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SWIMMING GOLD

Wayne Goldsmith

Straight talk on swimming coaching from Wayne Goldsmith — 30+ years working with Olympic programs and national federations worldwide. Cutting through the noise on technique, training, race skills and building swimmers who love the sport. swimminggold.substack.com

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3:04

Want Swimming to Get Better?

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/07/03

I hear swimming coaches all over the world complain about all the things that are wrong with the sport. These include:* Declining numbers of kids in competitive swimming / club level swimming.* Administrators who don’t understand the sport.* Not enough pool space.* No real investment in rural and regional swimming.* Meets that are poorly attended.* Teenage drop out rates continuing to worsen.* Overly invested swimming parents causing stress and frustration.And the coaches are right. All of these

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3:14

Periodization - It's Not What You Think

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/07/01

By Wayne GoldsmithSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.By Wayne GoldsmithThree Key Concepts* Traditional 1-1-1-1 periodization (1 week, 1 month, 1 quarter, 1 year) is calendar convenience, not biological reality* Expecting all swimmers to adapt to training loads by Sunday night for Monday morning progression is coaching insanity* Bold coaches create periodization around adaptation timelines, not

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2:33

Stop Over-Thinking Your Workout Design

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/27

By Wayne GoldsmithSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Three Key Concepts:* How swimmers approach a workout matters infinitely more than what's written on the whiteboard* Successful athletes transform THE workout into THEIR workout through conscious choice* Coaches obsess over physiology while missing the psychology that drives performanceHere's the dirty little secret about swimming coaching that

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3:19

Training Zone Insanity

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/25

By Wayne GoldsmithSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Three Key Concepts* Complex training zone systems are theoretical perfection but practical insanity* Individual variables make precise zone targeting impossible with groups of swimmers* Simplicity and clarity beat complexity and confusion every single timeHere's what drives me absolutely crazy about modern swimming coaching education: we're teaching

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3:51

Volume, Intensity, Frequency and...

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/20

By Wayne GoldsmithSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Three Key Concepts:* Most coaches obsess over volume, intensity, and frequency while completely ignoring the brain* Mental skills training must be integrated into every workout, not treated as an optional add-on* The fourth variable—training the brain—often determines who reaches their potential and who doesn'tEvery coaching textbook teaches the

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3:27

Break the Workout Mould

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/20

By Wayne GoldsmithSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Three Key Concepts* The traditional workout formula is limiting your swimmers' potential* Creative, adaptive coaching beats cookie-cutter programs every time* Modern swimming demands purposeful, individualized training approachesStop me if this sounds familiar: Warm-up, kick set, pull set, drills and skills, main set, simulators, swim down. Repeat

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2:16

There is NO PERFECT TECHNIQUE!

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/17

SWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.THREE KEY CONCEPTS:* Perfect technique doesn’t exist — there’s only what works for you.* Fundamentals matter — but so does flexibility, feel, and flow.* Individuality is the secret weapon — not something to be corrected.Let’s get something straight:There is no such thing as perfect swimming technique.There. I said it.The swimming world is obsessed with this mythical

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2:56

The Speed Paradox: Go Faster by Relaxing More

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/15

By Wayne GoldsmithTHREE KEY CONCEPTS:* There's a direct relationship between swimming fast and staying relaxed* Speed comes from moving better, not trying harder* Practice relaxation and speed together—they're inseparable skillsWith so much talk about 50s - I thought I’d record a video about our need for speed!Want to swim faster? Stop trying so hard.This sounds counterintuitive, but it's the secret every elite swimmer discovers: the faster you want to go, the more relaxed you need to be.Watch any

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3:38

Don't Just Count the Laps—Make Every Lap Count

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/13

By Wayne GoldsmithSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.THREE KEY CONCEPTS:* Writing the workout is only step one—coaching the choice is everything* Swimmers must take ownership of their training standards, not just complete distances* Excellence is chosen moment by moment, stroke by strokeHere's the brutal truth: your training program doesn't make swimmers fast. How swimmers choose to execute your

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2:41

Start the Way You Want to Finish:

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/13

SWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.By Wayne GoldsmithTHREE KEY CONCEPTS:* Warm-up sets the mental and emotional tone for the entire workout* Mindful swimming from the first stroke creates better technique patterns* Physical preparation and mental engagement must happen simultaneouslyMost coaches think warm-up is about raising body temperature and minimizing injury risk. They're missing the point

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1:51

Welcome to SWIMMING GOLD

SWIMMING GOLD ·

2025/06/13

Welcome to Swimming Gold – Where Water Meets Wisdom!G'day swimmers, coaches, teachers, and water lovers!I'm Wayne Goldsmith, and I'm absolutely thrilled to welcome you to Swimming Gold – your new home for everything that happens in, on, and around the water.Whether you're teaching a nervous 5-year-old to blow bubbles, coaching the next Olympic champion or trying to figure out why your freestyle feels like you're wrestling with an octopus – you're in the right place.Here's what Swimming Gold is all

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