The Effortless Swimming Podcast #407 : 10 Ways To Increase Your Swim Speed with Brenton Ford
Dec 22, 2025
Explore ten powerful strategies to boost your swim speed! Delve into the benefits of training different strokes to enhance overall technique. Discover how changing your training approach can yield new speed gains. Learn the importance of skill diligence, from push-offs to turns. Join a squad for motivation, and consider unplugging from tech to sharpen your instincts. Master breath control under pressure, commit to focused training blocks, and hone in on a single skill for lasting improvement. Professional feedback can unlock your potential!
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Cross-Train With Another Stroke
- Train a different stroke like backstroke to strengthen opposing muscles and improve your catch.
- Use other strokes in recovery sets to transfer feel and technique back to freestyle.
Change Your Training Stimulus
- Change your training stimulus: try more long slow distance or short, sharp sprint/resistance work.
- Experiment to see which approach produces better race performance for you.
Hone Pool Skills For Seconds Per 100
- Be diligent with skills like push-offs, turns, dolphin kicks and finishes to shave seconds off your times.
- Practice these pool skills regularly even if you mainly race open water.