Swim Smooth

🔷 Swim Types: Nearly 20 Years On!

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Mar 7, 2025
Delve into a revolutionary coaching methodology that's been shaping swimmers for nearly 20 years. Discover the five distinct swim types and how personalized coaching strategies can elevate your performance. Learn about innovative techniques designed for unique styles like 'swingers' and 'smoothees.' Hear inspiring transformation stories from real swimmers, while exploring the cutting-edge technology advancing training in 2025. Plus, find out how to become a qualified coach in just a few clicks!
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INSIGHT

Personalized Swim Coaching

  • Swim Smooth's Swim Types methodology has been a leading approach in personalized swim coaching for almost 20 years.
  • It emphasizes coaching the individual swimmer, not just the stroke, recognizing each swimmer's unique strengths and weaknesses.
ANECDOTE

Joanna Derry's Swim Smooth Experience

  • In 2013, Joanna Derry of The Guardian shared her positive experience with Swim Smooth's personalized coaching.
  • She appreciated how Swim Smooth identified and corrected her individual faults, unlike traditional, one-size-fits-all approaches.
ADVICE

Swim Types and Improvement Strategies

  • Understand your Swim Type (Arnie, Bambino, Kicktastic, Overglider, Swinger, or Smooth) to tailor your training.
  • Each type has specific strengths, weaknesses, and recommended action points for improvement.
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