LONDON, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Speedo International has launched 'Swim Coach,' a free digital coaching tool with over 200 workouts designed by elite Speedo athletes, coaches and collaborators to help fitness enthusiasts reach their fitness goals. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160812/397941LOGO )
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Swim Coach has been developed to improve fitness through swimming by providing free swim programmes for swimmers of any level, whether it's for refining stroke efficiency, training for a triathlon, or getting fit. Focusing on the individual's ability and end goal, Swim Coach enables fitness enthusiasts to increase their endurance, burn calories, increase speed or improve their technique.
Free of charge and available on any device: desktop, laptops, tablets, and all smartphones, the digital Swim Coach is accessible anywhere and does not require an application. It can be downloaded and printed, or saved as a programme to take to the pool with you.
Personalised to suit any lifestyle, Swim Coach provides training plans based on how much time you have available to work-out and your swimming ability. This online coaching platform then provides many different work-out options that are tailored, with step-by-step instructions partnered with information about the elite coach who developed the training plan.
The training plans have been developed by a number of athletes and elite coaches, ranging from professional cyclist Richie Porte and to former elite swimmer Mark Foster. Swim Coach plans are also tailored to support other sports and fitness activities like cycling, yoga and triathlon.
Jamie Cornforth, Vice President of Product and Marketing at Speedo International, Speedo International said; "Swimming is a great way to increase fitness and endurance, while burning calories and we're delighted to offer swimmers this unique online coaching tool which focuses on helping people reach their swim fitness goals."
For further information regarding Swim Coach and to try the training platform, please visit -
http://www.speedo.com/swimcoachUK - in the UK
http://www.speedo.com/swimcoachEU - in Europe
http://www.speedo.com/swimcoachROW - in the rest of the world
http://www.speedo.com/swimcoachDE - in Germany
About Speedo® The world's leading swimwear brand, Speedo is passionate about life in and around the water, creating revolutionary new technologies, designs and innovations and supporting swimming from grass-roots through to elite level. In the 1920s Speedo made history with the Racerback: the world's first non-wool suit. In 2008 Speedo redefined swimwear again with Fastskin LZR RACER - the fastest and most technologically advanced swimsuit ever created. In 2015, Speedo launched the Fastskin LZR Racer X, the first suit engineered to help swimmers feel their fastest. Its development was made possible through analyses of the physical and psychological aspects of competitive swimming with over 330 elite swimmers, including multiple world-record holder Ryan Lochte. Speedo is owned by Speedo Holdings B.V and distributed in over 170 countries around the world; to find out more visit: http://www.speedo.com. SPEEDO, the ARROW device, FASTSKIN, AQUALAB, RACING SYSTEM, BIOFUSE, SPEEDO ENDURANCE, SCULPTURE and LZR RACER are registered trademarks of Speedo Holdings B.V. The LZR RACER suit has worldwide design rights and patents. The FASTSKIN[3] cap, goggle and suit has worldwide design rights and patents pending.
