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How to become a confident Open Water Swimmer


LEVEL 2 Course


Course Curriculum

  Introduction
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  • Course Objectives (0:56)
  • Open Water Safety (0:51)
  • The Benefits of Swimming with a Swimming cap (0:37)
  • Improving Wetsuit Fit & Adjusting once in the water (2:50)
  • Selecting and Adjusting Eyewear (3:28)
  • Breathing in Open Water
  • How to avoid chafing - Pro Tip! (1:11)
  • Pre Swim Breath Preparation (4:11)
  • Bouyancy Familiarisation Techniques (0:48)
  • Deep water start position, breathing and open water front crawl (3:02)
  • Effective Turn Technique (1:00)
  • Understanding Drafting Technique (1:00)
  • Technique to remove a wetsuit (2:42)
  • Recognising your own mistakes and how not to remove a wetsuit (3:56)
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