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Get Faster As You Get Older with Laura Quilter
In today’s episode, we have Laura Quilter, a New Zealand swimmer and coach who has previously been the national champion in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle. Laura has achieved a lifetime PB at the age of 31, with only a third of the training she was doing in her earlier years. She’s also ventured into the sport of ice swimming (water under 5 degrees celsius) and is coaching through her platform at Aura Move. Tune in now!
02:14 Introduction and Background
04:33 Training Changes and Mindset Shift
06:55 Understanding the Sprint Stroke: Differences and Techniques
10:03 Coaching Middle to Long Distance Swimmers: More Time to Work Through
14:56 Paralysis by Analysis: The Pitfalls of Overthinking in Swimming
16:39 The Importance of Fun and Play in Swimming and Racing
20:42 Shifting Competitive Focus to Skill Execution
23:37 Curiosity as a Key Element in Consistency
29:27 Ice Swimming: Challenges and Experiences
34:24 The Recovery Process: Stripping off wet clothes and getting warm
35:47 Adapting Coaching Techniques for Individual Swimmers
40:22 Get in touch with Laura!
Follow Laura on Instagram
Do you want to work with me personally to improve your technique? Join my swim technique coaching here:
https://effortlessswimming.com/stroke-analysis-membership/?el=blog
View our freestyle clinic schedule around Australia:
https://effortlessswimming.com/freestyle-clinics
Get 15% off our 8-week Faster Freestyle course by using the code 8week15
https://effortlessswimming.com/8-week-faster-freestyle-course/
Try PILLAR today, head to pillarperformance.shop and enter code EFFORTLESS for 15% off, or for any North American listeners, enter the same code at TheFeed.com.
Watch the episode on YouTube:
The post Get Faster As You Get Older with Laura Quilter appeared first on Effortless Swimming.
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By Brenton FordIn today’s episode, we have Laura Quilter, a New Zealand swimmer and coach who has previously been the national champion in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle. Laura has achieved a lifetime PB at the age of 31, with only a third of the training she was doing in her earlier years. She’s also ventured into the sport of ice swimming (water under 5 degrees celsius) and is coaching through her platform at Aura Move. Tune in now!
02:14 Introduction and Background
04:33 Training Changes and Mindset Shift
06:55 Understanding the Sprint Stroke: Differences and Techniques
10:03 Coaching Middle to Long Distance Swimmers: More Time to Work Through
14:56 Paralysis by Analysis: The Pitfalls of Overthinking in Swimming
16:39 The Importance of Fun and Play in Swimming and Racing
20:42 Shifting Competitive Focus to Skill Execution
23:37 Curiosity as a Key Element in Consistency
29:27 Ice Swimming: Challenges and Experiences
34:24 The Recovery Process: Stripping off wet clothes and getting warm
35:47 Adapting Coaching Techniques for Individual Swimmers
40:22 Get in touch with Laura!
Follow Laura on Instagram
Do you want to work with me personally to improve your technique? Join my swim technique coaching here:
https://effortlessswimming.com/stroke-analysis-membership/?el=blog
View our freestyle clinic schedule around Australia:
https://effortlessswimming.com/freestyle-clinics
Get 15% off our 8-week Faster Freestyle course by using the code 8week15
https://effortlessswimming.com/8-week-faster-freestyle-course/
Try PILLAR today, head to pillarperformance.shop and enter code EFFORTLESS for 15% off, or for any North American listeners, enter the same code at TheFeed.com.
Watch the episode on YouTube:
The post Get Faster As You Get Older with Laura Quilter appeared first on Effortless Swimming.