Effortless Swimming

My guest today is Prescot Balch. Prescot was recently featured in one of our YouTube videos where we are looking at how can someone can go from 2:10 minutes per hundred down to 1:30. I want to get him into the podcast to talk about his experience and frustrations when it comes to open water […]

Our guest today is Ben Kent who had recently made some big improvements with his swimming time. I like to get people who has gone through some of our programs and mage improvements just to show that it is possible and with the right focus and know how you can really make changes to your […]

Our guest today is Neil Agius who recently broke the World Record for the Longest Non-Stop Swim in the Ocean which is 125km over 52 hours. Join me as Neil talks about his incredible swim. 01:53 After The Swim02:47 How Much Time To Train And Prepare For The Big Swim03:33 Week Structure/Scheduling04:16 Managing Emotions And […]

Today, we are talking about the 5th and final Core Principle of Fast Freestyle: find your rhythm and timing. 00:36 The Dancing Part Of Freestyle01:13 Kick Timing04:35 Use Different Types Of Kick10:33 Serape Effect13:35 Hand Speed14:07 Split Tempo17:54 Drills19:22 8 Week Faster Freestyle Course Join the 5 Day Catch ChallengeJoin the Effortless Swimming MembershipEffortless Swimming […]

In today’s episode, we will be discussing the core principle number four of Fast Freestyle, which is developing an effective catch and pull. 01:40 No Need To Overpower The Catch03:07 Teaching The Four Key Positions04:00 Start Of The Catch06:00 High Elbow Catch07:35 Power Diamond Position10:20 Exit Of The Stroke11:36 YMCA Drill Progression14:38 More Drills To […]

Today, we are talking about the third core principle of Fast freestyle which is Rock, Return And Align. 00:36 Rock v.s. Rolling02:15 Return03:24 Correct Entry06:08 Align Join the 5 Day Catch Challenge:Join the Effortless Swimming membership:Effortless Swimming Freestyle Clinic

In today’s episode we’re looking at Core Principle Number 2. This principle is all about minimizing drag. Here are the three things that we covered on this principle. 01:46 Proud Posture05:06 Taut Core9:00 Effective Kick The 5 Core Principles Of Fast Freestyle:https://effortlessswimming.com/5-core-principles-of-fast-freestyle/ Join the 5 Day Catch Challenge:Join the Effortless Swimming membership:Effortless Swimming Freestyle Clinic

01:45 Use Your Diaphragm02:29 Breathing Exercises Out Of The Water03:42 Box Breathing04:04 Relax Your Chest And Upper Back05:38 Having The Right Posture06:52 Letting Go When You Exhale The 5 Core Principle Of Fast Freestyle:Join the 5 Day Catch Challenge:Join the Effortless Swimming membership:Effortless Swimming Freestyle Clinic

My guest today is Frank Sole who is a fellow coach from Arizona and the author of “The Five ‘B’ To A Succesful Triathlon Swim. Reading through his book, I found so many similarities about how we coach. I want to get him to the podcast because I think there will some good discussion about […]

My guest today is Simon Hearn, who is a professional triathlete whom I’ve known for a couple of years now. He turned pro in the last two years and I want to get him in the podcast to talk about that journey and a little bit about his journey in swimming. 01:49 Start Of Triathlon […]

My guest today is Nic Owens who is based in Sydney. Nic mentioned that he has been stuck with his time for over a year and now recently has made a significant improvement with his time. I want to get him into the podcast so that he can share what he did to achieve this […]

My guest today is Brett Hawke. Brett is a former Australian swimmer, two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist. He has competed and coached at the elite level and has a number of athletes who did very well at the recent Olympics. In this episode, Brett talks about his coaching, as well as some of the […]

My guest today is Kiah Melverton who has just returned from Tokyo. She recently placed 6th in the 800m and the 1500m Freestyle. Join us as she talks about her experience during the trial and leading up to the Olympics. 1:33 Racing With No Crowd4:31 Leading To Trials5:40 5 Weeks Between Trials And Olympics6:59 Is […]

Joining us again is Carl Reader. He has a background in Exercise Physiology and Pilatesbut primarily working in Functional Movement. We recently created a course together which is Functional Movement for swimmers. In this course, Carl teaches you how to do some of the primary movements correctly that is going to help you as a […]

Joining us in this podcast is Brad Beer who is an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, Founder of POGO Physio, best-selling author of ‘You CAN Run Pain-Free!’, podcast host of The Physical Performance Show, and also an experienced runner and triathlete. 1:08 Working with Elite Athletes2:28 Common Trend in Injuries Among Athletes5:05 Avoiding Injuries When […]