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⏳The wait is nearly over!

Comment below “GARMIN” if you want us to DM you ahead of launch 🚀 which newer @garmin devices the Swim Smooth GURU with its patented Stroke Insights technology will finally be released on this weekend!

#swimsmooth #garmin #blackfriday #swimmingtechnique #swimmingtechnology #swimcoach #triathlon #triathlonswimming #ironman #openwaterswimming #cybermonday taken in Claremont Pools by @swimsmooth

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📸✨ Technique Tip Tuesday ✨📸

🌊 Avoid Locking Your Elbow at the End of Your Stroke! 🌊

One common mistake we see is fully extending and locking out your elbow at the rear of your stroke. This can cause you to lift water up and push your hips down, disrupting your body position and efficiency. Instead, aim to press back until you can no longer biomechanically do so, then exit with a ‘soft’ elbow. 🏊‍♂️💡

Observe Rebecca Adlington, double Olympic gold medallist, as she demonstrates this perfectly. She maintains a strong press back but releases with a soft elbow to maintain her streamlined position and keep her hips high.

#SwimSmooth #SwimmingTips #TechniqueTuesday #RebeccaAdlington #SwimEfficiently #FreestyleTechnique #OlympicChampion #SmoothSwimming #SwimmingCoach #SwimBetter taken in Claremont Pools by @swimsmooth

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2 years ago

Huge congratulations to @katieledecky for a sensational performance in the women’s 1500 freestyle #parisolympics2024

It’s only natural that I have a soft spot for Katie Ledecky 🇺🇸 - whilst you might assume that’s because she’s the all-time greatest female distance swimmer in the pool, it’s actually for two other reasons entirely: 1) she immediately superseded my favourite female pool swimmer of all time, Rebecca Adlington 🇬🇧 @beckadlington in London 2012; 2) she has an almost identical leg kick and stroke rate to my favourite female marathon swimmer, Shelley Taylor-Smith 🇦🇺 @shelleytaylorsmith #swimsmooth taken in Paris La Défense by @swimsmooth

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2 years ago

Altogether now! What an amazing week of bespoke swim coaching for 13 swimmers from around the world @lyttosbeach @vigeo_sports #swimsmooth taken in Lyttos Beach Sports by @swimsmooth

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4 days ago

There’s something about swimming at sunrise.

Our Swim Smooth Experiences are already packed with video analysis, stroke correction, presentations, pool sessions and open-water skills. So why get everyone out of bed early to swim at sunrise as well?

Because these swims are about something different.

They’re not about fixing your catch, improving your stroke rate or worrying about what the underwater camera might reveal later that day.

They’re about remembering why we swim in the first place.

There’s a wonderful simplicity to walking down to the water while most people are still asleep. Pulling on your goggles. Looking out at the horizon. Getting in alongside people who, only a few days earlier, might have been complete strangers.

And then just swimming.

No clock to beat. No perfect stroke to chase. Nothing to prove.

Just the rhythm of your stroke, the feel of the water and the shared experience of starting another day together.

Here in Crete this week, the weather hasn’t exactly been playing ball. We’ve had wind, cloud and conditions that perhaps aren’t quite what everyone pictured when they imagined swimming in Greece.

But maybe that makes these mornings even more meaningful.

You take the opportunity in front of you rather than waiting for the perfect one. If there’s a safe window to swim, we swim. If conditions change, we adapt. If the sunrise is hidden behind the clouds, we still get in.

Because it was never really about the perfect sunrise photograph.

It was about being there.

Not every swim feels amazing. Conditions won’t always cooperate and progress rarely follows a straight line.

But you turn up.

You get in.

You swim.

And very often, you come out feeling better than when you went in.

For all the science, technology and stroke correction that goes into a Swim Smooth Experience, these mornings remind us that swimming is about far more than becoming a better swimmer.

It’s about friendship. Adventure. Resilience. Connection. Being outside. Feeling alive.

