We recently visited swimmers at Soundwell swimming club to work on their starts & turns. Once being allowed back in the pool after a fire alarm, we looked at aspects such as your positioning on the block and how to get the most power out of your start, to the most efficient position to be in on both your touch and tumble turns. Many of the drills were new to the swimmers, however everyone gave them a go and did a great job. We also ran through a land circuit with exercises important for swimmers, and made sure that we were getting some snappy reactions with drills both in and out of the pool.
combine our skills and knowledge and deliver three different session to the athletes. Race transitions, core strengthening and open water swimming skills. All three clubs met at Welwyn Garden City for this fantastic full days event, learnt lots and had the opportunity during a lengthy Q&A session with the 3 Olympians to gain an insight into their elite level competitive lifestyles.
swimmers, and the second week, the youngsters of the club. It was a great turn out for both sessions, and every swimmer was put through their paces at some point, whether it was during a starts or turns session in the pool, or in the land room.
