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Goal Setting
Every swimmer wants to get better and better right? And at times we struggle to improve and wonder why! So this swim blog is all about goal setting, target setting and helping you to achieve the very best results possible. So what is it that you actually want to achieve? Is it to be the best [...] -
How does your swimming team influence you?
The atmosphere whilst you train can have a massive influence on you and your performance. Being a part of a team can massively raise spirits and swimming abilities or totally destroy them! A positive group attitude is really important but is something that takes time to develop. Making sure everyone feels a part of the team [...] -
Protect your hair from chlorine damage
Chlorine is the chemical commonly used in swimming pools to disinfect and keep the water clean. If you’re a keen swimmer who trains a couple of times a week then you may notice your hair is more brittle and dry than it used to have been! This is because chlorine removes the natural oils from [...]
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Swimmer Adlington looks forward to London Olympics
The Olympics 2012 is not just any Olympics. It’s the London Olympics. And us mere mortals can only imagine the excitement for professional UK athletes as they look towards taking part in the epic event in their own country. One of the “very excited” athletes is swimmer Rebecca Adlington. Just four years ago, Rebecca was the [...] -
Five top health benefits of swimming
Swimming is hailed as a wonder sport, and it’s not difficult to understand why. But perhaps you still need a little persuasion to head to the local pool for a few lengths. After all, with it being so cold outside you’ll be more tempted to add layers – and lots of them – rather than [...] -
The benefits of swimming for your blood pressure
First, let’s take a look at the scientific background to swimming and reduced blood pressure. Sports experts have widely revealed the cardiovascular benefits of well-developed muscles. As muscles grow and become stronger, the heart must pump more blood to them. To do this the heart muscle grows stronger and so it sends out a larger volume [...] -
Movember
Each year, men around the world grow themselves a moustache in order to raise awareness of mens health and specifically prostate cancer. On 1st Movember, dedicated men start with a cleanly shaven face and then for the rest of the sprout and groom their moustache. Today is the very last day of Movember so moustaches across [...] -
Speedo Fastskin 3
Speedo have been renowned for their fantastic technologies in their competition swimwear ranges, the Fastskin and FSII being some of their most famous. Wednesday 30th November the new Fastskin 3 is set to be released. This incredibly exciting new piece of Speedo swimwear has been created in the ‘Aqualab’ – Speedo’s top secret research and development [...] -
We’re Faversham Swimming Club’s New Sponsors!
Great news here at Simply Swim! We’ve been named as the new official sponsor of our local swimming club. Faversham Swimming Club is a fantastic volunteer run organisation with over 300 members, who range in age from 5 – 85 years old. The indoor pool is open all year round, with an outdoor pool open throughout [...]