Welcome to "Dive into Excellence with Swim Smooth," the ultimate podcast for swimmers of all levels who are eager to enhance their swimming performance and technique. Whether you're a beginner dipping your toes into the world of swimming or an experienced athlete striving for mastery, this podcast is your compass to navigate the vast sea of swimming knowledge. I'm your host Paul Newsome, and together, we'll embark on a journey to unlock the secrets of efficient and graceful swimming.
…
continue reading
1
Episode 32 - Andy Donaldson - Cook Strait Swim World Record Holder
1:34:01
1:34:01
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:34:01
Join us today in a candid and fun discussion as we chat with Andy Donaldson, the world record holder for the Cook Strait Swim and a great ambassador for the sport who's on his way to becoming the first and fastest swimmer to complete all Oceans Seven swims within 12 months. The podcast was filmed live and can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 31 - Dave Radcliff - one of the world's most successful Masters swimmers on how to "use it or lose it"
40:37
40:37
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
40:37
Last week – when I flooded everyone’s inbox with news that Swim Smooth was back (sorry, not sorry – as the kids say!), a gentleman from Oregon in the USA reached out to who informed me he’d just turned 89 years old the week before and that swimming was what was keeping him going in later life. He described his life in three parts: 1. His youth was …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 30 - Rob Hutchings, The Downriver Nomad
1:30:30
1:30:30
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:30:30
We've got a cracker of a podcast for you this week - a fireside chat with Rob Hutchings, author of The Downriver Nomad, as he tells his story about dealing with the adversity of an alcoholic parent, the heartache of trying to adopt a child, and how he's found solace in his open water swimming pursuits and his own triathlon adventures, including swi…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 29 - Ross Davenport - 3-time Olympian and FINIS business manager
1:10:35
1:10:35
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:10:35
Today we're joined by Ross Davenport - 3-time Olympian, 2-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, former European record holder and now FINIS international business development manager. We talk about Ross's childhood as a wannabe soccer star, his break at 12yrs old from swimming and the pivotal moment that saw him return to the pool fully committed…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 28 - what does fighting on the front-line of COVID-19, shoulder injury and learning a 2-beat kick have in common? Dr Jess Potter, that's what!
51:10
51:10
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
51:10
In today's podcast, we speak with Jess Potter, our online video analysis competition winner from a couple of weeks ago. The conversation with Jess - a respiratory specialist from London, UK who's been fighting on the front-line over the pandemic - was so engaging that we thought you might benefit from her story in podcast form, if you wish to see t…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 27 - Rebecca Adlington, double-Olympic GOLD medallist!
1:03:21
1:03:21
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:03:21
What a cracker of an episode Paul Newsome and co-host Lucy Gibson have in store for you today with special guest, Rebecca Adlington - double Olympic gold medallist and former world record holder in the 800m freestyle event with an incredible 8:14.10. Becky has recently got married and had her second child, Albie, so we are incredibly grateful to ha…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 26 - Inspiring: Coach Paolo swims 300km in 30 days!
1:08:07
1:08:07
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:08:07
Today we speak with a super inspirational athlete and coach, Swim Smooth Coach Paolo Mangilinan, who's based in Dubai, UAE. As part of the annual Dubai Fitness Challenge - which seeks to encourage people to partake in 30 minutes of exercise every day for 30 days - Paolo decided to take it upon himself to swim 10km in the open water around the world…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 25 - Big Rick's Chicks Break English Channel World Record!
1:19:02
1:19:02
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:19:02
We're back and pumped today with the achievements of Swim Smooth Manchester's Head Coach, Lucy Lloyd-Roach and her team of four female swimmers who on the 1st September broke the world record to be the first ever female English Channel Relay Team to swim across La Manche in full medley order - backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle - wit…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 24 - Craig ("Crowie") Alexander, 5-time Ironman World Champion
1:31:50
1:31:50
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:31:50
Today we're joined on the podcast by 5-time Ironman World Champion, Craig ("Crowie") Alexander. Crowie was the 2008, 2009, 2011 Ironman Triathlon World Champion and previous course record holder (8:03:56 in 2011), and the 2006 (inaugural) and 2011 70.3 World Champion. In 2011 he won both the 70.3 and the full Ironman World Championships. Needless t…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 23 - Swim Smooth's Dry-land Cord Training & Injury Prevention Routine with Coach Jana Oosthuizen
1:08:13
1:08:13
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:08:13
Well, we did it! This one's been about 3 or 4 weeks in the making! True to the worldwide collaborative efforts we're currently seeing around the globe with corporations coming together in a siege-like mentality and utilising technologies like Zoom and Slack to build a stronger team, so too have we compiled our resources to bring you something very …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 22 - preparing your COVID-19 financial forecast is a little like a swim training program & entirely necessary!
