Transform your technique and become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming. Aimed at both fitness and competitive swimmers, it explains what makes a successful stroke and how to develop your own swimming style. Swim Smooth contains the latest breakthroughs in swimming that can radically improve your speed, enjoyment and success. Hundreds of colour photographs and 3D graphics allow you to put the theory into practice. Theres advice for intermediate, advanced and elite swimmers. Sections on stroke technique are supplemented with detailed advice on fitness training and racing skills. Open water swimming is fully covered with practical skills for every level. Learn about nutrition, flexibility and dealing with cramp. The Swim Smooth approach helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your stroke and provides drills and training tips to make the most of your time in the water. It accepts differences in individual swimmers and shows you how to understand the fundamentals of swimming to find a style that works. The authors are highly experienced triathletes and open water swimmers who teach and train thousands of people every year. They are consultants to the British Triathlete Federation. Swim Fast. Swim Happy. Swim Smooth.

Paul Newsome and Adam Young are highly experienced triathletes and open water swimmers who coach thousands of people every year via their Swim Smooth organization. They work internationally, running courses and swim clinics, and are coach education consultants to British Triathlon.