Loren Ward from Passion Fit believes that it is never too late to develop your swim no matter your age or experience level. Loren asked some of the teams’ athletes to share what they have learnt about swim progression, and how they apply themselves. But as Loren writes, a lot of these key learnings can be applied to all areas of your life.
Have you ever considered swim video analysis? Here coach Julian Nagi explains why it is helpful for swimmers to see footage of their swimming, and how you can build it into your training or if you are a coach – make use of swim analysis experts to help your athletes to develop.
Inhibitory Analytical Syndrome (IAS) is something coach Julian Nagi has come across many times in his decades of coaching all levels of swimmers. If you are someone who struggles to swim fluidly because you are concentrating too much on all the technique queues you have been given, then this useful article may help you to progress more quickly. As Julian says “We are imperfect as human beings, and we are definitely imperfect as swimmers. The key is to find the best stroke that works for you.” Rhythm, momentum and flow are the most important words in a swimmers vocabulary and Julian is here to explain why.
