Ocean Walker Academy: A UK first for inclusive swimming
The Ocean Walker Academy has announced the opening of the United Kingdom’s first fully inclusive open water and pool facility.
Swim Training
Scale Swimming Waterproof Training Books
Scale Swimming aims to help more people access and benefit from swimming. Their waterproof swim training books help you never waste a session
Beyond Swim launched to bring the open water swimming community together
Beyond Swim is designed to offer something for every member of the open water swimming community by providing safe, enjoyable and consistent experiences
Active Training World launch two new open water swimming venues
Fast expanding event organisers Active Training World have added Luton Hoo and Holme Pierrepont as two new open water swimming venues
Make the most from your open water swimming
The weather is improving and open water venues are opening up. Make the most of your valuable time in the water with these top tips from Coach Karen Parnell
Be Careful What You Wish For….
Wish you were better at swimming? While you might dream of moving gracefully through the water, Dan Bullock of Swim for Tri highlights a few downsides!
Mirinda Carfrae talks swimming…
Mirinda Carfrae is a three-time IRONMAN World Champion. With a Kona run course record on her C.V., she’s still motivated to improve in the water
A Beginners Guide To Open Water Swimming
It’s perfectly normal to have an anxiety or a fear of swimming in open water. For many new triathletes it will be a daunting experience and venturing out into a lake, the sea or a river will be way out of their comfort zone.
INCUS Performance – A revolution in triathlon training?
The INCUS Performance mission is to help triathletes to unlock their potential through accurate data from proprietary wearable technologies, as well as actionable insights
Robbie MacNab’s Channel Swim – it’s on!
The latest from out ‘Triathlete versus the Channel’, Robbie MacNab. Six hour training swims can only mean one thing… check out the latest news
Robbie MacNab is finally back in the water
It’s been a challenging training period for Robbie MacNab, who is still aiming for a solo Channel crossing this year, but the water is open… finally!
Team Voom’s Training Tips To Maintain Triathlon Fitness During Lockdown
Here are a few insights from the athletes of Team Voom about how they have been adapting training and coping with the impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown
Open Water Swimming and COVID-19: latest safety advice
What are the implications for Open Water Swimming on the partial lifting of lockdown restrictions? Check out the COVID-19 Guidance to Open Water Swimmers
Is anyone else missing pool rage?!
A month of zero swimming – when you are training to swim The English Channel – has left Robbie MacNab thinking that ‘pool rage’ might well be progress…
Alice Hector: All I want for Christmas… is a 10km swim set!
One minute you are browsing Twitter, a couple of days later you are swimming 10km with Lucy Charles-Barclay. Alice Hector reports…
SwimTrek launches specialist swim focused triathlon camps
SwimTrek have announced a new range of triathlon coaching camps in Tenerife, specifically focused on improving the swimming ability of triathletes
Swim for Tri release new training plan range
Swim for Tri have released a new, cost effective range of swim training plans for triathletes and swimmers featuring their proven and award winning sessions
Flagship open water venue opening in Nottingham
Infrastructure is now in place for a new open water swim venue opening in Nottingham next month, run by RG Active, based at the National Water Sports Centre
Online Swim Analysis with Swim For Tri
Ever considered remote swim technique analysis? A look at the online swim analysis service available from Swim for Tri Head Coach, Dan Bullock