Technique

Working on your technique is great but it is irrelevant if you are not strong enough or fit enough to hold that technique for extended periods of time… With that in mind we need to consider building strength/resilience as well as fitness/conditioning. They are critical if we want to refin ...

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Swim Training… It doesn’t just benefit your swimming!

Swim training… it doesn’t just benefit your swimming! Swim training is great for all round fitness & conditioning. Your swim training is not just going to benefit your swim split. It can and will benefit your all round race performance due to the cardiovascular conditioning that occu ...

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Swim Strength Bands For Triathletes

Swim strength bands work. They are a great alternative OR addition to pool / open water based swimming. This goes for amateurs, fitness enthusiasts, age groupers and pros alike. Do they replace water based swimming? No, of course not! But, they are a great tool for the tool box and, like a ...

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Swimming With A Snorkel

Why we love the snorkel ! The snorkel does a few things: removes the need to breathe which means it smooths things out and removes any ‘gaps’ in the stroke allows us to work on body position and alignment… ie. eyes down, spine long, hips high allows us to work on ha ...

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Swim PB For Brenton

8min swim PB for JET community member and squad attendee Brenton Logan at Geelong 70.3

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Swim Tips From The Top!

#agegrouperlife – tips from the top! We all know that strength training is critical for endurance performance. But what to do if you misplace your paddles? Grab your thongs of course – modelled by our very own, PG. #belikepete ...

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Swimming Tools For Triathletes

A triathletes swimming tool box!

Swimming (and cycling and running) is about ‘taking more good strokes’

Used correctly each piece of equipment can help us do this. Which is why you’ll see our athletes with lots of equipment for their swim sessions.

Some will get differ ...

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Swimming Case Studies

We look at a couple of case studies which address a couple of topics. Namely, the volume (or lack there of) ‘needed’ to excel in endurance sport and the value of consistency.

Quality and effectiveness of training stimulus should be the measure of success… Not simply how & ...

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JET Return To Swim Protocol

Pools are now starting to open around the country. Great! Time to get stuck into some swimming.

Well yes, but there is no rush. Hurry slowly!

Many have not been swimming consistently for many weeks… months for some. And even if you have been diligent with your swim strength an ...

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JET Swim Squad – Melbourne

Triathlon swim squad in Ascot Vale has spaces available, enquire now!

Want to improve your swimming and join a great squad and a wider triathlon community?

JET Swim Squad is growing and we would love you to be a part of it!

🏊‍♀️ Suitable for all abilities 🏊‍♀� ...

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