Swimming & Triathlon – Life Changing!
“This has changed his whole life. Seriously.”
One of our athlete’s friends attended a Swim Technique session recently, as a result of the work, progress and happiness of our Swim Squad athlete. This friend was telling me about the impact swimming, Swim Squad, triathlon and triathlon coaching has made to his friend’s life.
“This sport, and this group, has changed his whole life. He’s a different person.”
The Story
Our athlete started coming to our swim technique sessions back in February after sending me a message:
“I’m interested in your technique course starting tomorrow. I can do about two lengths in Huyton but I’m absolutely shattered afterwards.”
This athlete started with technique sessions, coming week after week, and made good progress. He then started coming to our open water technique sessions at the Liverpool Watersports Centre in the spring and summer. Loving it, and being encouraged by the people he now surrounded himself with, he asked me for a triathlon training programme: he was going to do his first triathlon.
Since then, this athlete has completed his first triathlon and his first 10k trail race. He has moved on from our technique sessions, now putting his stroke under duress during the more physically challenging Swim Squad sessions (including the two hour sessions in the 50m pool of the Aquatics Centre). He is often found leading his lane too.
The person who came to us, struggling to swim “two lengths of Huyton pool” is now a 7 minute 400m swimmer (with a beautiful swim technique) with big goals for 2024.
This same athlete who would struggle to run a 5k, and definitely struggle to run it under 30 minutes, ran the trail 10k recently in 55 minutes. More impressive, he was 51st from 283 runners, and 13th in his age group.
“The resilience and discipline you’ve helped me create was triumphant. Couldn’t have done it without you coach!”
He looks like a different person, much stronger and healthier.
Swimming and triathlon has changed his life!
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