The Effortless Swimming Podcast

Faster times and better technique aren't a guarantee when you train hard. What really makes a difference to your speed and efficiency in the water? The Effortless Swimming podcast helps make a complex sport really simple to better your swimming. We cover open water swimming, triathlon swimming and pool swimming. Hosted by Australian National swimmer and coach Brenton Ford.

#376 : How To Be Assertive And Kick A$$ In Open Water with Damien Wildes
May 2, 2025 – 43:16
#375 : Unusual Strategies For Developing Your Swimming with Andrew Sheaff
Apr 23, 2025 – 44:16
#374 : What You’re Not Being Told Told About Sinking Legs with Brenton Ford
Apr 17, 2025 – 16:41
#373 : Fast Comes Last: Mastering the Process Before the Performance with Frank Sole
Apr 13, 2025 – 43:56
#372 : How to Improve Your Freestyle as an Adult – Olympian's Advice with Sharon Van Rouwendaal
Apr 4, 2025 – 37:56
#371 : Lessons From The Fastest Swimmer In 70.3 with Greg Harper
Mar 28, 2025 – 01:02:20
#370 : I Analyzed 8,000 Swimmers—Here’s What Actually Makes You Faster with Brenton Ford
Mar 20, 2025 – 22:34
#369 : How To Easily Break 2:00/100m And Make It Feel Easy with Fraser Hill
Mar 14, 2025 – 37:38
#368 : You’ll Never Improve If You Ignore This – An Olympic Swimmer’s Advice with Brianna Throssell
Feb 27, 2025 – 40:46
#367 : From 2:00/100m to A 29 Second 50m Freestyle with Alex Roman
Feb 21, 2025 – 45:30
#366 : How Anyone Can Become A Great Swimmer with Brenton Ford
Feb 17, 2025 – 01:22:44
#365 : The Art & Science Of Coaching Swimming with Nick Winkleman
Jan 16, 2025 – 46:26
#364 : Lessons From An Olympic Coach with Bobby McGee
Jan 10, 2025 – 01:28:36
#363 : The Game Of Racing with Dudley Duncan
Jan 8, 2025 – 44:29
#362 : The Speed Equation with Tracey Baumann
Dec 19, 2024 – 42:12
#361 : The Best Bits from 2024
Dec 11, 2024 – 34:51
#360 : Everything I Know About Becoming A Strong Open Water Swimmer
Dec 4, 2024 – 32:08
#359 : Strength Training So You Never Get Tired with Ryan Evernden
Nov 26, 2024 – 39:32
#358 : How Pro Triathlete Kat Matthews Became A Front Pack Swimmer
Nov 17, 2024 – 45:59
#357 : Try This Pro Triathletes Top 5 Swim Tips
Nov 11, 2024 – 11:29
#356 : Everything I know About Freestyle
Oct 29, 2024 – 34:50
#355 : How To Coordinate Your Freestyle Stroke with Tracey Baumann
Oct 22, 2024 – 44:58
#354 : Olympian Reveals Her Freestyle Technique with Kiah Melverton
Oct 9, 2024 – 13:20
#353 : Every Adult Swimmer Should Know These This
Oct 2, 2024 – 29:50
#352 : How To Get Started In Marathon Swimming with Craig Lewin
Sep 25, 2024 – 33:27
#351 : How to Generate Speed in Freestyle with Ash Delaney
Sep 18, 2024 – 16:16
#350 : The Technology Behind The Men's 100m Freestyle World Record with Jaimie Fuller
Sep 10, 2024 – 46:13
#349 : The Real Story Behind The Women's 10km Open Water At Paris with Sharon van Rouwendaal and Moesha Johnson
Sep 3, 2024 – 43:18
#348 : How To Adapt Your Stroke For Triathlon Swimming with Bek Keat
Aug 27, 2024 – 53:17
#347 : Building Swim-Specific Strength The Smart Way with Sandra Harrell
Aug 20, 2024 – 49:36
#346 : The Ins And Outs Of SwimRun (& Why It's One Of The Fastest Growing Endurance Sports) with The Löw Tide Böyz
Aug 14, 2024 – 37:38
#345 : How To Cut Your Learning Time In Half with James Anderson
Aug 6, 2024 – 51:49
#344 : Finding Rhythm And Connection In Your Freestyle with Tracey Bauman
Aug 1, 2024 – 48:15
#343 : How To Stop Your Arm From Dropping Like A Rock
Jul 25, 2024 – 27:25
#342 : Get Faster As You Get Older with Laura Quilter
Jul 18, 2024 – 41:01
#341 : The Science Behind Swimming Faster For Longer with Nick Jankovskis
Jul 11, 2024 – 55:49
#340 : 4 Freestyle Mistakes That Are Costing You Time And Energy
Jul 3, 2024 – 28:41
#339 : Freestyle Mastery: Practical Tips for Perfecting Your Stroke with Tracey Baumann
Jun 27, 2024 – 57:28
#338 : How This Non-Swimmer Broke The 60-Minute Barrier In His First Ironman Swim with Felipe Telles
Jun 18, 2024 – 43:39
#337 : From Gassed Out At 50 Yards To Swimming 1000 Without Stopping with Quest Meeks
Jun 13, 2024 – 01:02:18
#336 : Why Your Neglecting Your Hamstring Strength Is Making You Slower with Carl Reader
Jun 4, 2024 – 24:22
#335 : How This Triathlete Cracked The Code To Swim Under 1:30/100m with Prescott Balch
May 30, 2024 – 44:31
#334 : How To Look Good When You Swim
May 23, 2024 – 15:47
#333 : Three Ways To Generate More Propulsion (Without Getting Tired)
May 13, 2024 – 16:00
#332 : The Technique Behind Holding 1:12/100m For 4 hours with Andy Donaldson
May 7, 2024 – 15:35
#331 : The Expedition: Australia's Longest Ever Swim with Dean Summers
Apr 29, 2024 – 54:58
#330 : Trust Your Gut Instinct (And Tread Your Own Path) with Dan Eisenhardt
Apr 24, 2024 – 44:22
#329 : The 4 Biggest Mistakes I Made In Coaching (And How To Get More From Your Coach)
Apr 16, 2024 – 20:01
#328 : Why We Get Breathless (And What To Do About It) with Jarrod Briffa
Apr 10, 2024 – 53:27
#327 : 10 Ways To Increase Your Swim Speed
Apr 3, 2024 – 18:15

