QUESTION: Hi Gary, Just wanting to know on average what is the normal personal best and by how much can a young swimmer (eg:12 years old and over) achieve in race from his previous race. The question that i want answered is by how much and in what time frame.Is it a gradual decrease or […]
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How to use Arms more than Legs in Swimming
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I am after some advice. I am a 58 year young guy, whom has always wanted to swim well, and consequently decided to take lessons. Swimming freestyle (front crawl), I become tired very quickly, and have been advised my leg action is excessive and that effort is tiring me, the result my […]
How can my daughter lose weight?
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I have not been following up some time with you. How are you? Would like to ask you, how can swimmers loose weight and have a balance diet? What sort of diet is good for swimmers, to loose weight? She is presently in a sport school overseas and she is not quite […]
A Second Swim Session will Help Alot
QUESTION: Hi the Swim Expert, I have a unique swim training question. I want to help out this next year with the swim team, unfortunately this school doesn’t have a pool. The nearest pool is an hour and a half away? Then off course there are finances and scheduling issues, so in past years they […]
Why has my son not improved in his Swimming?
Valerie’s son is quite a good swimmer. He is 13 years old and has done quite a lot of growing lately, but have his performances kept up with his growth. Find out more by watching this short video and don’t forget to download your free eBook at www.50SwimTips.com. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay and today’s question […]
How often should I swim to make a comeback at 16 years?
QUESTION: Hi, I’m a 16 year old swimmer and I’ve been off swimming for around 6 months due to illness and injury. And I was wondering as I want to get back on track and achieve better times how often would I have to train for and how long? Because I also want to achieve […]
Why does it take so long for my Heart Rate to go down?
QUESTION: Hello Gary, I recently found your site and I love it. I am learning to swim by taking lessons. I was always in creeks, rivers, pools, etc. when I was a kid but somewhere along the timeline I developed a fear of the water and so I am learning to develop confidence and finding […]
How To Stop the Spreading of the Legs in Freestyle
Recently I posted an article and some tips on https://theswimmingexpert.com/how-to-fix-my-sons-freestyle/ Following this article there has beena good response from a number of coaches, however one of them has stood out, and I will share it with you below. Hi Gary, Concentrating on kicking to keep the legs together while breathing may stop the leg spread […]
Concerns about 10 Year Old Swimmer
QUESTION: Hello Gary I would like to ask your opinion on my 10 yr old daughter. At the beginning of the year when she turned 10 she was developing well and hitting county and regional times, and over the months she has been slowly deteriorating. Her technique does not appear to have changed, but her […]
