260 Paul Newsome from SwimSmooth - Stroke Improvement Special - a podcast by Rob Wilby

Paul Newsome from SwimSmooth.com joins us this week for a special edition aimed at helping you improve your swim stroke. Paul is one of the World’s most experienced swim coaches and stroke analysts, having been coaching swimming professionally for over 20 years. The swim smooth method has been adopted by British Triathlon and the ITU for their triathlon coaching courses, and their ‘swim types’ system is great at helping you quickly identify what kind of swimmer you are, and how to rapidly improve.

In this episode we cover:

The background that led to the formation of SwimSmooth

The Swim Types system, consisting of the following six swim types:

Arnie

Bambino

Kicktastic

Overglider

Swinger

Smooth

Stroke Rate - how to measure where you’re at, how to find the correct range for your swim type and body size, and how to test what stroke rate will work best for your body and swim stroke.

The Finis Tempo Trainer Pro , and why it’s such a useful tool.

Paul’s thoughts from having coached Joe Skipper. We also cover the lessons that we can all apply to our own swimming from him having watched Joe’s improvements, and how they’ve translated into his open water racing.

Links from this show:

Swimsmooth.com

https://www.swimtypes.com/

https://www.swimsmooth.guru/home/

Swimsmooth Certified Coach in the UK mentioned in the show- Emma Brunning at http://www.activeblu.co.uk/

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