[H2Open Newsletter] - Add purpose to your swim training sessions

Published: Wed, 12/09/15

   
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What do you in think about when you are swimming? If you want to become a more efficient swimmer it might pay to think about technique rather than what you want for your tea. This week in our training section we have some tips from Team GB coach David Hemmings on how to focus on technique in your training sessions. We also have advice on how to swim faster by protecting your lower back, and we look at the evidence behind training on empty.
Have you ever thought about trying an obstacle race? The only swimming involved might be scrambling through a water-logged ditch, but they do look like a lot of fun. The Christmas issue of H2Open magazine is now on sale in WH Smiths and includes a free copy of Obstacle Race Magazine.
Do you need some help to achieve a swimming goal? Do you have an injury niggle, technique query or need some nutrition advice? Email  editor@h2openmagazine.com for our next Ask the Experts feature.
In the news this week we have a video of the world's highest swim, and there is also still time to enter our two competitons to win a Dryrobe and a trip to BestFest in Mallorca.
Enjoy the newsletter and happy swimming!
Jonathan Cowie
Editor, H2Open Magazine
Chillswim WOWSA
Chillswim to host WOWSA Awards
Chillswim are hosting the World Open Water Swimming Awards with a Gala Dinner featuring Lewis Pugh as guest speaker, on Friday 5th February, as part of the Big Chill Swim International Winter Swimming World Cup. Lewis Pugh is the United Nations Patron of the Oceans, swam across the icy waters of the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice, and across a glacial lake on Mt Everest to draw attention to the impact of climate change on the Himalayan glaciers.
The World Open Water Swimming Awards (WOWSA) are presented in four categories: Man, Woman, Performance, and Offering of the Year. Tickets are available in advance and everyone is welcome to celebrate with some of the world’s greatest open water swimmers.
>>TRAINING
Training
ADD PURPOSE TO YOUR SWIM TRAINING SESSIONS
Become a better swimmer by thinking about a specific learning point, says Team GB coach David Hemmings.
Protect your back
SWIM FASTER BY PROTECTING YOUR LOWER BACK
Five ways to protect your back in open water.

>>NUTRITION
To Eat or Not to Eat
TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT
Should you skip a meal before your next training session?

>>NEWS
Madswimmers
NEW RECORD SET FOR WORLD'S HIGHEST SWIM
Madswimmers beat Lewis Pugh's record with swim in lake at 5909m above sea level.
Give & Surf
CHARITY SEEKS OPEN WATER SWIMMERS FOR ANTI-DROWNING INITIATIVE
New programme aims to reduce drownings in Panama.
Winter swimming
LACK OF FACILITIES PREVENTS WINTER SWIMMING
Lack of open commercial venues, not temperature, most common reason for swimmers not swimming through the winter, survey claims.
Subscribe!
Poolmate
GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT OPEN WATER SWIMMING?
We want to hear from you! Send us your letters and pics and you could win next issue’s letter-of-the-month prize: a Swimovate Poolmate 2 watch for open water and pool swimming. Email your letters to editor@h2openmagazine.com


>>COMPETITIONS
BestFest
WIN A WEEK FOR TWO AT BESTFEST WORTH €1500!
Win a week for two in Mallorca at the world's first and premier open water swimming festival. Enter now!



Dryrobe
WIN A DRYROBE ADVANCE WORTH £94.99!
Dryrobe is the ultimate outdoor change robe and we have one to give away to a lucky reader. Get dry, cover up and stay warm with Dryrobe. Enter now!
H2Open
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