Swim Further and Faster in Open Water this summer 🌊🏊♂️
Published: Tue, 03/24/26
Updated: Thu, 03/26/26
Our course will help you take your swimming further this season
Hi Swimmer
If you want to swim faster or further in open water this summer, we can help. Our Swim Further and Faster Course in Open
Water course is a concise, practical 4-part video series covering everything you need to tune up your front crawl for the open water event season. You will learn how to:
🏊♀️Developing a swim faster mindset
🏊♀️How to improve your front crawl
technique
🏊♀️Sighting and navigation
🏊♀️Pacing and pace control
🏊♀️Drafting and pack swimming
🏊♀️Acclimatisation
🏊♀️How to create your personal training plan.
The course was created and narrated by Outdoor Swimmer founder, Simon Griffiths. Simon has more than 15 years of experience of thinking and writing about swimming, as well as competing in a wide range of swimming challenges. He's a past age-group open water national
champion and was part of the team that created the STA's Open Water Coaching Qualification.
We occasionally run this course live over four weeks (4 x 1-hour online sessions). Live events give you the
opportunity to ask questions and share footage of your swimming for personalised feedback from.
We're planning to run our next one in May. If you're interested and want priority access, please email simon directly: simon@outdoorswimmer.com
What previous participants say
“Great course, technically strong, with lots of real-life examples providing top tips and encouragement. Very inspiring.” Tracey
“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
