Talent Pathway – Swim England Open Water Swimming Hub https://www.swimming.org/openwater The home of open water swimming in England Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Swimmer development with England Talent Open Water https://www.swimming.org/openwater/england-talent-open-water/ https://www.swimming.org/openwater/england-talent-open-water/#respond Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:30:17 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/openwater/?p=465 The highest level of support you can receive as an English swimmer is with Swim England Talent Open Water. The England Talent pathway includes opportunities for the top distance swimmers under the age of 22 to gain selection for: Open Water training camps Advice from national open water coaches Entry to certain international open water … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/openwater/england-talent-open-water/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/12/open_water_training_england_talent_swimmers.jpg Eight steps to becoming an elite open water swimmer https://www.swimming.org/openwater/8-steps-becoming-an-elite-open-water-swimmer/ https://www.swimming.org/openwater/8-steps-becoming-an-elite-open-water-swimmer/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:01:42 +0000 https://events.swimming.org/openwater/?p=537 So you’ve set your sights on becoming an elite open water swimmer? You’re tempted by thrill of swimming in wild, untamed waters. The idea of battling for two hours for the greatest prize of all – Olympic glory – sends a shiver down your spine. Well, what’s stopping you from achieving this dream? Let’s get … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/openwater/8-steps-becoming-an-elite-open-water-swimmer/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2018/12/young_open_water_swimmer_england_talent_pathway.jpg Warming up for performance at open water events https://www.swimming.org/openwater/warming-up-for-performance-at-open-water-events/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:02:26 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/openwater/?p=1431 Before competing in an open water event, a thorough land-based warm up is essential to prepare a swimmers’ body before getting into the water to race. All events should offer an area or opportunity for swimmers to acclimatise to the water conditions pre-event and all swimmers should take this opportunity, this is to avoid cold … […]

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