January 07, 2012

#3 – Open Water Domination (with Oliver Wilkinson)

20 minutes

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We take a look into the world of marathon swimming. What motivates distance swimmers to do the huge miles week in week out? How do they prepare for big races? We talk with the 45km Manhattan Island swim world record holder, Oliver Wilkinson about:

Training for distance events and the number of kilometers he does weekly leading up to a big race

What he eats the night before to ‘carb load’ and how he refuels during a race

Finding the right stroke rhythm quickly

Which aspects of his technique he focuses on in training

How hard he works his kick in long distance swims

Dealing with the mental challenges in cold water and endurance races

Ollie has trained with my squad in Melbourne for over 12 months and has recently moved backed to England. He has completed the English Channel and has placed in numerous long distance open water races such as the Rottnest Island swim in Western Australia. You can keep up to date with what Ollie is up to at his blog.

Tell us the hardest training set you’ve in the comments section below!

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