Effortless Swimming

Today’s guest is ultra-marathon swimmer, Chloe McCardel. She has successfully completed a triple crossing of the English Channel. This is something that hasn’t been done for the last 25 years. She’s the fourth person in history to do it. In this episode: 01:23 – When Chloe Fell In Love With The English Channel 02:40 – […]

These are some of the things I’ve learned over the last few years when it comes to being a successful swimmer. It doesn’t mean being a world championship swimmer or breaking world records – it’s whatever success in swimming means to you. Invest in knowledge and experiences rather than things Having the latest gear can […]

Today’s guest is professional triathlete, Josh Amberger. In the last 12 months, he’s won a range of 70.3 distance events including Port Macquarie, Challenge Half Shepparton and Western Sydney 70.3. He’s first out of the water in most triathlons. We talk to Josh about how he became such a good swimmer and triathlete. 02:40 – Suffering pays off… 05:17 […]

What’s the difference between athletes that succeed in swimming and those that don’t reach their goals? This podcast explores the differences. If you haven’t listened to part 1 of Truths About Swimming, click here… A group or squad can fast track your success. If you are doing your training all by yourself, there is a good chance […]

  What’s the difference between the athletes that ‘make it’ in swimming, and those that don’t? In this three part series I cover some of the truths about swimming that I’ve come to learn in the last 20 years of coaching and swimming. Truth #1: It will take time. There are athletes that start swimming […]

In this episode of the Effortless Swimming Podcast, we have Sara McLarty. She is a professional triathlete and a swimming coach based in Clermont, Florida. We’ll talk about how to become a better swimmer by making adjustments to your strokes and technique coming from the pool into the open water. In December, I’ll be with […]

Bevan McKinnon is an elite level triathlete, a triathlon coach and co-host at Fitter Radio – a podcast that features professional triathletes and triathlon coaches. I had a chance to be featured on his July 13 podcast episode alongside Mirinda Carfrae’s coach Siri Lindley. 03:16 – Why coaches are always ‘switched on’ 05:07 – About being […]

In this podcast, we’ll be looking at mistakes to avoid when doing your workout. When we have an athlete join the Effortless Swimming Membership Program, we ask them what they are doing in their swim sessions. If that athlete doesn’t come from the swim squad background, there is probably a few mistakes they are making in […]

You can run forever… Your bike fitness is exceptional… But each lap of the pool leaves you gasping for air like Houdini after a breath hold. Have you ever wondered why this happens even though you’re a fit person? There’s three main reasons this happens: if you hold your breath if your body position and balance is incorrect […]

In this episode of The Effortless Swimming podcast, our guest is open water swimming legend, Philip Rush. Philip Rush has completed ten crossings of the English Channel as well as triple crossing. He has the fastest record of two-way and three-way crossings of the English Channel. He has also done the Cook Strait eight times. […]

Our guest in this Effortless Swimming podcast episode is Greg Dea. He is a Performance Consultant and Sports Physiotherapist. He is currently serving at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport as a Sports Medicine Coordinator. Greg has over 15 years of clinical practice in various international and national sporting teams. He recently just came back […]

Our guest in this episode is Christian Schwaerzler, a triathlete who attended our Melbourne Freestyle clinic. He is an author, corporate coach and a speaker. Christian weighed 135 kgs five years ago and he is now down to around 75 kgs. He lost 60 kgs as a result of changing his lifestyle, diet and exercise. […]

Speed, strength and power is crucial to high performance swimming. Wayne Goldsmith has worked with Swimming Australia and Triathlon Australia and shares his top strategies to generating more speed in your swimming. We also talk about different types of training methods, different tools you can use in your workouts. 01:20 – Who is Wayne Goldsmith? […]

Clayton Fettell has one of the best techniques in all of triathlon swimming. He finished in the front group at the last Ironman World Championships in the 70.3 distance. He has won multiple 70.3 races and he is a professional triathlete. In this podcast, we talk about technique, strength training, some of his favorite workouts […]

Andrew Read owns Read Performance Training. His specialty is helping triathletes improve their results, overcome and avoid injury and be healthy for life through a different approach to strength and conditioning than most trainers. Discover how strength and conditioning play a part in endurance sports, the difference between goals versus systems, the process to building strength, which habits that […]