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What makes a great swimmer

What makes a good swimmer - For a number of years now I have been teaching adults not only how to swim but to also be faster, more...

Mark Durnford

3 min

How to swim front crawl effortlessly

How to Swim Front Crawl effortlessly using these 7 tips Whether its competing in your first triathlon or swimming more efficiently than...

Mark Durnford

4 min

Bilateral breathing

What is bilateral breathing - Over the years of swim coaching I regularly get asked the question “When swimming Front Crawl (Freestyle),...

Mark Durnford

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What is hypoxic swim training?

What is hypoxic training in swimming - Simply put, hypoxic training in swimming is where you increase the amount of strokes you perform...

Mark Durnford

3 min

Kit to help progress your swimming

Swimming gadgets - As with many sports, there are often a number of gadgets and gizmos that promise to revolutionize your technique,...

Mark Durnford

3 min

How to pace your swim

How to pace yourself swim - So picture this – All the training and preparation has been completed, you’re feeling great about your...

5 Great land training exercises for swimmers

Mark Durnford

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5 Great land training exercises for swimmers

Start adding these exercises into your gym sessions to help unleash your swimming potential. 1. Straight arm pull down – a great...

Mark Durnford

5 min

Top 10 triathlon swimming tips

Swim tips for triathletes - Top 10 swimming tips for your first triathlon - pool swim With the new triathlon season fast upon us, some of...

Mark Durnford

4 min

Front crawl thumb entry or not?

So should we use thumb entry first or not when swimming Front Crawl?…………….Seems to always spark off an interesting debate among swimmers...

Mark Durnford

4 min

Sighting for open water swimming

Firstly let’s define what sighting for open water swimming is. Simply put, it’s looking where you’re going and essential when open water...

Powerful Front Crawl Arms. T.T.E. - Technique, Timing and Emphasis

Mark Durnford

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Powerful Front Crawl Arms. T.T.E. - Technique, Timing and Emphasis

To achieve Powerful front crawl arms there are 3 key elements involved. Considering the upper body / arms are responsible for up to 90%...

Mark Durnford

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Breaststroke swimming drills

Breaststroke Swimming Drills Practising swimming drills can be a highly effective way of improving individual aspects of the over stroke...

Mark Durnford

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Good body position in swimming

Good body position swimming - Often when I am approached by swimmers who are finding buoyancy, and particularly lower body buoyancy to be...

Mark Durnford

5 min

Preparing for open water swimming

How to prepare for open water swimming triathlon Regardless of how accomplished a swimmer you may be, you never quite forget how it felt...

Mark Durnford

2 min

Front Crawl body rotation

Swimming front crawl body roll has many benefits, for as many people may not appreciate, we must avoid staying flat on the surface of the...

Mark Durnford

2 min

A stronger Front Crawl pull

Further to an article previously written on the focus we should have with our Front Crawl arms (TTE - Timing, Technique and Emphasis),...

Mark Durnford

1 min

Open Water Swimming swimming tips

As Zone3's Swimming Coach and Ambassador, here's a few tips we put together accompanied by some video footage to help prepare you for the...

Mark Durnford

3 min

Open Water Swimming and Weil's disease

One of the well known risks associated with open water swimming can be Weil’s disease. As with all risks there are precautionary measures...

The Pros and cons of Front Crawl swimming drills

Mark Durnford

4 min

The Pros and cons of Front Crawl swimming drills

The pros and cons of swimming drills When looking to perfect the skill of swimming Front Crawl we tend to jump at the chance of using a...

My Breathing becomes panicked when swimming in open water

Mark Durnford

2 min

My Breathing becomes panicked when swimming in open water

I find my breathing becomes panicked when open water swimming. Even though I can swim all day in the pool, I end up having to stop after...

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