Firstly, I have done a few last Iron distance races and this could well be the last and I must say I enjoyed the experience a lot more than I did Melbourne in 2012. The race in Roth itself is significantly harder than any other course I have raced an iron distance race on. But,…
A, Our swimmers in action 3rd and 9th November our swimmer Cyril’s had a fundraising swim –70 x100m at Des Renford Pool, Maroubra. Cyril did great job and another swimmers came to support him. It was nice to see Rachael, Scott, Katarina, John and also Vlad in the pool. Cyril couldn’t stop doing long swim…
There are some physical challenges that everybody’s heard of but not everyone’s done. Climbing Everest, running a marathon or cycling the Tour de France route. What about swimming 32 kilometres? A swimming squad in Sydney is training people to swim the English Channel. John Jameson swam it in July this year after failing an attempt…
From 23rd December to 6th of January we are having Christmas and New Year break in our squads. You can still do your swims and follow this program here
Our day started with a plan to swim for one hour from Balmoral beach club to south, around Rocky point to beach pool and then continued to Chainman and back to club. At 8am first group of the swimmers was ready to dive in. We had unbelievable summer weather with temperature 28C with a glass…
New Stock Arrived: Vladswim Squeezer the swimmer catch phase tool Building wrist, forearm and elbow strength Simple fun exercise any time anywhere Prevention of elbow joint injury Forearm strength is essential to the ability to catch and hold the water throughout the propulsive phase of the stroke The muscles of the forearm are predominantly “slow…
In October we were glad to see some great results from our swimmers in another challenging event. Coolangatta Gold Surf competition is one of the longest surf races in Australia and for this reason is popular for endurance athletes. This year Chris and Pep were completed full race in great result. Chris took just on…
This year Vladswim helped 4 swimmers to improve their swimming to be ready for one of the world largest Ironman competition in Hawaii. We would like to congratulate to all swimmers for their great performance. Results Vincent Lauwerier: 9H 19min 15sec , 30-34 (swim: 1:04:26/Bike: 4:57:31/Run: 3:09:30) James Lambert: 9H 29min 19sec, 35-39 (swim 1:00:13/Bike…
As you know our squad is getting big and we as coaches sometimes loose track recording all the names. For this reason we are starting to use Swim Squad membership cards. From December cards are to be used at any Vladswim squad session you attend. Coaches are going to have a simple scanning device and…
To complete the torturous trek from Dover to Calais, they all pushed their bodies to breaking point to prepare for the swim of their lives. Every June, when the swells turn balmy and the more stable-minded turn their thoughts to cinemas and shopping malls, this group of Sydneysiders “went looking for the cold water”. “Initially…
