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Swimming Safety Facts – Helping to Swim Safely in Open Water

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Dave

Staying safe whilst open water swimming and an understanding of the basic swimming safety facts should always be your number one priority and a couple of items on social media this week have drawn my attention to it once again.… Continue Reading →

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Strength Exercises For Swimming – Exercises for Home or the Gym

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Dave

Swimming in itself it a low resistance aerobic workout, but that does not mean that you will not improve your swimming by working on your overall body strength. As I write this all swimming pools are currently closed, but even… Continue Reading →

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Ironman Swim Training Plan – Don Fink 30 Week Training Schedule

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Dave

The Be Iron Fit time efficient training plan has been my go to plan for the past 10 years in preparing for any distance racing and it also includes a detailed Ironman Swim Training Plan within its 30-week training programs.… Continue Reading →

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Open Water Swimming Safety Equipment – How to Keep Yourself Safe

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Dave

As I write this article the United Kingdom is in general Coronavirus lock down and though the rules might change for better or worse in the near future you can currently exercise outside once a day, locally with one other… Continue Reading →

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Zoggs Goggles Review – the Predator Flex Range

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Dave

The Zoggs Predator Flex Polarized has been my swimming goggle of choice these last few years, turning out to be a quality and long-lasting product that has served me well in my open water and pool based swimming. It is… Continue Reading →

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Open Water Swim Goggles Review – Finding the Right Goggle

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Dave

When looking at different types of swimming goggles, whether for open water, pool swimming or both it is important to understand that it  is not possible to have a one size fits all scenario, one type or brand of goggle… Continue Reading →

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Blue Seventy Reaction Wetsuit Review – a Quality Mid-Range Suit

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Dave

The Blue Seventy Reaction has been my wet suit of choice these last 6 years and has turned out to be a quality and long-lasting product that has served me well. When competing in triathlon it is always interesting to… Continue Reading →

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Effective Time Management Techniques – Get the most from your Training

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Dave

In this post I will be going through some effective time management techniques that I have picked up over the years that help me plan my training sessions consistently during a week. These then build week over week not only… Continue Reading →

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Open Water Swimming Equipment – What do You Need?

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Dave

There is a whole host of swim equipment available to help with swimming in open water or with swim training, but some is of more use than others. In the following post I will go through the Open Water Swimming… Continue Reading →

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How to Swim a Mile – Where do I Start?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Dave

When starting out or trying to improve your swimming I would advise that you have something to focus on, something that will get you into that pool or open water and where you can monitor your progress on a regular… Continue Reading →

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