Recent Reviews

Mei the mudworm

Great content, great guests

Thanks for providing such valuable resource to the public.
jindro

This podcast is for all types and levels of swimmers!

As an adult that learned how to swim only a few years ago, I have learned to appreciate the way Brenton can motivate me to improve as a swimmer and an athlete by explaining things in ways I can clearly understand, and also by having a lot of great guests on this podcast. The topics have included the mental aspects of swimming, nutrition, as well as hearing from other coaches and their approach to how to help people become better swimmers. Highly recommended!!
LydiaTexas

Tips on technique, training, interviews with cool people

One of my favorite podcasts, love interviews with all kinds of swimmers, from Olympians to folks teaching adults to swim for the first time! I also get a lot of tips on technique and training from this podcast—also recommend checking out videos from the host.
jobu26

Awesome

Great consistent message to focus on improving yourself.
kurtcobaincrush

A great swim podcast

I love the variety of topics Brenton covers. He features real swimming stars, coaches and the regular average swimmer. The mix of speakers is always fabulous and I learn or/and get inspired to do more. As a coach, I often refer my swimmers to Brenton’s site for more information.
Swimdog52711

I love this!

So I am a swimmer myself, and ever since I heard all this advice, I tried it at practice, then a big meet, it worked and my worst stroke became my best! This is one of my MOST RECOMMENDED swimming podcasts ever! 🏊‍♀️
Raytheswimmer

Always enjoy the listen

Brenton knows how to break it down ! Keeps it relavant for all levels.
Chuck R USA

Swimming Tips for Everyone from Casual Swimmer to Triathlete

Brenton Ford offers something for everyone with Effortless Swimming, including tips on entry, catch and pull, breathing, body and head position, and how to get back into the water after spending some time out of the water. Listen to a few podcasts in the car or on a run, and then check out his YouTube videos and other online resources.
john xs atl

Great swim advice

I love Brenton’s pod casts and swim videos. Such great, practical advice. I have really improved my swimming and enjoyment of swimming by listening. I highly recommend to anyone interested in improving their swimming
nelida7

Why can’t I find the first episodes

I can’t find the truth about swimming part 1 and 2
e135790

Hmmm! Alright....I guess

It’s fine but could u plz do more episodes thx so much
AJosey66

Excellent Information

Gets right to the heart of how to swim better with solid information, well presented. Specifically, the difference in going from a 2-beat to a 4-beat kick brought a significant improvement in my times immediately. Tips on breathing technique have helped with big breakthroughs as well. My goal this year is to swim 1 million yards and I’m ahead of schedule so far thanks to Effortless Swimming.
stone.fit

Great informative podcast

Love the podcast. Always pick up key points that I can transfer to my swim training.
Chris Ritter

Great podcast

Enjoy the guests and ideas that Brenton brings with this podcast. Keep up the good work!