The Effortless Swimming Podcast

My guest today is Aidan Booth who is over at New Zealand. Aidan mentioned in one of his emails that he hit a PB on his hundred freestyle after going through the 8-week Faster Freestyle Course. Listen as Aidan shares his experience and how he broke the 1:15 Barrier. 00:51 Goal 3:11 Power Diamond 4:33 Stroke Rate 6:38 Measuring Stroke Rate 8:04 Hold Of The Water 11:19 Technique Checklist 17:38 What Keeps You Coming Back?

My guest today is Michael Riber. I contacted him a couple of weeks ago because I would love to have him on the podcast to talk about his improvement after finishing the 5-Day Catch Challenge. Enjoy 00:54 Swimming Background 09:37 Swimming Injuries 10:56 Accept What You Are And Do Something About It 16:17 Sky Diving And Swimming 18:09 Improvement After The Course 27:38 Patience 35:21 Life Is Long    

My Guest today is Zac Turner, he is a physio at Kieser Australia. I have met Zac through a clinic that I was running in Melbourne, he invited me to try Kieser Gym that he worked at. I have been going there for a couple of months now, I have really enjoyed it, got a lot out of it, and now that I have come back to swimming, I've found that my shoulders have been really good as a result of strength training there. So I thought it would be good to get him into the podcast to talk about Strength Training. 01:34 Physio Background 03:16 Training Approach 06:55 Internal And External Rotation Strength Link To Swimming 10:26 Injury Prevention 14:51 Combined Elevation Test 17:11 How Can People Improve Their Overhead Range 20:36 How Often You Do Strength Training 23:57 Tapering Up https://www.kieser.com.au/ Kieser are happy to offer this deal to listeners who want to try a Kieser strength program. It includes: ●Initial physio session ●6x supervised strength training sessions ●6 week Kieser membership ●All for $180 Mention they listened to the EffortlessSwimming Podcast when they call up to book to access the offer. Terms and Conditions: Only available to new Kieser clients. Must reference the Effortless Swimming podcast when booking to redeem. Offer ends 31st of Jan 2022. Form Goggles https://www.formswim.com/?sscid=b1k5_hkrgn& Check out the Effortless Swimming membership for online coaching options: https://effortlessswimming.com/member/membership/ View our freestyle clinic schedule around Australia: https://effortlessswimming.com/freestyle-clinics Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/EffortlessSwimming Follow us on Social media: https://www.facebook.com/effortlessswimming/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/effortlessswimming/

Marquest joins us in this podcast episode to talk about his early struggles when he started swimming. 01:02 Swimming Background 9:00 Doing Half Ironman 09:30 I Gotta Start With Something 16:52 But Swimming 25:53 Signing Up For The Stroke Analysis 35:53 Kicking Hard 44:18 Climbing Up A Mountain 47:10 It's Not Comfortable But I Am Not Dying

My guest today is Ari Klau and he is a professional triathlete who started only at the beginning of this year. He essentially came from no swimming background at all and he is gotten to a point now where he swimming very well for someone who doesn't have a background in swimming. His background is running, he was an NCAA runner and that is particularly his strength but he is a very good cyclist as well. On this podcast, we explore what he is going through in the last year in terms of how he started with his swimming, where 's is he at now, and some of those things he has worked on and focused on with his technique to get to where's he at now. Enjoy!   3:15 Swimming Background 7:27 Start Of Training 9:38 Training Mindset 13:25 First Half Iron Man 16:04 Feel The Water 18:52 Finding The Balance 19:48 Making Some Changes 24:00 Video Analysis 26:35 Focusing On The Catch 30:21 Reaching The Minute Mark 42:21 "Feel For The Water" 46:44 Breathing

My guest today is David Tilbury-Davis. You might know him, you might not. He is the former coach of Lionel Sanders, he coaches a number of professional triathletes, he is one of the most highly successful, highly experienced triathlon coaches out there at the moment. He has been coaching for the last 26 years, he has worked with Olympic athletes, Commonwealth Games athletes, and a lot of age-group and professional triathletes. Enjoy.   04:54 Coaching Long-Term Athletes 08:26 Neurological Fatigue 13:42 Descending Set 19:30 Testing Overall Improvement 24:01 Resilience 29:25 Developing Technique 39:39 Openwater Swimming 41:15 Developing Openwater Swimming Skills 43:14 Safety 51:16 Risk Assessment Instincts http://www.tilburydavis.com/ https://www.instagram.com/coachtilburs/  

My guest today is Phil Clayton. Phil was a professional Ironman, Surf Ironman Competitor from 1992 to 2004. In 2000, he won the World Ironman Championships. He has a lot of experience as a Surf Ironman Coach and as a swim coach. His main thing is helping people get comfortable, get experience to become open water swimmers. 05:06 Swimming Background 06:55 Where Do You Start? 12:48 Swimming In The Ocean 15:23 The Story That You Are Telling Yourself 17:34 "Marine Creatures" 28:38 Breathing Cycle 29:28 Bilaterral Breathing 33:32 Creating A Community https://www.philclaytonandco.com/

My guest today is a fellow coach, a competitor, a triathlete who has done a huge amount of racing. He has done one of the longer distance triathlons that there is, the Ultraman. 01:50 Competition/ Coaching Background 03:58 Training From Ironman To Ultraman 06:37 Not Too Much Running 07:28 Swim Training 08:33Swim Techniques 09:59 Open Water Swimming Skills 15:07 Coaching Triathletes 17:45 Changes In Coaching Approach 23:24 Focused On Mature Athletes 29:36 They Are Not Going To Remember All These Things Straight Away 30:56 Upcoming Events 32:39 Swimming Is A Great Body Maintenance

My guest today is an elite athlete who won an incredible 5 World Championships in paddle boarding and holds the course record for the Molokai to Ohau race in Hawaii. Won his first full Ironman series in 2018 and the Coolangatta Gold Ironman in 2019. Join us as Matt talks about his training sessions, visions, and upcoming races. 02:48 Loving The Sport From The Getgo 04:35 Becoming A Tougher Competitor 06:47 What I Love About The Sport 09:30 The Ultimate Humility Teacher 11:57 Training Environment 14:14 Transition From Pool To Openwater 19:36 Favorite Swim Training Sessions 27:16 Upcoming Calendar Events 28:32 Train, Train, Train And Compete 32:43 What Sets You Apart 36:36 Winning The Coolangatta Gold 43:20 Visualization And Mental Imagery 46:13 Knowing The Purpose Of Drills  

My guest today is Alex from AB Physiology. Take a listen as Alex talks about the importance of breathing, shares some breathing exercises, and how we should prioritize exhale. 04:32 Strategies Used To Help People Stay Calm 06:44 Level OF Awareness Towards Breathing 09:39 Breathing Exercise 14:28 Breathing In A Highly Stressed Situation 16:16 Prioritize Your Exhale 19:40 CO2 Tolerance 29:59 Keep Your Mouth Shut And Slow Down