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Three things you never knew about swimming

What is the oldest swimming technique? What is the fastest swimmer? And who completed the world’s longest swim? Do you know the answers to theses...

Battle of the sexes in swimming world cup

  For the first time – big drum roll!  – a major international swimming championships is to feature mixed gender relays. The opening meet of the...

The Oceans 7 Swim

The Oceans 7 conquest is the goliath of long distance swims scattered right across the globe. The potentially deadly swims are, the irish channel, ...

The Future of Lifeguards

The Olympic and Paralympic Games have not only been inspiring a future generation of sports people but apparently been inspiring the next generatio...

Paralympics swimmer only took up sport 4 months ago

There will be plenty of incredible stories to be heard and told as the Paralympics athletes line up to take part in the London 2012 event. One that...

Using a Kickboard

Video Transcript…. Kickboards are a training aid which can help to develop your lower body muscle groups and can help you to focus on your kicking...

Pull Buoy Technique

  Pull buoys (sometimes called swimming buoys) are designed to improve your upper body strength and also improve your body position in the water b...

Performance Swimming Goggles

Video Transcript…. Performance swimming goggles are designed specifically to enhance your swimming experience, whether you swim for leisure or at...

Learning to Dive

Video Transcript…. Diving can be a daunting experience for those who are diving into the swimming pool for the first time - even for confident s...
Using Drag Shorts

Using Drag Shorts

Drag shorts are a great training aid for swimmers looking to develop their upper body strength, such as muscles in the neck, chest, shoulders and ...

Front Crawl Tumble Turn

Video Transcript…. Front Crawl, also known as 'freestyle' is the most efficient swimming stroke to use and the fastest swimming stroke in competi...

Choosing the Right Kickboard

Video Transcript…. Hi and welcome to Simply Swim.com. Today we're going to take a look at kickboards and how to choose the right one for you. Ki...
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