Ape Index

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Zoom 1 talked about your ape index. Whats yours? It’s the difference between your wingspan and height. Michael Phelps has a plus 12cm ape index. It’s the sort of biomechanical …

Weekly Work Out #1

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Get yourself out there – just do something – you will feel better I promise With no wall to turn on or pace clock at the pool the following distances …

Get in, Get out and Go!

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The risk of our beaches being closed due to crowded surf spots and beach car parks in this time of COVID 19 is real. Swimming Women’s Charlotte O’Beirne, representatives of …

How are you going in yourself?

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Is it possible to be busier than ever before and yet quieter? My e-mail inbox has changed from swim related to school related e-mails to the power of 3, or …

I’m hanging with ‘ate

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I sat with Peter my disappointment panda yesterday. I cried, I sulked, got stroppy at my kids, didn’t want to do anything. The thought was once I decided to cease …

Swimming around the Busselton Jetty

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The swim around the historic Busselton jetty is satisfying, frustrating, tiring and enjoyable all at once. It is a great achievement for any swimmer and a brilliant gauge of your …

Event Day Do’s

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The Margaret River Ocean Swim is just a few sleeps away as I write this, and I still recall my very first ocean swim event in 1998 with so many …

November CSS

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Well for those of you lucky enough to turn up to a session last week you would have had your CSS results tested. That’s short for Critical Swim Speed. If …