About this episode

Brian Johns discusses how triathletes can improve their swimming performance with just three sessions a week.

Swimming more laps won't make you a faster triathlete.  A three-time Olympian who used to swim 80 kilometres a week is here to tell you why. Brian Johns is a three-time Olympian, former short-course 400-metre individual medley world record holder and now Head of Coaching Science at FORM. He's spent the back half of his career figuring out why some swimmers keep improving and others stay stuck in the same lane (sometimes literally), and in this episode he brings that to the time-poor triathlete who swims two or three times a week. In this episode you'll learn: Why more kilometres in the pool almost never equals a faster triathlon swim The exact plan for getting faster off just three sessions a week, no coach required How to tell the difference between working hard and actually improving The recovery trick Brian used between a late session and an early morning swim Why open water fear is really about exposure rather than fitness, and the simple fix that builds confidence fast How to practise sighting in the pool long before race day A one-word cue to keep you calm and swimming smooth when the start line gets choppy   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to Brian Johns, Olympian…

People in this episode

Host: Taryn Richardson

Guest: Brian Johns

Topics covered

• swimming
• triathlon
• training
• performance
• technique

Keywords

• swim faster
• triathlon training
• Brian Johns
• Olympian
• swimming technique
• open water swimming
• recovery tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FORM

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