The Effortless Swimming Podcast

This is part 2 of the 3-part podcast series that I’m doing with Eney Jones. In this episode, we’ll talk about gears that we can use to improve technique, rhythm and feel for the water.

In this 3-part episode of The Effortless Swimming Podcast, we have Eney Jones. In part 1, we’ll talk about cues and analogies for faster swimming. In the second podcast, we’ll talk about gear for faster swimming and the third podcast of this series is about racing and rhythm and how you can put everything together to get a better result in your triathlon or swimming race.  

In this episode, we have Level 3 triathlon coach and coach to many pros, Grant Giles. He works with a range of triathletes from Tim Van Berkel to Clayton Fettell. Grant specializes in the psychology of sports performance and how you can use mindfulness and other techniques to break through mental barriers. If you enjoy the mental game of sport, this episode is for you!

In this episode of The Effortless Swimming Podcast, we have Kim Schwabenbauer. We recently had her as a guest and since the last podcast we had with her, she is now pregnant! We talk about how it is to be a professional triathlete, to now being pregnant and what the future looks like for her. We also talk about a few things she is studying from her Master’s degree: immunity and diet how athletes can avoid getting sick and keep themselves in top health

In this episode of The Effortless Swimming Podcast, we have Craig Percival. Craig is a very successful triathlete and a multi-sport athlete. He finished second over all in The Ultraman World Championships in 2014. He has completed 20 Ironman events, a 4-time Hawaii-finisher and now getting ready for his biggest challenge yet - 8 Iron distance events in 8 days in the 8 different state and territories in Australia in March.  In this podcast, Craig will share with us: how he is preparing for his biggest event yet the challenges he has experienced along the way how he is mentally managing his work, family life and training how 8 in 8 in 8 came to be what he teaches his athletes when he coaches them in the pool To learn more about Craig, his work and how to help with his fundraising for 8 in 8 in 8, visit his website - www.nolimitsendurance.com.au

In this episode of The Effortless Swimming Podcast, we have Pete Robinson aka "Robbo". He is a 3-time world champion in Triathlon, qualified for the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and a bronze medalist in the Commonwealth Games. Pete has transition to a coach through his business - Elite Performing Minds.In this podcast, we'll talk about how Pete: has had a great success in the last 2 decades of competition used mental strategies to have the upper edge over his competitors teaches all these as a mentor

This episode's guest is Andre Obradovic. Andre is a mindset, health and well-being coach. Andre specializes in sleep. He works with executives and athletes in helping them get more control of their sleeping habits. In this podcast, Andre will let us know about: the importance of sleep how it can affect your performance in the pool or in triathlon how it can affect your decisions and effectiveness when it comes to work, family and sport how you can utilize a software that analyses your sleep data

Our guest for this episode of The Effortless Swimming Podcast is fun, inspiring and motivating. Kim Schwabenbauer is a professional triathlete from the U.S. and a nutritionist. Kim will talk about: her experience when she broke a collarbone, thinking she would never be able to swim again and turning pro just three years later nutrition and training what she gets out of the sport reason for her motivation 01:33 - Breaking a Collarbone: Adversity or an Advantage? 03:50 - On coming out stronger... 05:45 - It's part of the journey. 09:22 - What do you get out of triathlon the most? 10:42 - Triathlon rewards consistency. 20:58 - Learn the basics and build the propulsion. 39:36 - Feeling like a kid in a candy store. 45:56 - Kim's Process in Evaluating Athlete's Nutrition 55:06 - "They've found the formula for success and they're not messing with it..." 01:08 - How much balance do you need in your life? To learn more about Kim and work visit her website www.fuelyourpassion.net

In this episode, we have Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26. Tower 26 is a well-known swimming group in Santa Monica, United States where Gerry coaches a number of athletes (mostly triathletes). Listen in as Gerry discuss: the difference between training a swimmer versus training a triathlete his philosophy in swimming approach in workouts how he structure his programs