The Effortless Swimming Podcast

In today's episode, we sat down with Brigetta Hamilton to talk about her impressive improvement over the last 6 months. Brigetta attended one of our clinics in May starting at 2:20 pace per 100. She got her time down to 1:48 and now she is at 1:39. Find out what she did to improve! 00:51 Swimming background 01:17 Were you able to swim comfortably without stopping when you started swimming? 03:02 Does your cycling background help with your swimming? 05:10 When you are working on going faster, what do you usually think? 11:15 Developing Intuition 14:34 Your feel for the water looks so much better 15:59 Rocking side to side and recovery 18:35 What's your next goal? 20:35 Try the sight and breathe method 21:23 When you relax, you swim better and quicker

My guest today is Taryn Richardson, an advanced sports dietitian, and a triathlon nutrition specialist. In this episode, we will talk about triathlon and swimming nutrition and what you can do to make better choices to get fitter and healthier. 1:08 What are the common mistakes working with age group triathletes/swimmers 3:58 Coming back to the fundamental things 6:12 Eating before swimming 12:11 Why does swimming make you hungry 14:05 Dietary periodization and why it's so important 17:39 How individualized are the nutrition plans that you provide for people? 19:27 How to lean up and still maintain energy for training 23:19 Improving Your Eating Habits 29::55 Recovery nutrition 34:35 Lighter is not necessarily better 37:14 Get in touch with Taryn

In today's episode, we will discuss the best ways to go about improving how you look when you swim. 02:00 The Base Position 03:35 Have The Right Amount Of Rotation 04:48 Keep The Kick Fairly Narrow 05:53 Good Recovery 09:05 Soft Hands 10:20 Good Looking Freestyle Is Never Hurried Or Rushed 11:41 Slow To Fast 12:06 Skinny S Shape 12:31 The Breathing 14:00 The Kick 14:41 Style Is Important 15:36 Visualize Yourself Swimming Like A Pro

In today's episode, I wanted to get Victoria Smith, who recently joined the Maldives Camp, to share her swimming improvements over the 12 months. Tune in now! 01:11 What got you into swimming? 9:23 Have there been any frustrations that you've experienced with your swimming since you began? 10:48 What helped to make your coordination better? 11:47 Do you come from a dancing background? 13:34 What did you change to have yourself feel stronger in the water? 20:14 What is it that you love about swimming? 23:14 Being Aware Of Your Body 25:37 How long did it take you to get that feeling of being able to hold the water? 27: Did the Maldives camp help improve your open-water swimming? 31:10 What advice can you give to someone who just started swimming?

So thrilled to have Ironman World Champion Gustav Iden in today's podcast episode. Tune in now as he shares his inspiring journey toward success! 02:02 What's changed for you after winning Kona? 03:06 What is about the sport you love? 04:17 How did you manage the front-pack swim after not as well in some races leading up to it? 05:28 Did you do any race simulation in training in the open water? 10:15 What's been your journey with swim technique over the years? 12:22 In swimming, it's different strokes for different folks 15:41 What do you most age groupers could do to improve their swim? 17:03 How often are you doing lactate testing in the pool? 17:38 Do you feel you gain fitness from swimming which helps in bike and running? 18:24 How many kilometers do you swim a week? 19:00 At what point in the race did you start hurting? 19:54 What's the most important advice you got in your career and why? 21:03 Do you take in the same grams of carbs in swim practice as you do the bike and run? 21:32 What's your stand-alone marathon time? 22:34 What setting do you use on your form goggles? 23:35 What's the best of tech from Santaratech for a mid-pack AG 24:44 What is your least favorite thing about triathlons? 25:33 Does your stroke rate or kick change between different distance events? 28:16 What's next for Gustav Iden?

My guest today is Dan Atkins who is the Queensland National Performance Center Head Coach in Australia and has been working with top-end athletes. We will talk about some of Dan's coaching philosophies and strategies and how they can help everyday swimmers and triathletes. 01:01 Swimming To Triathlon Coaching 03:09 Using Cues, Trigger Words, Or Nursery Rhymes 06:01 Making It Simple And Less Complicated 07:08 Different Levels Of Swimmers 10:14 Setting Up A Triathlon Club 12:23 It Is A Very Challenging Sport! 15:18 Always Thinking One Step Ahead 17:34 Learning Important Skills 2206 Trying Out New Things 26:49 We Need To Go Easier 30:08 We Now Have A Smarter Approach To Training 33:47 Psychological Reciprocity 35:25 What's Next?

My guest today is Josh Salley who is based in Wales and has recently completed his first half Ironman. Josh and I have been working for the last couple of months doing some stroke analysis and technique coaching. Tune in to this episode now! 00:49 Swimming Background 02:46 Improving Quickly 03:45 Focused More On Technique 04:38 Overcoming Open Water Swimming 07:18 Treat It As A Training Session 09:10 Swimming Consistently 09:54 This Made The Biggest Difference To My Stroke 11:45 Overrotation 13:26 Look At The Cause The Symptoms 13:58 Very Narrow Kick 15:57 Start with a 6-beat Kick 16:55 Warm Up The Leg and Get The Kick Going 17:50 8-Week Faster Freestyle Course 19:08 Determination And Hard Work 20:06 This Is An Absolute Game Changer 21:03 What's Your Setup For Recording? 22:44 Video Feedback

My guest today is Frank Huisman. He's a swim coach based in the Netherlands. Tune in to this episode to learn more about becoming a faster and more efficient swimmer. 01:08 Working With Kristian Blummenfelt 01:52 Developed A Wetsuit For Kristian 03:27 What Is Impulse Time? 06:17 Speed Is Determined By Two Major Things 08:49 Get Your Swim Efficient 11:03 Keep Your Drag Low 12:10 Stroke Length 13:08 What Are The Things Impacting Body Position 15:52 The Swimmer's Superman 18:31 Perform The Kick In The Right Way 22:11 3 Reasons Why You Have Kick 26:12 Simplify The Swim Technique 27:00 Swim Stroke Chart 31:32 To Bring Awareness 36:38 What If The Stroke Rate Is Too Low? 39:12 Get In Touch With Frank! 39:27 What's Next?

In this episode, I will talk about stroke count and how to use it to your advantage to become a faster swimmer. 01:29 What Is A Stroke Count? 04:18 How Can You Use Your Stroke Count To Become A Faster Swimmer? 06:20 How To Reduce Drag And Increase Propulsion 09:43 Best Average Time Across The Whole Set 11:55 Maintaining The Best Technique And Form 13:45 The Best Athletes In The World Are The Most Consistent Athletes 17:09 New Clinic Schedules!

Gerry Rodrigues is coming back as a guest in today's episode. He is one of the world's leading open-water swimming coaches and the founder of Tower 26. We will talk about swimming techniques and tips for triathletes. Tune in now! 01:33 Ironman Kona 03:54 The Game Has Changed 05:06 The Four Key Things 07:56 Blend Between Technical Work And Hard Work 09:51 Get Feedback Immediately 12:16 It's A Giant Puzzle! 14:40 Training In The Pool For The Open Water 21:03 Swimming With/Without A Pool Buoy 27:08 Learn How To Filter The Information You Receive 30:07 Kicking 33:47 Treat The Problem, Not The Symptom 36:24 Going Back To The Fundamentals Of The Stroke 38:53 Feel For The Water 43:00 Catch VS Setup? 48:02 I Want People To Get Good Results