Here is a simple/direct link to each of the new videos in the 5-part Swim Smooth Stroke Correction Hierarchy series so you can catch up on what is proving to be super helpful for many of you.

Why do some swimmers look smooth and have a seemingly effortless swimming style with a steady stroke rate, but others looks short, punchy and with a very high stroke frequency? Our fifth & final video in our 5-part Stroke Correction Hierarchy will explain why!

Viral Analysis Alert! Our head coach, Paul Newsome, delves into Ariarne Titmus's remarkable victory over Katie Ledecky in the Women’s 400m Freestyle Final. Witness Ariarne's unique breathing and pacing strategies and Coach Dean Boxall's epic dance moves. Join us in learning how to race like Ariarne and enjoy this sensational video that soared to #37 on YouTube's trending list!

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One of the hottest debates in the swimming and triathlon world is whether you should breathe bilaterally when you swim. If you have a look around the internet you'll soon find some swim coaches arguing that you are best off not bothering and should just breathe to one side instead. This is a tempting argument to subscribe to if you find bilateral breathing hard - as many swimmers do!

When it comes to becoming a better swimmer, your stroke technique is very important but so too is your fitness. Without a good level of swimming fitness you won't be able to sustain your stroke technique over distance, leading to that horrible feeling of your stroke 'falling apart'.

The advantage of this kicking style is that it uses less energy and so can be more energy efficient over longer distances. Elite swimmers such as Laure Manadou, David Davies and Shelley Taylor Smith won many gold medals using this technique. It's used in pool events but is especially common in elite open water swimming and triathlon.

There's no magic to kicking efficiently, it is actually really easy when you know how! Studies into Ian Thorpe’s leg kick showed that even he could only generate about 10-15% propulsion from it (with super flexible size 17 feet!), the vast majority of his propulsion was from his upper body.

In the past swimmers and coaches thought that some level of shoulder pain or even injury was normal in swimming and something that just had to be lived with. Fortunately with a modern understanding of bio-mechanics we now know that's not the case, with a good stroke technique any swimmer should be able to remain pain and injury free even when training very hard.

Our Wednesday 5:30am squad in Perth are a tough bunch, they are all experienced triathletes and open water swimmers looking to improve their performances. They come to this session expecting a challenging 90 minute swim and last week we gave them a classic training set, one that distance swimming coaches have used through the decades to test their swimmers physically and mentally.

The winners of both the men's and women's 1500m finals featured totally dominant performances from swimmers with very different stroke styles. Making the headlines in the men's race was China's Sun Yang, breaking Grant Hackett's long standing world record of 10 years in the event. Sun's strikingly long smooth stroke (taking just 28 strokes per 50m at 62 strokes per minute) perfectly matched his 1.98m tall (6'6") long-limbed frame.

Do you struggle with your breathing when swimming freestyle? Perhaps you take on water or feel like you have to crane your head up high to reach air? This year we've received more questions and forum posts about this problem than perhaps any other. It can even be a problem for advanced level swimmers when they become tired.

Many swimmers are under the impression they should complete the back of the freestyle stroke with a big push as the hand passes the hip. You can reduce your strokes per length doing this but over-emphasising the push can cause swimmers numerous problems.