And occasionally standing on a beach in Crete far earlier than seems entirely sensible, looking at a grey and windswept horizon and thinking:

Yep. We’re getting in anyway. 🌊 taken in Beach of Lyttos Beach by @swimsmooth

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8 days ago

This very rarely happens: take note! 😂 @samirbarel @ultraswim333 #swimsmooth taken in Skiathos International Airport by @swimsmooth

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12 days ago

Things are heating up as the summer season is getting closer🔥!

Our annual 10-week CSS challenge ( we do it every year with the squad 💪🏻) has just started. Come along, and experience it for yourself 😊.

In Swim Smooth we have used CSS over 20 years as a primary tool to developing swimmers’ aerobic endurance and helping pace longer swims more effectively.

Truly tested method💪🏻.

@glenfieldpoolandleisure @theolympic.co.nz @swimsmooth by @swimsmooth

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What a weekend! @ultraswim333 silver 🥈to @samirbarel - total beast of open water swimming. Had a fab time as usual putting myself in the hurt-locker for 7h46m to cover the 33.3km distance. Full race report in the blog (see Stories for link) #swimsmooth #openwaterswim taken in Skíathos, Magnisia, Greece by @swimsmooth

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🎶 What’s your pre-race playlist?

@swimsmooth head coach @swimsmoothpaul shared his go-to set list before UltraSwim 33.3 🎧

Share yours ⬇️

#ultraswim333 #enduranceswimming #marathonswimming #musictoswimto #swimchallenge taken in Skopelos Island, Greece by @swimsmooth

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16 days ago

🏊‍♂️ Swim better. Travel deeper. Experience Phuket. 🇹🇭🌴

23–29 November 2026, join the Swim Smooth Southeast Asia Experience for a week of expert coaching, great swimming, and a taste of the real Phuket.

Between coached sessions at Thanyapura Sports & Health Resort, experience what makes Phuket special, local food, tropical surroundings, island life, and an unforgettable open-water swim in the Andaman Sea. 🌊☀️

This is more than a swim camp. It’s your chance to train with the Swim Smooth team, connect with swimmers from around the world, and experience Thailand beyond the pool.

🏊‍♂️ Expert Swim Smooth coaching
🌴 Thanyapura Sports & Health Resort
🌊 Andaman Sea open-water experience
🇹🇭 Local Phuket experiences
✨ Training, adventure & connection

23–29 NOV 2026 | Only 12 spots

Ready to make your next swim trip a Thailand experience? 🇹🇭

📩 DM us or visit Vigeosports.com to book your spot.

#SwimSmooth #PhuketThailand #SwimCamp #SwimmingHoliday #Vigeosports taken in Phuket, Thailand by @swimsmooth

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17 days ago

To taper or not to taper? That is the question… 🤔🏊‍♂️

Tomorrow I’ll start my third UltraSwim 33.3—covering 33.3km over four days around the beautiful Greek island of Skopelos.

In today’s blog, I’m sharing how my approach to tapering has evolved since winning my two previous UltraSwim events in Montenegro.

A few key points:

✅ Reduce volume, but maintain your normal swimming frequency
✅ Keep a little controlled intensity to preserve sharpness
✅ Watch your Fatigue fall and your green Form line rise in the Swim Smooth GURU
✅ Finish each session feeling as though you could have done more
✅ Remember: the best taper is highly individual

I’ve still swum more than 20km during the past seven days because I prefer to maintain my feel, rhythm and connection with the water. That works for me—but it won’t necessarily be right for everyone.

The objective isn’t to arrive having done as little as possible. It’s to arrive rested but not rusty, energised but not restless—and still unmistakably feeling like a swimmer.

Read today’s full blog for practical final-week session ideas and advice on using Fitness, Fatigue and Form to guide your taper.

🔗 Link in bio.

#SwimSmooth #UltraSwim333 #OpenWaterSwimming #MarathonSwimming #SwimTraining Tapering FeelForTheWater SwimmingTips EnduranceSwimming Skopelos taken in Πάνορμος, Σκόπελος by @swimsmooth

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20 days ago

2 days to @ultraswim333 - are you ready to GOOOOOOOOOOOO?!!!! #swimsmooth #openwaterswim #marathonswimming by @swimsmooth

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