The Effortless Swimming Podcast

Our guest for today's episode is Sam Penny who is the first person who attempted to swim the English in winter. In this episode, we talked about Sam's training, strategy and his journey in crossing the English Channel. 00:52 The Swim 08:40 We Had No Idea What Was Going To Come 10:07 Shutting Your Mind Down 11:19 Hypothermia Setting In 17:21 Swim Strategy 20:24 Prepare Yourself For The Worst 22:01 Looking On The Bright Side Of Things 23:44 Looking At It As A New Adventure 25:41 Future Swims 33:17 It's Not About The Destination, It's The Journey 37:37 I Didn't Come This Far To Come This Far

Our guest today is Baden Schaff, who is a PGA pro in golf, and he is also the co-creator of Skillest. Now you might've heard me talk about Skillest, this is the app that we use at our clinics and at our camps, to help analyze swimmers strokes and also just to really show them what they're doing under the water. And for me, this is an app that is completely changed the way that we coach, and I've got Baden to thank for that. And we're going to talk a little bit about Skillest, but also talk about what are some lessons that Baden has learned from coaching people in golf, and how we can apply that to swimming, and how you can improve your own swimming through some of those lessons. 05:07 Origin Of Skillest 06:50 Using Skillest For Coaching 11:36 How Effortless Swimming Is Using Skillest 14:03 Breaking Things Down To A Simplistic Level 15:20 Providing Structure And Timeframe 16:41 It Takes Discipline 17:37 Don't Get Distracted 18:46 Tryin A different Thing Everyday 19:37 Long Term Thinking 20:19 Coaching Timeframe 24:06 Coaching Online

We sit down with Josh Minogue as we talk about how patience pays off, his Coolangatta Gold triumph and his triathlon journey. 04:09 Swimming Background 07:16 How Can Dissapointment Be Good For Me? 09:08 If You Stop Learning, Stop Coaching 10:08 Being An Athlete and Being A Coach 13:12 Coaching And Training For Triathlon 14:43 Trying Something New 18:23 Transition From Swimming To Surf Ironman 24:46 Giving The Coolangatta Gold Another Try 34:28 Not Competing in Surf Ironman 37:41 "I'm So Glad I Did It" Moments 39:02 Two Types Of Fun 42:33 Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional 44:11 Future Challenges 48:42 Some Lesson Are Learned In The Doing

Our guest in todays episode is Darren Stojanovic from Dynamic Stability. He is a physiotherapist but he is also doing a lot of work in breathwork. In this episode, Darren and I will be talking about different breathing techniques which can help you control your emotion and help you improve your performance. 3:01 Learning About Breathing 04:48 Putting Breathing Techniques Together And Teaching It 06:27 How Breathwork Can Alter The Body's System 09:00 How It Can Help People 14:14 You Improve Your Breathing, You Improve Your Technique 17:20 Different Effects On People 23:25 Circular Breathing/ The Go-To Breath 25:02 Boxed Breathing/Sniper Breath 28:41 Triangle Breathing 34:44 Energy Breathing 42:18 One Of The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do To Your Body

Ryan Hodierne is the Biomechanist for NSWIS (New South Wales Institute of Sport). He has worked with a lot of high-level swimmers and what I would like to talk about is how biomechanics would be applicable for a regular person who would like to improve his or her swimming. 01:06 Thoughts about Sensarii 02:31 Simplifying Data To Make It Useful 05:02 Communicating With Swimmers And Coaches 09:31 Putting Fundamentals In Place First 10:59 "We are a Proof To The Coach If What He Is Doing Is Right or Wrong" 13:16 Providing Expectations To Athletes 17:46 Visual Learning 18:28 Contrast Drills 22:18 Kick Is More Effective If It Is Tied In With A Stroke 23:21 Drills For Connecting The Timing Of The Kick And Stroke 28:05 Timing Goes A Long Way 31:38 Connecting The Purpose Of The Drill To The Swim Stroke 34:20 Consistency 35:21 Leave The Watch In Your Gear Bag  

