Do you ever feel frustrated with your swimming speed in open water? Maybe your pool pace doesn’t translate to the lake or ocean. Or perhaps swimmers who are slower than you in the pool leave you behind in open water.

It’s easy to blame your swimming technique – and yes, technique is crucial for efficiency and speed. But it’s not the only factor.

Other things that can hold you back include:

• How well you adapt to open water
• Your sighting and navigation skills
• Your ability to cope with challenging conditions
• How well you manage your pace and energy
• Tactical racing skills like drafting and pack swimming

Our Swim Further and Faster in Open Water video course covers all of this and more. Plus it includes bonus material to help you refresh your front crawl technique to help you get that right too.

If you want to swim further and faster next summer, the time to start is now. Our self-paced course walks you through the theory and gives you practical exercises to reinforce essential skills. It’s ideal for beginner and intermediate open water swimmers and triathletes.

👉Discover how to swim faster in open water here

About the creator

Swim Further and Faster in Open Water is devised and narrated by Outdoor Swimmer magazine founder, Simon Griffiths. With over 15 years of experience writing and thinking about swimming – and a track record of podium finishes and national age-group titles – Simon brings deep insight and practical know-how. He also helped create STA’s Open Water Coaching Qualification.

What others say

“This is a superbly accessible and informative course for anyone who wants to develop their swimming technique, do their first wild swimming event or, for those already experienced, learn how to improve. Simon has a wealth of expertise – I finished the course feeling super-motivated and prepared to push myself further! Thank you!” Gill

Any questions?

Please email Simon on simon@outdoorswimmer.com