57:44
57:44
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
57:44
Hey there listeners, Hope you're managing to navigate the mess that we're in right now with COVID-19. It's certainly a very bizarre, scary and somewhat overwhelming time. Today's podcast will be a little different - essentially some unfiltered musings from Swim Smooth's Head Coach, Paul Newsome, recorded between a car park and bathroom (no less!) a…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 21 - Bec Johnson - Type 1 Diabetes Ultramarathon Swimmer and all-round "powerhouse"
1:54:25
1:54:25
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:54:25
We are back with an in-depth conversation today with Bec Johnson, a Type-1 diabetes ultramarathon swimmer coached by Paul Newsome here in Perth, Western Australia. Bec was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes at the age of 17 and was determined not to let it ruin and control her active lifestyle, instead, she leaned into it and in 2015 set up the Type 1 …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 20 - Tom Gregory - youngest ever English Channel Swimmer (11yrs old!)
1:35:35
1:35:35
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:35:35
Today we are back with Season 2 of the Swim Smooth podcast after a lengthy hiatus, and boy-o-boy do we have a great show for you today! Have you ever thought about swimming the English Channel? The busiest shipping lane in the world; typically 14-17 degrees celcius and non-wetsuit over a distance that frequently extends to 50km due to the current a…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 19 - Anna-Karin Lundin, Swim Smooth Coach and the world's smoothest Swinger!
1:06:58
1:06:58
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:06:58
Today we speak with legendary Swim Smooth Coach and former Swedish Olympian from the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Anna-Karin Lundin. The interview takes place in sunny Mallorca, Spain immediately after the BESTFest 2019 of Open Water Swimming, of which she won a few of the Age-Group events outright against some very good competition. If you've never seen A…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 18 - The Mallorca Mashup at the BESTFest of Open Water Swimming
1:19:09
1:19:09
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:19:09
Recorded in June 2019, this is a "mash up" of interviews featuring excellent snippets of advice from open water swimmers right around the world enjoying the fabulous BESTFest of Open Water Swimming in Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca, Spain. Featuring interviews with legends of the swimming world such as Jazz Carlin (dual Olympic silver medallist) and …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 17 - insights into dealing with injury and illness in swimming and triathlon
1:37:44
1:37:44
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:37:44
Today, after a 2 month hiatus owing to Paul dealing with a very bad back injury and some firm reflections and adjustments to his day-2-day schedule, the boys are back with a podcast recorded some 2 months ago on sunny Mallorca, Spain. This show was meant to go out immediately and was at the 4 week mark of Paul's injury sustained over the Easter per…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 16 - Stephanie Dixon, 19-time Paralympic swimming champion and world record holder!
2:05:20
2:05:20
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
2:05:20
Wow! What an interview we have lined up for you today! Paul and Adam chat with Stephanie Dixon, 19-time Paralympic swimming champion and world record holder from Canada, who recently attended our 3-day Swim Smooth Coach Education Course in Portland, OR, USA at the Nike World HQ. Stephanie talks candidly about being born missing her right leg and ho…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 15 - David Davies, Britain's only duel Olympic medallist in the pool and open water
1:37:56
1:37:56
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:37:56
Today, enjoy an awesome interview with David Davies from Wales who is Britain's only swimmer to have achieved an Olympic medal in both the pool (1500m in Athens, 2004) and the open water (10km in Beijing, 2008). Paul first met David in a cocktail lounge (of all places!) after the men's triathlon in Hyde Park at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, 201…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 14 - Sam Bradley (Warriner), former world #1 triathlete and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist
1:29:36
1:29:36
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:29:36
Today, the boys chat with Sam Bradley (née Warriner), former world #1 triathlete and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist for New Zealand, after a nine week hiatus following a whirlwind world coaching tour with Nike in Portland, OR and Sydney, Australia. Sam discusses explicitly how she utilises a mental "switch" to move between her athletic / coachin…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 13 - the lengths we go to in training the world's most passionate Swim Smooth Coaches
1:33:43
1:33:43
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:33:43
Today we sit down with 4 of our soon-to-be Swim Smooth Certified Coaches at the end of their 2 week certification course here in sunny Perth and hear all about the training they've received to become one of our 52 international coaches. If you're a coach thinking of taking your swim coaching further, or are a swimmer who's pondered exactly what lev…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 12 - Dave Scott, 6-time Hawaii Ironman World Champion
1:52:05
1:52:05
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:52:05
Is there anyone more synonymous with the sport of triathlon, the Ironman distance, and performance at the very highest level than Dave Scott? If he were British, he'd be a "Sir" for sure...in fact, I think we should simply refer to him as Sir Dave Scott, what do you think? Maybe even "Lord"? Winner of a record six Hawaii Ironman World Championship …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 11 - Matt Koorey, Beyond Your Boundaries
2:24:07
2:24:07
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
2:24:07
Today we speak with Coach Matt Koorey about all things swim and triathlon coaching, starting with a deep-dive into the anxieties and phobias many of us have around swimming in the open water but are often too embarrassed to admit to and talk about. Recorded on Australia Day, this is the perfect discussion with the perfect Australian coach who was i…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 10 - Simon Lessing, 5-time World Triathlon Champion and total legend of the sport of TRI!
