Can you imagine what swimming a century must feel like? We are excited to welcome marathon swimming legend Sarah homas to our roster of expert writers. Sarah holds the record for the world’s longest current unassisted swim: an incredible 104.6 miles! Read her account of the swimming equivalent of the Barkley Marathons on page 74.
This issue we have advice from guest coach Keri-anne Payne, Olympic silver medallist and double 10k open water world champion, on correct body position. And our regular Olympian contributor, Cassie Patten, gives you some top tips on how to mix up your training to get faster in the water this summer. We also have outdoor training session ideas to help you swim straighter and advice to help you overcome race day worries. And if you fancy trying something a little different this summer, we have training ideas for swimrun races.