You Ask, We Answer

This month's You Ask, We Answer brings you expert advice from Cassie Patten, Olympic Bronze medallist in the first ever 10km marathon in Beijing 2008. Cassie give tips on how to achieve the elusive Early Vertical Forearm catch. 

Pool Page

Tick tock, can you beat the clock? This month's session adds in the excitement of a timer to keep you pushing hard. Have you ever tried The Trewy Special? 

Mindfulness 

Helen Davis is a swimmer and chartered Sport Psychologist who works with individuals, teams and coaches on their sporting performance. In this issue, we learn how to practice mindfulness to be fully present in the water to improve your sports performance.

Get the oxygen advantage

Are you a dysfunctional breather?  Swim experts Marianne Johnson and Tracey Baumann, coaches from SwimMastery,  explain that the way you breathe during your daily life determines how well you breathe during physical exercise. Learn how you can assess and improve your own breathing to benefit your swimming. 

More from the We Are Family issue:

• We are family – The families whose quality time is spent in lakes, rivers and seas
• Summer holidays – Things to do with your family around water this summer
• Tankproof – The twin brothers teaching American youth how to swim
• My Queer swimming family – Amy Walker on forming her own swimming family with her queer and lesbian friends
• A brief history of Walden Pond – The time-honoured tradition of dipping and swimming in Thoreau’s sanctuary is in jeopardy
• View from the water – Simon Griffiths on the long term impact of lockdown

Order your copy of We Are Family now for just £5.95 plus postage and escape into a world of outdoor swimming. 

Jonathan, Luke, Ella and the team