2:48:30
2:48:30
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
2:48:30
This raw, lengthy (2h45m!) and in-depth interview with Simon Lessing, 5-time ITU World Triathlon Champion - and Head Coach, Paul Newsome's former training partner - is over 18 years in the making and over a decade since he gave his last audio interview, so be ready for something really special as we dig into the following areas: Simon's background …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 9 - Joe Skipper: PRO Ironman and Swim Smooth Guru user
2:08:06
2:08:06
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
2:08:06
In today's show we chat with Joe Skipper, multiple Ironman podium finisher, Ironman UK winner and 7th place Hawaii Ironman finisher. Joe is basing himself over here in sunny Perth with the Swim Smooth Perth Squad for the southern hemisphere summer after discovering Swim Smooth online some 2-3 years ago and using the Guru to help him dial up a 50 mi…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 8 - Professor Greg Whyte OBE - Achieving the Impossible
1:47:26
1:47:26
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:47:26
Happy New Year! Here's the podcast you need to kick start your 2019 with a massive bang! Today, we're very lucky to be talking with Professor Greg Whyte OBE - a legend in the Sports and Exercise Science world and a guy who has helped raise in excess of £40 million for Sport / Comic Relief with over 30 amazing challenges of human endurance with some…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 7 - an interview with the Queens of ÖtillÖ SwimRun, Annika Ericsson & Kristin Larsson
1:28:32
1:28:32
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:28:32
Ever wondered what this crazy-looking new sport of SwimRun is all about? You know, the world's biggest growth endurance sport that is turning heads and being rated as the single-hardest one day endurance event on the planet? Yeah, that one where you see people running around in their wetsuits, supposedly "cheating" with their pull buoy and paddles,…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 6 - interview with Andy Blow, Precision Hydration - tips on better hydration for endurance
1:23:37
1:23:37
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:23:37
Today we are joined by Head Coach Paul Newsome's long-time friend, fellow Bath University Sport & Exercise Science graduate, British triathlon team member, founder of www.precisionhydration.com (to name but one of his many exciting ventures!), and most recently, the guy who dragged Coach Paul around the world's toughest single-day endurance event, …
…
continue reading
1
Episode 5 - an interview with the world's fastest female Ironman swimmer, Lucy Charles and her coach
1:20:30
1:20:30
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:20:30
What an amazing interview we have lined up for you today with the fastest ever female Ironman swimmer, Lucy Charles (UK) and her coach and partner, Reece Barclay (also a professional triathlete)!Interestingly enough, Swim Smooth’s Head Coach, Paul Newsome’s best mate and former swim training partner (Roy Shepherdson), was one of Lucy’s favourite sw…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 4 - The History of Swim Smooth - an extended special to celebrate our 14th birthday!
1:57:17
1:57:17
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:57:17
You might find the supporting links, articles and websites in chronological order useful as a reference point: ▪ 2004 - www.swimsmooth.com is launched with our first product: https://shop.swimsmooth.com/collections/legacy-dvds/products/swim-smooth-dvd-boxset ▪ 2005 - Paul & Mish (now Paul’s wife) head off around the UK running clinics and 1-2-1 ses…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 3: Interview with Dean Jackson the man / the myth / the legend behind HUUB Design
1:03:55
1:03:55
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:03:55
Paul and Adam meet up with Dean Jackson, or "Deano" to discuss Ross Edgley's brilliant #GreatBritishSwim as well as how the Brownlee Brothers have helped to shape the future of the brand, originally conceived in a Costa Coffee in Folkestone, UK!This fact-filled show charters the history of the UK's biggest and best wetsuit brand, HUUB Design. Durin…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 2: Interview with Tom Hickman of the Bali-Hope SwimRun Challenge
40:53
40:53
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
40:53
Tom Hickman is the founder of SE Asia's very first SwimRun event, taking place in Bali on the 5th to 9th December 2018. Head Coach, Paul Newsome, will be partaking in the event on the island of Nusa-Lembogan.In the show Paul and Adam discuss with Tom the issues of plastic wastage facing the oceans and waterways of the world, specifically in the Bal…
…
continue reading
1
Episode 1: Interview with Ironman AG World Champion and record holder, Dan Plews PhD
1:35:18
1:35:18
Nghe Sau
Nghe Sau
Danh sách
Thích
Đã thích
1:35:18
Welcome to the very first episode of the Swim Smooth Podcast - we are super excited to have 2018 Ironman World Age Group Champion and World Record Holder (8h24m if you don't mind with a 2h50m run off the bike!), Dan Plews, from www.plewsandprof.com joining us on the show to chew the fat about all things "endurance" and to of course divulge some of …
…
continue reading