New Dates: Swim Further and Faster in Open Water this summer 🌊🏊♂️
Published: Wed, 05/06/26
Updated: Thu, 05/07/26
Live online course with the Outdoor Swimmer team
Hi Swimmer
We're rerunning our popular Swim Further and Faster in Open Water Course,
a live, small‑group programme designed to help you swim faster, smarter, and with more confidence in open water.
Over four interactive sessions you will develop a "swim-faster" mindset and improve your:
🏊♀️Front crawl technique
🏊♀️Sighting and navigation
🏊♀️Pacing and pace control
🏊♀️Drafting and pack swimming
🏊♀️Acclimatisation
We'll also show you how to create your own personal training plan.
Course
details
The course takes place over four session on Zoom. Numbers are limited to allow time for discussion and questions. Dates are as follows:
Session 1 -
Monday 18 May, 6pm – Fundamentals
Session 2 - Wednesday 20 May, 6pm – Open water adaptations
Session 3 – Monday 25 May, 6pm - Performance Skills
Session 4 – Monday 27 May, 6pm - Cold water
tolerance and how to train
(All times are BST)
Price: £75 for all four sessions
(Outdoor Swimmer members should look out for a separate email with your discount code)
Who’s it for?
This course is ideal if you’re training for your first open water event, or if you already have experience and want to improve your speed, efficiency, and confidence in races or long swims.
Your coach
The course is led 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.
“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
