Our One Day Intermediate Front Crawl Swim Analysis Clinic shows how and where you can improve your swim technique to refine your front crawl stroke.

Our coaching, with expert four point video analysis above and underwater, provides practical steps to help you swim with greater efficiency and speed.

We’ll adapt your swim technique with our tried and tested stroke analysis methods from combined 30 years of coaching swimmers and triathletes, and teach you cutting edge swim skills and drills. 

In the Intermediate swim clinic we'll show you how to improve each of the 5 phases of the front crawl stroke, (entry, catch, pull, push and recovery) teaching you the best driills and techniques for each phase. You'll also receive individual drills and stroke correction techniques which are more bespoke to you.

Learn how to control your pacing, reduce drag, become more streamlined, build your fitness. In essence you'll become a Speedier Swimmer!

How do you know if the intermediate swim clinic is right for you?

By 'Intermediate Swimmer' we mean you are in the 1:36 to 2:07 speed range when you swim 100 metres. You want to improve your swimming because you're a competitive triathlete / swimmer or you enjoy swimming for fitness. You should be able to swim 400 metres between 6:30 and 8:30 minutes.

400m swim TT time 6:30-8:30

• Expert swim video analysis

• CSS testing / pacing

• Improved distance per stroke

• Reduce your stroke count

• Want to swim faster / competitively

• Improve your efficiency (SWOLF)

• Streamlining

• Improve your catch and pull phases

Workshop Structure:

The workshops are very interactive, with plenty of discussion around your questions and individual stroke.

The clinic is divided into these components:

• Theory time in the classroom with a video demonstration of optimal front crawl technique

• A focus on the catch and pull phases and streamlining

• Practical exercises in the classroom to improve the catch and pull phases and other areas

• Pool practical sessions on developing a better early vertical forearm position

• Core strength for swimming using bands and bodyweight exercises
  
  

Included in the Theory Sessions:

• Theory of the freestyle stroke, including common misunderstandings and pitfalls
  

• Enhancing your efficiency in the pool, so you can swim further more easily

• Improving your feel for the water focussing on the catch and pull phases of your stroke

• Generating more propulsion in the water, this will have you moving faster - surprisingly without working harder

• Developing open water skills in the pool, to get the best out of yourself on race day

• Training program development and how to get the most out of your swim sessions

Practical Swimming Sessions Include:

• Extensive video analysis / assessment of your stroke above and below the water from 4 viewpoints.

• Improving the catch and pull phases

• Streamlining your stroke

• How to correct common errors in the 5 phases of front crawl

• individual stroke correction and drills selection

Classroom Time Includes Practical Aspects:

• Stretching / flexibility for performance swimming

• Swim video analysis playback and assessment. Of course you get to take away your video footage with you on USB Stick

• Dynamic Core Strength in swimming - land training using bands, TRX, bodyweight and Rip training

• Swimming periodisation and what type of training to do at different tims of the year

• Open water skills and drills and techniques

• Q&A session

Recommended swim equipment:

• Pull buoy

• Kickboard

• Paddles

• Fins

These can be purchased beforehand from the Speedy Swim Finis shop.

You'll be sent a discount code for 20% off when you sign up to a swim clinic.

Intermediate Swim Clinic Prices:

Early bird discount of 10% until 15th December 2016 enter "EarlyBird10" when you book to qualify

Each clinic has a maximum of 16 attendees, with a minimum of 2 coaches. This allows us to deliver a very unique and personal athlete centred approach.

• £115 for the day, per person.

• Clinics run from 9-5pm at Cranleigh School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh in Surrey, GU6 8QQ.
  

Who are your Speedy Swimming Coaches?

Your coaches will be level 3 British Triathlon Performance Coach & Training Bible Master Coach Nick de Meyer, and British Triathlon level 2 coach Martin Paine, both of whom are level 3 REPS & Premier Personal Trainers, with over 30 years experience in triathlon, having both completed multiple Ironman Triathlons, and both have worked for the South East region for British Triathlon.

We have coached triathletes and swimmers from all levels from beginners to those competing at all distances of triathlon world championships. 

Nick de Meyer 

• Level 3 British Triathlon Coach

• Head Coach Phoenix Triathlon Club

• British Triathlon Regional Development and Performance Coach

• Training Bible Coaching UK Master Endurance Coach with Joe Friel

• 2x Ironman finisher. 20 years experience in training and racing triathlons

• Work with Richard Stannard open water swim coaching / BTF / SE BTF Region / Inter regional champs

Martin  Paine

• Level 2 British Triathlon Coach

• Channel Swimmer, Dart 10km, Henley 14km swim. 

• Ironman triathlon 7x finisher

• Coach to the GB Paralympic Triathlon Team

• Professional Triathlon Coach

• Works with Trisport coaching UK, B.T.F., NOWCA / Rick Kiddle, Richard Stannard

• 22 years experience in training and racing triathlons