Regardless of who leads the race it all comes down to the speed of the swimmer in the final 200m of the 10km Marathon Swim. Coaches at the recent FINA MSWC event in Santos, Brazil said there are two key elements when identifying the potential open water swimmer: 1. Speed and 2. Mindset.
View video of race finish (46s).
Royal National Lifeboat Institution SOS Day events are taking place around the country. Five Team GB Olympic swimming stars will be among those taking to the water in Stockport on Friday 29 January for the RNLI’s biggest annual fundraising day.
Open water stars Cassie Patten and Keri-Anne Payne, and Michael Rock, David Carry and James Goddard will all be swimming a mile at Grand Central Swimming Pool in Stockport for RNLI SOS Day.
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Aleksandra from Croatia meets Olympian Emma Davis to discuss open water swimming and gets tips from two times World Aquathon Champion and leading triathlon swimmer Richard Stannard.
The series of British Gas Great Swims are being aired on Channel 4 in November 2009 and at 8am on Sunday mornings throughout December 2009.
The first to be shown is the inaugural British Gas Great London Swim on Sunday 29 November at 8am. This exciting event saw a world class elite field, including four of the six Beijing Olympic 10k open-water medallists, line up on the start pontoon at the Royal Victoria Dock. Don’t miss out on seeing Katy Whitfield as the Elite Women’s Winner.
Part One of advice on Dumbbells for the upper body from Swimnetwork’s fitness expert Mike Mejia in this video (6m 26s)
Advice on the great alternative to dumbells from Swimnetwork’s fitness expert Mike Mejia in this Fitness Corner video (6m 41s)
Gold Medal Mel interviews Aaron Peirsol, star of the pool and the sea. View 5m video.
A holiday at the seaside is fun for the whole family. An RNLI lifeguard explains what to look out for to stay safe on the beach in this 3m 40s video.
Terry Laughlin presents the Total Immersion method to improve freestyle swimming at Multisport World Conference and Expo, 2009 in these six videos.
Learn how to overcome and fix four common swim faults in this video lesson from six-time Ironman champion Dave Scott.
