Swimming Specific Personal Training

Land training for swimmers

It is now well understood by many coaches and athletes that to excel in an aquatic sport, you need to think outside the pool! 

By participating in 'land’ training, in particular strength & conditioning sessions, an athlete can quickly improve their speed, agility, reaction, balance, posture, muscular strength and power, as the body can be stressed to a greater extend (due to the lack of water buoyancy and the increase in ground reaction forces) leading to expeditious training adaptations. 

'Land' training is also crucial for injury prevention, as it allows the athlete to isolate and develop specific areas of the body that are prone to injury. Strengthening injury risk areas of the body will not only reduce time spent out of the water should an injury occur, but can lead to greater muscular power output, coordination, and energy efficiency. Consequently, the athlete is able to powerfully execute their sports performance using less energy and with greater force.

As a result of the many performance benefits stated, we have developed swim-specific personal training sessions to ensure the relationship between the land and water work is synchronised and productive to the athlete.