Swimming Coaching

01 Initial consultation

We provide all athletes with an initial consultation with the one of our swimming coaches. This is your opportunity to get to know your coach, discuss your goals, your previous swimming history and outline your current training schedule.

Your consultation will involve:

• Goal Setting

  You may already know what your goals are, this is the chance to discuss them. Alternatively, you will create athlete-centered goals with the help of your coach.

• Tailoring training to your needs

  Your coach will create a programme to fit your needs and meet your goals, whether you can train 20 hours a week or 5.

02 Getting the most from your training programme

2.1 TrainingPeaks

All triathletes receiving coaching will have access to their own Training Peaks account. This online software provides the athlete and coach a hub to plan their training calendar and individual training sessions.

• Keep track of your progress: Both you and your coach will be able to monitor your progress on easy to use web, mobile and desktop software.
• Plan your season: Train towards specific events which can be added to your Trainingpeaks calendar.
• Analyse: upload training and performance data from your training device.
• Communicate with your coach: Provides a hub for you and your coach to communicate.
• Real-time updates of your training programme: your coach can monitor your sessions and change your training sessions/intensities.

2.2 Planned training sessions

Your coach will plan a variety of different sessions on a weekly basis. If you have had human performance testing, your coach will us this data to create your individual training zones. Your training sessions will be monitored and adjusted on a weekly basis.

• Bespoke: Your coach will plan sessions to your individual needs
• Variety: Your coach will plan your various different cycling sessions in order to push your performance levels to the next level.
• Monitored: Your coach is able to see whether you are completing the training sessions, and if the intensity of the sessions is appropriate.

03 Coaching Sessions

1-1 stroke technique coaching sessions are available If you decide that you require specific coaching to help fine tune your technique. Additionally, various group coaching sessions are offered by all of our coaches:

• Open water swim sessions
• Group swim sessions

04 Giving coaches the tools to succeed

Trinamics provides athletes with access to a specialist team and service. Your coach may recommend some of the following in order to maximise your results:

• Human performance analysis - Your coach may recommend additional sport science testing to be undertaken prior to your training in order to collect important data regarding your athletic capability. This data can be used to enhance your training sessions.
• Strength and conditioning sessions - Your coach may recommend that you undertake a biomechanical analysis from which a strength and conditioning programme will be created by the physiotherapist undertaking you biomechanical analysis. These conditioning sessions will be integrated into your weekly training.
• Expert team - Access to coaches, physiotherapists and sport scientists.