The Effortless Swimming Podcast

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 Smart 01:59 Dad As A Coach 03:39 Swimming 3X A Week 05:22 Big Part of Success In Swimming Is How Much You Enjoy It 06:06 There Is No One Way OF Swimming 08:18...

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 looking to do a marathon swimming, what are the important factors when you are thinking of the training that you are...

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 Background 3:35 Did the '5 Day Catch Challenge' Each Day Twice 4:45 Less Tired And Feeling Better 5:45 The Importance Of Slow To Fast 8:19 On...

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 Yoga 04:55 Body Awareness in Overhead Movements 06:55 Thoracic Mobility 08:18 Increasing Thoracic Spine Mobility 12:36 Rock Not Roll 13:21 Cross-Body Connections 15:05 How You Perform Dr...

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 are talking about some of the lessons that he has learned over the last several years o...

In todays episode, I want to go over an article that I was sent recently by Bevan Mckinnon who host the podcast Fitter Radio. I thought it is going to be worhtwhile going over this article that he sent because when I first read the title and when I read the first couple of paragraphs, it kind of got my hackels up a little bit, thinking that this is not right but as I continue to read through it, I...

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 Background 2:56 Bringing In The 5 Day Catch Challenge Into My Workouts 4:19 The Entry 9:09 It Was Good To Come Back To Basics 12:...

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 Difference 5:48 Swimming Has Become Easier 7:18 What Works Best For Me 8:37 What Got Me Into The Poo...

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 Background 1:55 I Needed To Start Swimming 3:19 Watching Feedback Friday Videos 5:38 Fitness Is There But No...

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 21:59 Block Negative Thoughts 26:30 Swimming With Your Old Self 31:11 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 Ago 02:29 I Didn't Know What's Wrong With My Stroke 05:03 " The Only Thing That I Know Is That I Am Slow...

Rebecca Hollingsworth recently swam across the Cook Strait. In this episode, she talks about how her preparation, training, and experience on that swim. 00:40 It's Supposed to be 23km 2:23 Training While Waiting For Another Window 5:00 Doing A Tandem Swim 8:42 Not Slowing Down 9:28 Cold Adaptation 11:08 Fuelling 14:35 After The Swim (Mental Toll)

My guest today is John Hancock, the most recent person who successfully completed the Lake Taupo swim. 00:46 Lake Taupo 02:29 Deciding To Cross Lake Taupo and How Long is The Preparation 05:34 Is 2 Month Preparation Enough? 08:27 "As Long As You Can Keep Moving, You Will Get There" 09:53 Recovery 12:16 Thoughts While for 14 Hours 16:49 Positivity v.s. Dark Thoughts During The Swim 23:39 After The...

In this episode, I want to talk about making your swimming effortless. I have been watching about Lionel Sanders, a professional triathlete has put up in his swimming recently which he has titled "Stop Sucking At Swimming" and he is basically trying to improve his swimming to be a front pack swimmer in his swim and not lose so much ground on his swim. It has been interesting hearing him talk about...

Do you only have one speed? In this episode, we are talking about developing your gears as a swimmer. If you want to develop your ability and your skills as a swimmer or as a triathlete, then it is going to really pay off to be able to adjust the effort you put in and the speed that you get back as a result of it. We are also talking about the common mistakes that people make when they struggle to...

I thought it might be useful through some of the things that I am tweaking, adjusting, and changing with my own swimming that you may find useful in your own swimming. 00:36 Changing Habits and Having a Good Routine 02:55 Starting The Day The Right Way 05:50 Training Harder and Longer Sessions 06:17 Expanding Skillset and Boundaries 10:03 Listening to Fictional Audio Books 11:16 Loosening Up and S...

In this episode, Chuck, who joined the Effortless Swimming Membership a couple of years ago, shares about his swimming experience, his hesitation in joining the membership, and how he has significantly improved over the years 01:06 Joining Effortless Swimming Membership 04:23 Putting Attention To More Important Things 08:52 It's all about "Reduce Drag, Increase Propulsion" 13:49 What You Think You...

00:58 Swimming Background 01:53 Joining Ironman After A Heart Attack 04:57 "Never Did Any Freestyle" 11:05 Comparing Strokes From A Month Ago 12:04 Finding The Right Balance With Your Stroke (Sweet Spot) 14:12 Not Power But Technique 14:30 "You Don't Know What You Don't Know" 16:05 Breaking It Down (Focus On One Thing At A Time)

Here's the third installment of our podcast episode with Sam Fenton. In this episode, Sam discussed what really is Deep Core, the muscles that are involved in strengthening the deep core, and some exercised to improve it. 1:11 What Is Deep Core? 3:17 Stability Of Pelvis 4:11 Inter-Abdominal Pressure 6:40 Crossfitters Destroying Their Joints and Back 08:48 Serape Effect 11:34 Need To Learn The Fund...

Welcome to Part 2 of our podcast episode with Sam Fenton. In this episode, Sam talked about the importance of having ankle strength and flexibility; and how can you improve your stiff ankles. 04:36 Why Underwater Dolphin Kick? 05:36 Ankle Strength And Flexibility 07:04 Range And Strength 09:21 How Do You Improve Range And Strength? 12:39 Need To Have Strong/ Smart Feet 13:03 Improving Stiff Ankles...

Sam Fenton is the High-Performance Manager of Control High Performance, he has been involved with sports for close to 20 years now and is in charge of Strength and Conditioning/ Performance programs. Sam will be joining us for a three-part podcast, for the next episodes, Sam and I will be talking about: Part 2:Transforming Your Feet Into Propellors (Even If Your Ankles Are STIFF!) Part 3:Deep Core...

1:15 WHY? Total Body Force Swimming 3:50 do not focus on trying to feel the water 5:14 use whole body to create force 7:40 Bilateral breathing > Is bilateral breathing necessary? 9:21 TBF swimming gives both rhythm and balance > 12:08 straight arms recovery stroke 12:45 hand entry 13:15 head position 14:55 find the stroke that best suits you

My guest in this episode is Ryan Twist, a Podiatrist from Bayswater Foot and Ankle Clinic. Anyone who is listening who wants to get into running or they have been running and they have found themselves injured, this episode is for you.   01:13 People Are Starting to Pick Up Running And Walking 02:49 What Are The Most Common Running Injuries? 04:56 Recommendations For Beginners (Walk Run Cycle) 06:...

Shawn is an Ironman triathlete based in Nova Scotia, Canada. A year ago, he started some changes in his stroke and in the course over the last year, he has effectively gone from a 2:25 per hundred pace down to 1:31 per hundred. Shawn will share how he has done that, what changes he's made to his stroke and how might incorporate this changes to your own stroke. 00:56 Impressive Improvements 03:49 E...

Melissa Urie is the first woman to complete 895km Uberman Ultra-Triathlon. In this podcast episode, she shares her experience during the race, doing training, and getting through the race with the use of mental strategies to survive the tough times. 5:22 Training For Uberman 10:23 The Power of A Positive Mindset 12:43 Proving Yourself That You Can Do It 13:51 Building Your Confidence 17:29 Giving...