Having a coach is a great move but not always feasible for every athlete to employ. This is why I started this swim series of articles.
In my experience a novice swimmer can see massive gains by getting to the pool frequently and developing a sense of understanding the water through technique cues (which I have provided). Drills are ok but sometimes miss the point. Getting great a drill requires you to be precise with how you do it and precise with how it translates to normal swimming. Making changes to the stroke during normal swimming tends to work better as the body and brain make sense of that better. I hope this helps, reach out if you would like more info.
Ok but how
Improving for an olympic? Does the technique (drills) if done without a coach work on its own or is there always a need for a coach?
Hi Giuseppe,
Having a coach is a great move but not always feasible for every athlete to employ. This is why I started this swim series of articles.
In my experience a novice swimmer can see massive gains by getting to the pool frequently and developing a sense of understanding the water through technique cues (which I have provided). Drills are ok but sometimes miss the point. Getting great a drill requires you to be precise with how you do it and precise with how it translates to normal swimming. Making changes to the stroke during normal swimming tends to work better as the body and brain make sense of that better. I hope this helps, reach out if you would like more info.
Totally agree!
I think that the more the body gets used to certain speeds, the more it manages to sustain them over time ... in my opinion ‘hit’
1. Force
2.speeds
3. Endurance
It’s the key .. unfortunately going below CSS 1’50”/100mt is difficult for me but I have to do it for Olympic triathlon ..
Thank you, Max!
Great post mate.