Fiona Ford
A well-invested block of training during spring will help convert a solid winter of training into performance gains for the upcoming open water season. But, unless you pay attention, you can quickly lose speed when you swap winter pool-based sessions for the delights of swimming outdoors. Hopefully, you will have been developing your endurance, pacing skills and sustainable speed (using your Critical Swim Speed (CSS)) along with correcting technical issues in your stroke to become more efficient in the water over the winter. Protecting the gains made over the previous six months should now become a priority.