4 training sessions to improve your open-water endurance
Maintaining your aerobic base is the secret to getting to the end of the season in top shape from both a cardiovascular and muscular viewpoint. Even though the open-water season is...
Maintaining your aerobic base is the secret to getting to the end of the season in top shape from both a cardiovascular and muscular viewpoint. Even though the open-water season is...
Lots of swimmers do not even know what open-water swimming is: not only do they ignore it, but even if they are familiar with it they claim that the only...
Cold water swimming can be dangerous if you’re not acclimatised, but if you train, your body will adapt and you may be able to enjoy health benefits. A New Year’s Day...
Things don’t always go as planned. Competitions are often full of unpredicted moments, risks and unexpected episodes that disrupt the otherwise perfect competition that we’d planned so perfectly. Usually one can...
If you thought training for open water distances meant swimming kilometre after kilometre, then you are wrong. An extremely important aspect, not to be underrated, is speed endurance training. That is because...
We read, we talk and sometimes we write about the memories of the races we’ve been in: we describe our success stories, our fears, the events and the unexpected circumstances...
Getting to know Marc-Antoine Olivier Following his 10km bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Marc-Antoine Olivier confirmed that he is one of the best open water swimmers by...
Even though water is definitely your element, do you find the lanes of a swimming pool a bit too claustrophobic? Do you like to lose yourself in the relentless rhythm...
Sometimes I begin a training session in a lane that is far too full for me to be able to successfully complete what I had planned. Whether you swim in...
Throughout the summer, many of us gravitate toward water whenever we get the chance, whether it’s a weekend getaway or a longer holiday. The beach is the most obvious choice,...