I met during Hell Week last year in Thailand, Jason joins us to speak about his journey as a swimmer, and how he trained to qualify in the World Championships. We cover topics such as winter swimming locations, using structure to […] The post How to Swim 10% Faster in 9 Months with Jason Hamilton appeared first...

The Fearless Mind with Professional Triathlete Angela Naeth Welcome to this week’s podcast, where I sit down with professional triathlete Angela Naeth to talk about thinking and reflecting on your personal and sporting life. Angela hails from Canada and is a multiple Ironman Champion who holds a Masters degree in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s […] The post The Fearless Mind with Professional Tr...

This week’s podcast is an informal one; I talk to you about the importance of your beliefs in relation to your mindset. Over time, it has come to my attention that there is something holding back a majority of swimmers, and that is their beliefs. Whether it be something they see another swimmer do and […] The post What You Believe Will Make You Freeze appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

This week Vicky Tate, who has recently become one of less than a hundred swimmers to complete the 40-kilometer crossing of Lake Taupo, joins us in the podcast.  I met Vicky last year when she joined us for Hell Week in Thailand and we talk about everything from how Hell Week helped her, to the […] The post Conquering The 40km Crossing Of Lake Taupo With Vicky Tate appeared first on Effortless Swim...

In this week’s podcast, we discuss everything related to coaching, swimming, and fasting. Our guest for this episode is Bevan McKinnon. An Ironman University certified coach, McKinnon is accredited by Triathlon NZ and Bike NZ and is a NETFIT Stretch and Conditioning Coach as well as being an elite level triathlete who has been in […] The post The Ultimate Way to Reset Your Body with Bevan Mckinnon...

How Body Composition Affects Your Swimming with Andre Ho-Peng. In this week’s podcast, we discuss everything relating to Body Composition and how it alters your swimming. Joining us is Andrew Ho-Peng, who is from DEXA Melbourne. A company that partners with the St. Kilda Football Club and the Collingwood Magpies Football Club to bring them […] The post How Body Composition Affects Your Swimming wi...

Fuelling for a marathon swim has never been made so simple. Joining me in this weeks podcast is Tara Diversi, a swimmer who has invaluable experience when it comes to long-distance swimming. She has previously swum the English Channel and the Rottnest Channel to name a few. Tara works closely with a handful of swimmers […] The post How To Fuel For The English Channel with Tara Diversi appeared fir...

In this episode, we talked about the things I have learned from chatting up with the Rottnest Channel Swim 2018 winners, Solomon Wright and Heidi Gan. Leading up to the race, both of them encountered some obstacles, however, I believe they were able to rise above the situation because of these three things : -Going […] The post Swim by Feel (Not by Data) appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

In today’s podcast, we discuss the Rottnest Swim and recap everything that happened during the channel swim. Joining us on the podcast are the winners Solomon Wright and Heidi Gan, who won the male and female sections, both in record times. We discuss how 6- weeks of intensive training in the lead up to the […] The post Rottnest Recap With Winners Solomon Wright and Heidi Gan appeared first on Eff...

Uncovering The Breath Training Secrets Used By Olympic Swimmers with James Fletcher James Fletcher joins us in today’s podcast to discuss breath training techniques for athletes. With a Physiology background to his name and previous time spent working with members of the Australian Olympic Swimming team such as James Roberts and Cameron McEvoy, James Fletcher’s […] The post Uncovering The Breath T...

With over 25 years of experience working with the highest level of athletes and sporting clubs all over the world, we welcome back Wayne Goldsmith, to discuss working with children and the role of parents in swim training. One of the most passionate sports performance experts throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the world, Wayne has been […] The post How Do I Know If My Child Is Talented With Wa...

I’ve known Grant through mutual friends for a quite a while. He is a Triathlon coach and to me, he is one of the best coaches that teaches and coaches a lot base on Mindset, Intuitiveness, and Beliefs. In the podcast, we talked about a lot of different topics from How to Change your Structured […] The post Race on Instinct (Avoid Over Thinking) with Grant Giles appeared first on Effortless Swimmin...

Gary Hurring is a former Olympic swimmer and coach from New Zealand who has been featured on our podcast previously in episode #90called “How to Change your Technique from an Olympic Coaches Perspective”. Gary and I are running a swim camp in Hawaii in March for swimmers, triathletes and open water swimmers to improve their technique, […] The post Simple Changes, Big Results with Gary Hurring appe...

Let’s welcome back Lisandra de Carvalho as we talk about how to train for 10km+ swims. Lisandra has swum the Rottnest channel on numerous occasions and she has been my training partner these past few months in preparing for the Rottnest Swim this year. Join us as we talk about the things that are essential […] The post How To Train For 10km+ Swims with Lisandra de Carvalho appeared first on Effort...

There are times when we get confused on what to prioritize. In today’s podcast, we talk about how it is beneficial to prioritize the bigger things first such as technique, focus, and mindset. Moreover, giving time also for smaller rocks such as strength training, diet, and mobility. The post Move Your Big Rocks First appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

Swimming can be compared to driving a car. In today’s podcast, we share with you about going from manual mode to automatic. When training, we like our swimmers to be in the manual mode where they really need to focus so that they can coordinate these little elements together. If you can practice that in training, […] The post Train in Manual, Race in Automatic appeared first on Effortless Swimming...

One of the analogies we like to use in swimming is the laser vs the lantern approach. Which approach should you use? Listen as we talk about the importance of having a laser approach in your training. The post Laser vs the Lamp appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

In this podcast we share to you why generalized coaching style doesn’t work for most swimmers. The post The Power of Individualized Coaching appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

When you train, do you feel like you only have one speed? In this podcast, we share with you on how you vary your pace in training, on how to shock the system. The post Shock the System appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

Most of the propulsion will come from the catch. We have worked with more than 1300 athletes and we have observed that most of them can impove on their catch. The post The Catch appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

How long does it take you to warm up in training? We share our favourite pre-training routine to improve shoulder stability and reduce the chance of injury. The post Before Training Routine appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

Flexibility. Technique. Fitness. The list goes on… How do you know if you’re working on the ‘right’ things in your swimming? Join John Mullen from SwimmingScience.net and I on the latest podcast where we explore: – John’s ‘needs analysis’ process and how he determines what to focus on with each swimmer – Strategies for enhancing your […] The post How to Work on the Right Things with John Mullen fr...

This podcast episode is from the audio of our Facebook live and we talk about my consolidated thoughts on what most triathletes and open water swimmers can do to swim faster this 2018. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/effortlessswimming/ The post My Top 8 Things to Swim Faster in 2018 appeared first on Effortless Swimming .

We discuss how the concept of domino effect can be helpful in the obstacles that you are facing. Listen and you will learn how identifying that initial or smaller dominoes can be beneficial in knocking over bigger dominoes. The post The Domino Effect appeared first on Effortless Swimming .