The Effortless Swimming Podcast · Brenton Ford

#396 : 12 Ways To Make Your Swimming Unrecognizable In The Next 12 Months with Brenton and Tas

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We just focused on his over-rotation, and that one change fixed his splaying legs, his arm dropping, and his catch - all four issues resolved by addressing one bottleneck.
Brenton Ford and coach Tasman share 12 takeaways from their Maldives swimming camp, covering how to identify stroke bottlenecks, progress from drills to full swimming, the value of community, and why feel matters more than data. They share stories of swimmers who overcame self-doubt to complete island swims and emphasize that consistency over perfection, with a typical 6-8 week adaptation period, leads to lasting improvement.

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A practical reminder that better swimming comes from feel, consistency, and patient course correction.

This episode makes a plain argument swimmers can use: stop chasing splits first and pay attention to feel. Brenton and Tas draw on their Maldives camp debrief to press for consistency, steady process, and the habit of noticing when a stroke feels right or off, so corrections…

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Press play if you want your swimming to feel cleaner, not just look faster on paper.

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