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07/06/2026

What I've noticed about swimmers who take their first video analysis seriously:

Within 4-6 weeks of targeted work on the identified problem, there's almost always a meaningful performance shift.

Not because they started working harder. Because they stopped working in the wrong direction.

The same effort, pointed at the right target, produces completely different results.

07/06/2026

Here's what "feel for the water" actually means and how to build it:

It means your hands and forearms can sense the pressure of the water against them and adjust to maximise that pressure during the catch and pull.

It's built through: sculling drills, fist swimming, catch-up drill with deliberate pauses, and simply slowing the stroke down enough to feel each phase.

Feel is not mysterious or genetic. It's built through deliberate practice at slow speed.

07/06/2026

The thing about getting in the water when you don't want to:

The resistance almost always disappears within the first 100m.

Whatever was making you not want to go — tiredness, stress, low motivation — the water resets it.

This is consistent enough that you can trust it before you even get in.

You won't regret going. You often regret not going.

07/06/2026

So more swimmers treat freestyle like it's all about their arms and they pull, pull, pull again with their upper body while their core stays relatively still.

This changes everything.

Like they're paddling a canoe with just their arms while they're sitting regionally in the seat. You're generating maybe about 40% of your potential power.

I've got the drill that makes this feel natural in one session.

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07/06/2026

A question I get asked often: should I use paddles?

Paddles increase the surface area of your hands and amplify whatever your catch is doing.

If your catch is good — paddles make you stronger and give you great feedback on pressure.

If your catch is slipping — paddles amplify the slip and reinforce the wrong pattern. They also overload the shoulder.

Fix your catch first. Then add paddles. Not the other way around.

06/06/2026

Why the feeling of "swimming uphill" happens:

Your body position is angled downward — feet below hips, hips below shoulders.

This means you're literally fighting the water's resistance from an upward angle rather than cutting through it horizontally.

The fix is almost always head position. Drop the head. The body levels. The "uphill" feeling disappears.

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