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Hanging out with the free wildlife at the Mount.  Image credit Ange Wallace

Escape and revel in the mental freedom of the open water.

Steven (aka Seamen) Morris is a proud blueseventy New Zealand Ambassador represents those of us that are not elite athletes. Steven's story as to h...
Top Swim Sets of ITU Fish Jess Learmonth

Top Swim Sets of ITU Fish Jess Learmonth

Great Britain’s Jessica Learmonth is one of the top ITU swimmers in the world. She’s always in the front pack, and often emerges first out of the...
Beginner Swimmers: Add Variety to Your Workouts

Beginner Swimmers: Add Variety to Your Workouts

In the previous post we examined how swimming more efficiently takes technique. Once you reach a certain level of proficiency though, training meth...
Beginner Swimmers: Don’t Make This Mistake

Beginner Swimmers: Don’t Make This Mistake

Learning to swim well can be quite challenging as it is a technical skill.  To a certain extent with other sports such as cycling and running impro...
Technical Swim Wear: Key Features To Look For

Technical Swim Wear: Key Features To Look For

Being a swimmer, there is a lot of gear to purchase and take care of. Technical swimwear should be at the top of the priority list. Swimmers of eve...
Open Water Swimming in the Pool

Open Water Swimming in the Pool

Many athletes are faced with the dilemma of getting ready for an open water swim when they only have access to training in a pool.  Either they liv...
Core Short

Core Short

Curious about our Core Short? Our own Ryan Vanderloop and Team Timex's Dave Erickson chat about the benefits to swimming with this popular trai...