by SwimCoach | Mar 16, 2016 | Posts, Tips, News & Reviews
It’s all change in the way we book sessions at South West Swim Firstly, many many many thanks for all of you who have logged in and created accounts, helped test and even book sessions on our spanking new system. It has been a lot of hard work in the background...
by SwimCoach | Mar 15, 2016 | Posts, Tips, News & Reviews
If you fancy a nice little tough set to challenge the body and mind try this little number that I swam on Monday. Use your CSS pace +4 (25m pool you would add 4 seconds to your Base CSS, (for ref 0.25 per length added to the tempo trainer = 1 second over 100m). I...
by SwimCoach | Feb 11, 2016 | Posts, Tips, News & Reviews
Well, its been an interesting week or so back in the UK, which is why this second instalment about my trip has been delayed slightly. When flying to Australia I found the jet lag quite bad, but manageable. I could still get on with daily life (albeit adjusted...
by SwimCoach | Jan 21, 2016 | Posts, Tips, News & Reviews
All Swim Smooth’ed up. This is a little blog about my journey so far on the Swim Smooth certification path. The trip has been looming since my selection last year, a very privileged opportunity offered to only a few coaches out of thousands worldwide...
by SwimCoach | Nov 11, 2015 | Posts, Tips, News & Reviews
11th November, A year ago today marks the first anniversary of the BEST professional thing that happened to me. I decided to build South West Swim into a full time business. Gone were the days of being paid by an employer helping make somebody else’s dreams come...
by SwimCoach | Oct 16, 2015 | Posts, Tips, News & Reviews
At South West Swim we have just completed the second week of our winter technique pool sessions. These are sessions that run weekly (twice a week) from October through to April with a massive focus on technique in the swim, and some open water skills and group video...