SWIM DRILLS - Part 2

If you’re looking to for a drill that ticks a lot of boxes, gives some BIG gains and you can perform it every session then single arm drill

Optimising Sleep For Better Performance

Swim Drills - Part 1

There are lots of swimming drills you can do to help you with your technique and over the next few months I will be talking about which drills work best to help correct or focus on certain parts of your frontcrawl stroke.

Reflecting on your season

Everyone is different and it’s not ‘One size fits all’ when it comes to anything in life, especially in open water swimming.

Looking to improve your swimming technique?

Swim Training with Heathwood Swimming

The importance of your leg kick in open water swimming.

Ever heard people saying, ‘You don’t need to use your legs in open water because you’re in a wetsuit’?? OR ‘You need to save your legs for the Bike & Run’??

Plan some regular swim sets

‘It’s getting colder & the weather is changing’

For most of us the open water swimming season is coming to an end or is basically over. In October the UK water temperature in the sea, lakes & reservoirs are dropping rapidly and where you were able to swim in 17 to 20 degrees its now more like 12 or 13oc.

How to stay young

According to science, there’s a difference between chronological age and biological age...we explore the difference.

The jump from pool to sea

There’s no real way to prepare yourself for the transition from swimming pool to open water, other than just taking the plunge.

11 Marathon Hints and Tips

You might be running your first Marathon, maybe considering it, or even this year might mark your 29th Marathon?

Inspirational Story - Makala Doughty

An inspirational athlete who has been through a dramatic transformation, coming out stronger than ever due to determination

How Well do you Know your Body?

Richard Collins tells us the journey he is overcoming ahead of Long Course Weekend 2019.