Peter Hill Swimming

14/06/2026

New Blog As coaches, we often walk a delicate line between teaching a sport and nurturing a young person’s lifelong relationship with movement, water, and joy. In swimming, a sport often associated w... Thanks for reading 📖

As coaches, we often walk a delicate line between teaching a sport and nurturing a young person’s lifelong relationship with movement, water, and joy. In swimming, a sport often associated with rig…

12/06/2026

Most coaches write their aerobic sets wrong 🏊

The "talk test" is the simplest threshold check
you're not using — and it takes zero equipment.

Full aerobic session with splits, rest ratios
and coaching cues → FREE in my 5-Set Coaching
Toolkit. Link in bio 👆


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09/06/2026

Month 8 of The Sustainable Coach is live on Patreon.

This month's topic: mentorship.

The research from Nottingham Trent University found that almost a third of coaches felt lonely or isolated. Mentorship is one of the most powerful antidotes to that isolation.

Month 8 gives you the complete mentorship blueprint. Subscribers get:

✅ 3 mentorship models (formal, informal, peer-to-peer)
✅ Mentorship agreement template (set expectations and boundaries)
✅ Mentee intake questionnaire (understand what your mentee needs)
✅ Meeting agenda pack (first meeting, regular, quick check-in, peer, emergency)
✅ Communication guide (the questioning ladder, feedback formula)
✅ Club mentorship programme guide (build a culture of mentorship)
✅ Conversation scripts (6 scripts for starting and ending relationships)

You didn't get here alone. Now it's your turn to be the coach someone needed.

Link is below 🤝

https://www.patreon.com/posts/mentorship-160588792?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Being the Coach You Needed When You Were Starting Out If you've been following this series, you've been given ideas to start transforming ev

09/06/2026

Due to the planned protests this evening, the school has taken the decision to close the pool this evening.

NO LESSONS tonight

07/06/2026

🚨 Second free post in the Science to Speed series is live:

Lactate Clearance Protocols – How to Drop from 8.0 to 2.0 mmol/L in Under 8 Minutes

If you've ever finished a hard set and stayed "burning" for 20 minutes – this is for you.

I break down:

The 2x200m clearance test (measures YOUR drop rate)

Three training sets that actually improve clearance

Why active recovery swimming is more important than the main set

A Google Sheets clearance tracker with traffic light ratings

The post is free. The editable spreadsheet + video demo is for my £3/month Patreon members.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/science-of-swim-160059169?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

07/06/2026

New Blog The Missing Piece: Why 95% of Swimmers Ignore This Critical Performance Factor You’ve done everything right. The 5:00 AM alarm clocks. The 10,000-meter practices. The perfect nutrition plan.... Thanks for reading 📖

The Missing Piece: Why 95% of Swimmers Ignore This Critical Performance Factor You’ve done everything right. The 5:00 AM alarm clocks. The 10,000-meter practices. The perfect nutrition plan. …

06/06/2026

I'm fortunate that I get to 'work' ar something I enjoy doing.

But then there are some day when I remember that I LOVE my job.

Today is one od those days.

Little things that make a BIG impact

02/06/2026

A massive thank you to all those who donated to the Olympic Legacy Fund.

And to Nicky and the whole team at .ie who supplied the equipment.

Our Belfast training centre is now a fully equipped centre to continue to provide a pathway to elite level swimming.

31/05/2026

New Blog The 0.01 Second That Feels Like a MileThe story of Sarah, a Division I recruit who added 3 seconds at her championship meet despite perfect physical preparation. The gap wasn’t in her traini... Thanks for reading 📖

The 0.01 Second That Feels Like a MileThe story of Sarah, a Division I recruit who added 3 seconds at her championship meet despite perfect physical preparation. The gap wasn’t in her trainin…

29/05/2026

48 hours. 200 shares. One free lesson.

We believe every family deserves access to elite swim instruction.

So here’s the deal:
🔁 If this post gets 300 shares in the next 48 hours, we will enter every current pupil into a draw to get their next month free.

Why share?
Because your share might reach a parent who has been putting off swim lessons. Giving someone the lifesaving skill of being able to swim

We offer the quality. You help spread the word. Let’s keep our community safe together.

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