Paul Newsome is a swim coach with a wealth of experience in helping triathletes and open water swimmers get faster in the water. He is well-known as the founder of Swim Smooth, through which he has been providing coaching and education to athletes around the world for nearly twenty years. He recently worked directly with Chelsea Sodaro to improve her swim ahead of her Ironman World Championship victory in 2022.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How Paul helped improve Chelsea Sodaro's swimming in the lead-up towards her Kona win in 2022
-A look into the structure of Chelsea's swim training
-Red Mist endurance training
-The hierarchy of stroke correction
-Cause and effect issues in swim technique (treat the root cause not the symptom)
-Using swim toys as an aid in technique assessment
-Finding the right stroke rate
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