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16 days ago

John Wood set a lifetime best 100m butterfly at the Aquatics GB Championships - age 40. What would he say to his 20-year-old self now?

🎧 We recap the @aquatics_gb Championships - Listen via Apple or Spotify.

#mastersswimming #swimming taken in London Aquatics Centre by @tri_coaching

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6 months ago

Were you duped too? It was an AI generated mermaid outfit 🧜‍♀️🙈

🎧 Listen to the rest of the show via your podcast player of choice. by @tri_coaching

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9 months ago

We’re back! And the first Podcast of 2026 features reflections from the European Masters championships in Lublin, Poland last month, and some tips on training smart for the year ahead.

We snagged gold medallist John Wood to chat to us, including discussing the size of the pizza slices at the pool in Poland and scheduling some chill time in order to hit your goals!

🎙️ Listen to Freestyle Media via your podcast player of choice. by @tri_coaching

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9 months ago

#MedalMonday on a Tuesday...

I was too tired and broken yesterday to share my weekend (alongside athletes racing around the country and in Europe)...

This weekend was the @aquatics_gb British Masters Swim Champs at the London Aquatics Centre. 3 days, 7 swims (4 individuals, 3 relays) and 10 of us from @swimbhsc (it's a privilege to race with these guys and represent) - and lots of friends old and new to race with/against and catch up with.

Ended up with
🥇 British Record mixed free relay
🥇 Narrowly missed the British Record 100 fly
🥇 Masters pb in 200 IM
🥈 50 fly lifetime pb
🥈 Mens medley relay (got beaten by a British record)
🥈 Mens free relay (got beaten by a British record)
4th 50 free masters pb...

All in all a great weekend of racing and so much fun - which is always the most important part.

As a coach regardless of how an event or race goes, I get athletes to think of 3 positives and 3 things to learn/change/improve and it's something I try and do myself (practice what I preach!)... There were too many positives to note - the one thing I would change/work on was the 2nd 25 of my 100 fly, I was swimming a bit scared/safe and I didn't quite swim to my plan. Other improvements will take a bit more reflection!

What did you do this weekend? Did you race, and if so, how did you get on?

#swim #swimming #tri #triathlon #racing #competition taken in London Aquatics Centre by @tri_coaching

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a year ago

Fueling performance at every stage! 🏊‍♂️💪 U Perform ambassador John Wood has been using our collagen gels and whey with collagen for over 2 years, keeping him in top condition. From racing at the Olympic Trials at 37 to holding British masters records, he knows the power of proper recovery and support.

#collagenforperformance #fuelyourbest #recoverymatters #strongertogether #sportsrecovery by @tri_coaching

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2 years ago

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#30daychallenge Bonus Day - tag that friend who's always a bit confused 🤔⁣
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Welcome to the #TransformYourSwim 30 day challenge! 30 days, 30 little tips to help you improve your swim - making it easier and/or faster for you to move through the water. Try them in warm ups, cool downs or anywhere in between!⁣
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⁣🦈 There are always 100s of things that you 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 focus on when you're swimming. It's an absolute minefield. Even this series of 30 tips/drills/things to think about, it's barely the tip of the iceberg.⁣
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🐬 The trick is to start small. Pick one cue, or one part of your stroke to focus on, and 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 think about that for a couple of weeks - 4-6 sessions.⁣
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🐟 I would suggest starting with body position, because when that is working well for you, everything else performs better without even thinking of it. I like to think about your body postion as your foundation to build from. ⁣
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🐠 From here you can start thinking about your legs, or your breathing, or your pull or your recovery. Bolt it on to that solid foundation. ⁣
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🐙 You are not going to remember to do even 1 cue for every stroke of every session. Start each length with good intention. Push off the wall. Streamline. Make sure that those first 3/4/5 strokes are good (notice I don't say perfect!). Then just 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 for the rest, let it flow. ⁣
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📝Any questions, please send me a message or drop a comment below!⁣
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#triathlon #swimbikerun #triathlete #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #triathlonmotivation #tri #triatlon #tri365 #ironman703 #swim #ironmantriathlon #cycling #ironman #3athlonlife #running #triathletes #run #tritraining #triathlonworld #swimming #humpday by @tri_coaching

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2 years ago

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#30daychallenge Bonus Day - tag that friend who tries harder and swims slower 😉⁣
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Welcome to the #TransformYourSwim 30 day challenge! 30 days, 30 little tips to help you improve your swim - making it easier and/or faster for you to move through the water. Try them in warm ups, cool downs or anywhere in between!⁣
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🦈 how often do you find yourself putting in more effort and going slower? Swimming hard and swimming fast should be analogous but there's often a disconnect. Instead of the good form when swimming easy, we end up rushing.⁣
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🐬 We need to swim smart. This doesn't mean trying to swim perfect (see yesterday!), more being aware of our body and the things we need to focus on and implementing some of that as we apply more power. ⁣
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🐟 Try not to just whirl your arms like a windmill, yes cadence is important, but it's no use to you if your stroke length disappears completely. Focus on holding the water, then 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 your forearms backwards. This extra power moves you faster (tick) and gets your hands recovering quicker too (tick!) so your cadence will increase naturally. ⁣
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🐠 Precision is not your friend here because the more time and focus you put on that, the less power you can apply. So be aware of what you're doing but don't sweat it too much. Think control, power and acceleration 👌⁣
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🐙 See how you get on with it. Try doing technical work and the do faster lengths/efforts, or even build the speed up, so you feel good form and hold most of it as you work harder. ⁣
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#triathlon #swimbikerun #triathlete #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #triathlonmotivation #tri #triatlon #tri365 #ironman703 #swim #ironmantriathlon #cycling #ironman #3athlonlife #running #triathletes #run #tritraining #triathlonworld #swimming #humpday #WorkoutWednesday #swimminglessons #swimcoach by @tri_coaching

