Want to swim faster?

  Swimming fast primarily relies on drag elimination and therefore shapes. Streamline – Make certain to reach as far forward as possible so that your arm fully straightens, plus aim to pause for a split-second before trying to find pressure under your hand. This allows you to direct any energy used forward to cut through […]

4 Winter Swimming Tips

We know there is always a hardy bunch around the country who will make the sea their training ground whether it is Summer or Winter. For us less hardy souls the confines of the pool and sight of the black line below us is a more common occurrence for our training, so here are some […]

State King of the Bays TV Schedule

Re-live Saturday’s action at Auckland’s State King of the Bays – the grand finale of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series! TV Schedule: Date Time TV Channel Thurs 23rd Apr 8.30pm SKY Sport 4 Fri 24th Apr 3.00am SKY Sport 1 Fri 24th Apr 7.00am SKY Sport 4 Fri 24th Apr 3.30pm SKY Sport 2 Sat […]

Swimmer Spotlight: Mike Cochrane

It’s fair to say that we get a fair few loyal swimmers who come back year after year…we endearingly call them the ‘hardcores’ and you will have seen some of them get a special mention in our blueseventy Golden Goggles Hall of Fame articles.  However sometimes people go way beyond what many of us may […]

State Sand to Surf TV Schedule

Re-live Saturday’s action at Mt Maunganui’s State Sand to Surf with the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series on TV! Make sure you don’t miss out by catching one of these shows: Date Time TV Channel Thurs 26th Mar 8.00pm SKY Sport 1 Thurs 26th Mar 9.30pm SKY Sport 4 Fri 27th Mar 3.00am SKY Sport 2 […]

Boost Coaching Open Water Swim Tip – Exiting the Water

La Grande Swim TV Schedule

Re-live Sunday’s action at Akaroa’s State La Grande Swim with the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series on TV! Make sure you don’t miss out by catching one of these shows: Date Time TV Channel Thurs 19th Feb 8.30pm SKY Sport 1 Thurs 19th Feb 10.30pm SKY Sport 2 Fri 20th Feb 4:00am SKY Sport 1 […]

Capital Classic TV Schedule

Re-live Sunday’s action at Wellington’s State Capital Classic with the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series on TV! Make sure you don’t miss out by catching one of these shows: Date Time TV Channel Thurs 29th Jan 8.30pm SKY Sport 3 Thurs 29th Jan 10.30pm SKY Sport 1 Thurs 29th Jan 11.30pm SKY Sport 2 Fri 30th […]

From the Pool to the Open Water – Part II

I am often asked by swimmers about taking their first strokes out of the pool and into the open water and here are a few things to consider around the open water environment, the equipment and the swim stroke. In Part I we covered the Environment and Swimming Equipment and today we are going to […]

blueseventy Golden Goggles Hall of Fame: Cynthia Borne

Cynthia has completed the full season of six swims a whopping eight times – what a hero!  And if that wasn’t enough to make your jaw drop, she’s currently competing in her eleventh season!  Crikey! Age: 52 First event: 2004 Harbour Crossing (the very first one) She still remembers the T-shirt and carton of milk she won from […]