Archive - Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

The Quiet Power of Showing Up

Small gains, stacked consistently, become something much bigger.

15 hrs ago • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

"The Shape of You"

How Ed Sheeran Might Help You With Your Swimming!

Apr 16 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

"The Best Thing They Can Do Now is Just Settle Into Their Tempo" Phil Liggett

What to Do When You Fall Off the Pace (and You Will!)

Apr 9 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

🤬 It’s Really Not That Hard!

3 Quick Tips on How to Use the FINIS Tempo Trainer PRO and Why It Makes Sense for Your Swimming!

Apr 2 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

March 2026

Squad vs Solo Swimming: Which Is Best?

Have you been avoiding one or the other without fully unpacking the PROs/CONs of each?

Mar 26 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

Cameron McEvoy: The World’s Fastest…

...But Not the Way You Think (or Are Constantly Told by the Media)

Mar 23 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

How the Swim Smooth GURU Helped Improve My Stroke

A Swimmer’s Journey with the Swim Smooth GURU and Swim Smooth Coach, Lucy Lloyd-Roach

Mar 12 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

You Can’t Control the Weather. You Can Control Your Response.

Letting go this week amidst the chaos that's unfolding in the middle-east.

Mar 5 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

February 2026

You've Got to Take the Rough with the Smooth!

The Whats, Whys and Where Tos from Last Weekend's Rottnest Channel Swim Cancellation

Feb 26 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

6️⃣0️⃣ For Every 60-Year-Old Woman Out There Who Doubts Her Abilities, 60 Is Just a Number

The Story of Yolanda Carstens and Simone Blaser's Epic 34km Derwent River Swim

Feb 19 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

😩 Shoulder Pain in Freestyle. Let’s Talk About It.

❓Are you in the 80% of people who struggle with shoulder pain when swimming?

Feb 12 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

"I’m Fit, I’m Strong, But I Can’t Make it to the Other End of the Pool!"

* A Call to Arms: Help Your Mate Swim a Lap!*

Feb 5 • Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth

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