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2 years ago

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#30daychallenge Bonus Day - tag that friend who is always tinkering with their stroke, or looking for the latest toys!⁣
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Welcome to the #TransformYourSwim 30 day challenge! 30 days, 30 little tips to help you improve your swim - making it easier and/or faster for you to move through the water. Try them in warm ups, cool downs or anywhere in between!⁣
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🦈 There is 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 as the perfect swim stroke. No-one is identical. ⁣
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🐬 Of course there will be similarities, the best swimmers/triathletes will have lots of things that are similar in their strokes. But even then, there are differences. ⁣
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🐟 Doing any of these drills and skills is not about achieving perfection, a 100% score. Its about increasing your awareness as to what helps you move forward. ⁣
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🐠 Yes we want to make sure that your hips are at the surface and your body lines up. Yes we want to make your kick as relaxed and smooth as we can. But your recovery, your pull, your cadence, your length of stroke - all these things (to name but a few) will all vary from one swimmer to the next. ⁣
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🐙 Your size, shape, mobility, buoyancy and other factors will define and limit some of your actions. 99.99% of us can't swim like Phelps because we aren't 6'4, with 6'8 wingspan and short legs. But we can do other things. Work 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 your body, and do the foundations well. ⁣
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🦈 Enjoy being in the water, and just be aware of these things. They are there to be worked on, not to be completed. ⁣
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#triathlon #swimbikerun #triathlete #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #triathlonmotivation #tri #triatlon #tri365 #ironman703 #swim #ironmantriathlon #cycling #ironman #3athlonlife #running #triathletes #run #tritraining #triathlonworld #swimming #humpday #WorkoutWednesday #swimminglessons #swimcoach by @tri_coaching

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2 years ago

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#30daychallenge Day 30 Tag a friend who can't do anything but freestyle!⁣
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Welcome to the #TransformYourSwim 30 day challenge! 30 days, 30 little tips to help you improve your swim - making it easier and/or faster for you to move through the water. Try them in warm ups, cool downs or anywhere in between!⁣
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💣 Day 30, the final day, and rather than focusing on freestyle, the last tip is to do other strokes.⁣
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💥 Doing backstroke and breaststroke can help you understand what makes your body move through the water best. It can brighten up sessions so that you don't get bored just doing freestyle. And it can increase your upper body mobility - especially if you spend your days at a desk or are hunched from being in the TT position.⁣
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🐠 Whatever you do, doesn't have to be perfect (goes for everything in this series), but just the act of doing something different should help your brain understand your movements.⁣
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🦈 if you have questions, please do shout, and let me know how you get on below.⁣
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#triathlon #swimbikerun #triathlete #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #triathlonmotivation #tri #triatlon #tri365 #ironman703 #swim #triathlonlifestyle #ironmantriathlon #cycling #ironman #3athlonlife #running #triathletes #run #tritraining #triathlonworld #swimming #swimcoach #swimminglessons #SwimTechTues by @tri_coaching

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🐬Welcome to the #TransformYourSwim 30 day challenge! 30 days, 30 little tips to help you improve your swim - making it easier and/or faster for you to move through the water. Try them in warm ups, cool downs or anywhere in between!⁣
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🦈 Day 29 is single arm swimming, keeping the opposite arm by your side. It's a complex drill but good for working on making sure that your body moves as one, and time to focus on what that one arm is doing.⁣
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🐙make sure that everything moves from your core and hips - that will ensure that your body doesn't feel like it's moving all over the place, then you can really put some power down with your arm.⁣
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🐟you should be able to breathe to either side, make sure that you turn from the hips so that your mouth turns out of the water!⁣
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🦈 let me know if you have any questions and how you get on!⁣
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#triathlon #swimbikerun #triathlete #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #triathlonmotivation #tri #triatlon #tri365 #ironman703 #swim #triathlonlifestyle #triathlon_world #ironmantriathlon #cycling #ironman #3athlonlife #running #triathletes #run #tritraining #triathlonworld #swimming #swimcoach #swimminglessons by @tri_coaching

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2 years ago

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#30daychallenge Day 28 Tag a friend who really struggles with one side over the other!⁣
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Welcome to the #TransformYourSwim 30 day challenge! 30 days, 30 little tips to help you improve your swim - making it easier and/or faster for you to move through the water. Try them in warm ups, cool downs or anywhere in between!⁣
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💣 Day 28 is a top drill for making sure that you do the same with both sides, and helping you balance - catch up.⁣
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💥 start with your arms out in front of your shoulders and your hands below the surface of the water. Take one stroke, putting the hand back where it started. Then take a stroke with the other hand. Having your opposite arm staying in front all the time will help keep you balanced and give you time to focus on what the pulling arm is doing.⁣
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🐠 catch up can help you with your breathing, because it gives you time to slow things down, and fit the head turn into your motion. Then you can pick the cadence up and make things feel more natural and smooth.⁣
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🦈 Catch up forces you to take your time which is why I like it. You don't need to swim slowly ordinarily, but taking your time occasionally can help improve the smoothness and fluidity of your stroke. Let me know if you have any questions, and how you get on below!⁣
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#triathlon #swimbikerun #triathlete #triathlontraining #trilife #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #triathlonmotivation #tri #triatlon #tri365 #ironman703 #swim #triathlonlifestyle #triathlon_world #ironmantriathlon #cycling #ironman #3athlonlife #running #triathletes #run #tritraining #triathlonworld #swimming #swimcoach #swimminglessons by @tri_coaching

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2 years ago