My guest is Tim Ford, who is someone I've known for the last few years, and a number of years ago, he started his triathlon journey and over that time he's lost more than 50 kilos. He's completely changed his life with respect to his health, his fitness, and his work, and I think it's a really good story to share on how a simple idea can spark a complete life change in someone. On today's episode, we look at what are some of those things that Tim has changed to turn around his life and become a completely different person and we also share some of the things that we feel can help other people become better athletes, whether that's a triathlon or whether it's swimming. And focusing on the things that you can control and that you can change and why it pays to always have a longterm approach to this stuff.   03:07 "I Stopped Weighing Myself When I Reached 120 Kilos." 05:11 "My First Triathlon Was A Disaster" 07:20 "I Bought A Fancy Carbon Fiber Bike After My First Race" 09:11 Triathlon Is More Of A Race Against Yourself 10:13 What Motivates You? 12:14 Little Improvements 15:24 The Switch 20:07 When Your Hobby Becomes Your Job 21:33 Being A Coach 25:17 "I'd Rather And Potentially Fail At Something That I Really Care About, Rather Than Never Try At All" 27:35 Collaboration Is The Most Underrated Thing In Our Sport 30:55 Stepping Out OF Your Comfort Zone 32:37 Hardwork and Commitment Often Leads To Good Things 33:04 Leaving The Judgement Aside 39:05 Coming Up For Tim Ford

My guest today is Nick Jankovskis from METS Performance. METS Performance is a Melbourne based company that help athletes with a whole range of tests that you can use to then use some data to incorporate that into how you're training, particularly for endurance athletes. Nick and I will be talking about how we easily can get caught up with all this information and how we can use this data effectively in our training. 03:22 Philosophy of METS Performance Consulting 04:45 Working With Athletes 09:52 Common Mistakes Among Athletes 17:30 Stepping Back 22:08 Variable Pace Swimming 27:59 Data and Training 34:40 Macro Perspective 40:21 Don't Get Too Caught Up with Data 48:04 It's Good To Have A Back-Up Sports 1:01:14 Making it Simple

Our guest today is Michael Andrew, he is a competitive swimmer and has been the gold medalist for the 100 meter individual medley at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships. He is training in a non-traditional way and has pioneered the Ultra Short Course Race Pace Training. 02:32 Ultra Short Race Pace Training 07:04 Team Environment 08:01 Sessions Per Week 10:12 Constantly Adjusting 11:21 You Have To Enjoy It Inorder For It To Workout 15:27 International Swimming League 19:57 Consistency in training 21:53 Keto Diet

Carl joins us again on the podcast. His background is in Functional Movement and in this episode, he shares some interesting aspects about the Serape Effect. 01:34 Carl's experience with Serape Effect 03:13 Brenton's Interpretation of Serape Effect 04:24 Carl's Take on Serape Effect 06:04 Exercises 08:58 Understanding and Starting Serape 10:29 Building the Coordination 11:24 Serape Effect on Freestyle 13:50 Going for the Feel 15:12 Handbreaks to Serape Effect 19:50 Helping People Through Functional Movement 26:20 Core Principles 28:10 Body Awareness 29:29 Tuning into the Feeling Side More About Carl Reader: website: https://carlreadercoaching.com/ email: carlwellness@gmail.com

My guest today is Ryan Roselli. He attended one of our freestyle clinics in Brisbane last March. During the Cairns Half Ironman, he managed to cut down 5 minutes of his swim time. In this episode we, talked about the things he focused on in his stroke, making the changes permanent and some advice to swimmers and triathletes who been wanting to improve their swimming. 16:12 Ryan's Swimming Background 02:43 Attending Effortless Swimming Freestyle Clinic 03:55 Key Point Take-Aways From The Clinic 06:07 Locking Changes as a Habit 07:36 First Couple of Weeks 10:15 Curve 11:28 Race Day Focus 16:00 Swim Time Target for the Next six to 12 months 16:34 Advice to Swimmers Wanting To Improve Their Time 17:55 Filming Yourself