We're back and pumped today with the achievements of Swim Smooth Manchester's Head Coach, Lucy Lloyd-Roach and her team of four female swimmers who on the 1st September broke the world record to be the first ever female English Channel Relay Team to swim across La Manche in full medley order - backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle - with each team member having to complete 60 minutes of uninterrupted swimming on their given stroke. Lucy swam the butterfly leg as British Master's butterfly champion, with Melanie Holland (a Triple Crown marathon swimmer and 4-way English Channel relay swimmer) doing the honours on the backstroke, Claire Thorne (multiple British Masters Champion) taking the breaststroke leg, and Sarah Hempenstall (Ironman and another British Masters Champion) rounding out the team with the freestyle.
The girls made it over to France in a stellar time of 12h17m and recount their training programs, experiences on the boat and their fund raising in honour of Surfers Against Sewage and also the Big Rick's team commemorating superstar marathon swimmer Mark Rickhuss who sadly passed away in 2005 at the age of just 41 from a heart attack whilst supporting another swimmer across the Channel.
Paul and Adam also discuss the latest developments at Swim Smooth, both locally and globally with our Certified Coaches, as well as the latest project the team has been working on to really enhance our online / remote coach offering.
Paul also celebrates his own 9-year "Channelversary" from the 8th September 2011, which proved to be the fastest of only two swimmers who made it across on the day which the Channel Swimming Association ratified as "the toughest conditions of 2011" - you'll see why here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnevVG4YiwQ
Enjoy!
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Episode 31 - Dave Radcliff - one of the world's most successful Masters swimmers on how to "use it or lose it"
Episode 30 - Rob Hutchings, The Downriver Nomad
Episode 29 - Ross Davenport - 3-time Olympian and FINIS business manager
Episode 28 - what does fighting on the front-line of COVID-19, shoulder injury and learning a 2-beat kick have in common? Dr Jess Potter, that's what!
Episode 27 - Rebecca Adlington, double-Olympic GOLD medallist!
Episode 26 - Inspiring: Coach Paolo swims 300km in 30 days!
Episode 24 - Craig ("Crowie") Alexander, 5-time Ironman World Champion
Episode 23 - Swim Smooth's Dry-land Cord Training & Injury Prevention Routine with Coach Jana Oosthuizen
Episode 22 - preparing your COVID-19 financial forecast is a little like a swim training program & entirely necessary!
Episode 21 - Bec Johnson - Type 1 Diabetes Ultramarathon Swimmer and all-round "powerhouse"
Episode 20 - Tom Gregory - youngest ever English Channel Swimmer (11yrs old!)
Episode 19 - Anna-Karin Lundin, Swim Smooth Coach and the world's smoothest Swinger!
Episode 18 - The Mallorca Mashup at the BESTFest of Open Water Swimming
Episode 17 - insights into dealing with injury and illness in swimming and triathlon
Episode 16 - Stephanie Dixon, 19-time Paralympic swimming champion and world record holder!
Episode 15 - David Davies, Britain's only duel Olympic medallist in the pool and open water
Episode 14 - Sam Bradley (Warriner), former world #1 triathlete and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist
Episode 13 - the lengths we go to in training the world's most passionate Swim Smooth Coaches
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