Well, we did it! This one's been about 3 or 4 weeks in the making! True to the worldwide collaborative efforts we're currently seeing around the globe with corporations coming together in a siege-like mentality and utilising technologies like Zoom and Slack to build a stronger team, so too have we compiled our resources to bring you something very special today.
At Swim Smooth, we've spent the last 10 years creating an amazing team of specialist coaches around the world who've become certified in our methodology to the extent that they run their own Swim Smooth Squads and training programs in their locale. We're super tight-knit as a team and that's allowed us to leverage the skills of our individual coaches to be able to bring you products and training tips that are both diligently structured and stand the test of time.
Coach Jana Oosthuizen from Johannesburg, South Africa, first contacted us in 2013 as a physiotherapist seeking to extend her knowledge and skills as a swim coach after researching our keen eye for video analysis and the use of the latest technologies to really enhance our effectiveness as coaches. She was also prompted by our regular discussion and diagnosis of swimming-related injuries which has come (in the most part) from the shared knowledge between Head Coach, Paul Newsome, and his wife Michelle (also a physiotherapist, specialising in shoulder issues). Michelle actually wrote many of the shoulder health related passages within the Swim Smooth Book and was a regular attendee in the early day Swim Smooth Clinics around the world back as far as 2004/5. Jana came to Paul with the idea of producing a collaborative dry-land cord and injury prevention training routine between herself, Paul and Michelle to help swimmers around the world deal with being out of the pool during this period, and what you'll hear today is the result of that work which we're super pumped to finally get across the line!
Whilst many have quickly pushed a variety of dry-land cord work and exercises out into cyber-space, I think you'll understand when you listen to the podcast just how much more considered this program is, and how we'd like to inspire you to maintain aspects of this routine even when you return to the pool. So yes, it's taken us a few weeks to get it out there, but it's been worth it!
You can check out some sneaky peaks on our YouTube Channel and for the full program of 54 exercises (all filmed in glorious HD) and split out over 8 unique sets with accompanying downloadable PDF, check it out on the Swim Smooth Guru for just $1.99/mo.
Thanks for listening and supporting us and our coaches during this very difficult time. Stay safe and well everyone!
Episode 32 - Andy Donaldson - Cook Strait Swim World Record Holder
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 25 - Big Rick's Chicks Break English Channel World Record!
Episode 24 - Craig ("Crowie") Alexander, 5-time Ironman World Champion
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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