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Blogs By: Great Swim
Swimspiration While In Isolation: Podcast Favourites
If you want to step away from the screen and don’t have the concentration span for reading at the moment, turn to podcasts.
30 Apr 2020 | By: Great Swim
What's It like To Be An Elite Swimmer In Lockdown?
Outdoor Swimmer spoke to Team GB’s Alice Dearing about how she is staying in shape, sane and motivated while at home.
30 Apr 2020 | By: Great Swim
Exercises to Keep Your Body Fit For Swimming
SwimforTri's Dan Bullock shares his top five dry land exercises that Great Swim swimmers of all abilities will benefit from.
30 Apr 2020 | By: Great Swim
Swimspiration While in Isolation: Reading List
There's never been a better time to catch up on your reading and there's no shortage of great books to inspire a swimmer.
29 Apr 2020 | By: Great Swim
How To Prepare For Your Great SwimRun Challenge
In 2019, Simon Griffiths and his partner won the middle distance event at Great North SwimRun. Here, he talks through his preparations and passes on some of his top tips for you to succeed on the day
06 Mar 2020 | By: Great Swim
Five Steps From Pool To Open Water
Here's our top five tips to transition from the pool to open water
12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim
Tips For Your First 10K Swim
Top tips to get you through your first open water marathon swim
12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim
Venturing Into The Open Water
Tips before you venture outside to the open waters
12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim
Preparing For Your First Outdoor Swim
Proper preparation for your first outdoor swim will make a huge difference to how much you enjoy the experience
12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim
Essential Outdoor Swimming Skills
How you can make your outdoor swim more enjoyable and, if you race, faster
12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim
Food For A Great Swim
Get prepped for your John West Great Swim event with CLIF Bar.
12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim
BETTER BREASTSTROKE
Breaststroke is the world’s most popular stroke, primarily because it’s closest of all the strokes to how humans swim instinctively.In this article, Terry Laughlin from Total Immersion explains a markedly more efficient way of swimming breaststroke.
13 Sep 2018 | By: Great Swim
Front Crawl Basics
Front crawl is the fastest and most efficient known way for swimmers to move across the surface of the water. Mastering it, however, takes time and effort as it requires a complex series of moves involving the whole body.
13 Sep 2018 | By: Great Swim
INTRODUCTION TO LONG DISTANCE SWIMMING
Introduction to long distance swimming and tips on what to eat and how to prepare for your big swim.
04 Sep 2018 | By: Great Swim
Busting The Outdoor Swimming Myths
Top 10 outdoor swimming myths
23 Aug 2018 | By: Great Swim
SwimRun Kit Essentials
Ben and Rhian Martin, World Number 1, SwimRun rankings and Clif Bar ambassadors, give their advice on the kit for your Great SwimRun.
23 Aug 2018 | By: Great Swim
Top SwimRun Tips
Ben and Rhian Martin, World Number 1, SwimRun rankings and Clif Bar ambassadors, give their advice for the SwimRun.
23 Aug 2018 | By: Great Swim
4 Things To Expect From Great Scottish Swim
With the open water swimming season in full swing, set yourself a challenge and take on the Great Scottish Swim when it returns to the Loch Lomond on Saturday 25 August.
05 Jul 2018 | By: Great Swim
Keeping You Safe At Great Swim Events
Our number one priority is ensuing you have a safe and happy swim with us.
04 Jun 2018 | By: Great Swim
5 Things You Might Not Know About Great North Swim
New home, events for everyone, and did someone say craft beer tent?
03 Mar 2018 | By: Great Swim
3 Open Water Swimming Tips For Beginners
If you’ve just signed up for your first event and you’re starting to think, ‘what on earth have I got myself into’, don’t worry, you’re in safe hands!
02 Mar 2018 | By: Great Swim
Great Swim's 2017 In Numbers
2017 has been a huge year for all of our Great Swimmers. Take a look at the Series in facts and figures
04 Dec 2017 | By: Great Swim
10 Highlights Of The 2017 Great Swim Series
With over 15,000 participants diving in for fun, fitness, fundraising or to try a new challenge, 2017 has been an eventful year for the Great Swim Series.
01 Nov 2017 | By: Great Swim
3 Ways To Get Prepped For Your Great Swim
From training tips to wetsuits, we've got you covered.
29 Mar 2017 | By: Great Swim
Three Technique Tips To Try In Training
Just what is Critical Swim Speed?
23 Mar 2017 | By: Great Swim
Working On Your Technique
If improving your swimming technique is high on your list, take a look at these tips from CLIF Bar.
21 Mar 2017 | By: Great Swim
What To Eat In Training
Not sure what to eat in training and on event day? CLIF Bar give us their tips.
13 Mar 2017 | By: Great Swim
Fuelling Your Great Swim #1
Clif Bar let us in on their top nutrition tips for your open water swim
10 Mar 2017 | By: Great Swim
#MyGreatMum
Celebrate your Mum this Mother's Day to be in with a chance to win!
04 Mar 2016 | By: Great Swim
Prepare for the cooler temperature
Open water swimming is very different to the pool, mainly due to the temperature of the water. With the water temperature set to be cooler than last year we want to make sure you enjoy your day as much as possible, so read the following points and be full
09 Jun 2015 | By: Great Swim
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