[H2Open Newsletter] - Supercharge your swimming with a two-beat kick

Published: Wed, 01/27/16

   
Watching how elite swimmers swim can be useful for honing your technique, but comparing your swim times to Katie Ledecky, one of the world's best swimmers? Surely that only leads to heartache and depression. But actually, it can teach us how to be better open water swimmers. Check out this week's training article to find out how. Plus, Total Immersion head coach Terry Laughlin shows how to swim faster with less effort by perfecting a two-beat kick.
The fifth anniversary issue of H2Open magazine went to print this week. As well as looking back over the past five years we focus on the future and ask, where will swimming take you in in 2016? We also catch up with open water swimming champions Keri-anne Payne and Cassie Patten, as well as meet a new generation of young British swimmers taking the open water by storm. Plus all the usual inspirational stories, training, technique and nutrition features, as well as extensive open water swim event listings. Subscribe to H2Open Magazine from only £8.70 – you'd be bonkers not to!
Enjoy the newsletter and happy swimming!
Jonathan Cowie
Editor, H2Open Magazine
>>TRAINING
DON'T TRY THIS IF YOU HAVE A FRAGILE EGO
H2Open founder Simon Griffiths pits himself against World Champion Katie Ledecky.
MASTER THE TWO-BEAT KICK
Total Immersion head coach Terry Laughlin shows you have to supercharge your swimming with a perfectly timed two-beat kick.
>>THIS IS OPEN WATER SWIMMING
H2OPEN/SELKIE READER PHOTO CONTEST
Roger Taylor is the winner of our February/March issue reader photo contest. To be in with the chance of seeing your photo published in the April/May issue of H2Open – and to win great stuff from Selkie Swim Co – enter our April/May competition now.
>>NEWS
MARATHON SWIMMERS FEDERATION ANNOUNCES 2015 AWARD WINNERS
Winners include Chloë McCardel for her three-way English Channel crossing.
FINA LAUNCHES MASS PARTICIPATION EVENTS
Mass participation events to run alongside elite World Cup circuit races.
 
>>COMPETITIONS
WIN A WEEKEND HOLIDAY FOR TWO FROM SEA SWIM CORNWALL
We have a fabulous guided open water swimming holiday in Cornwall up for grabs. >>ENTER NOW!


 
WIN A PLACE IN THE GREAT NORTH SWIM AND AN AQUA SPHERE XP2 SWIM MASK
We have three places in the 1-mile swim at the Great North Swim in Windermere up for grabs, plus Aqua Sphere will also provide you with an XP2 swim mask. >>ENTER NOW!
 
 
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 Sport Cloak from Charlie McLeod. Email your letters to editor@h2openmagazine.com


 
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