Coached by Water
Mark HelmanSwim better. Think clearer. Daily lessons from the water.
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On Danger
I was horrified to read about the death of Erica Fox last weekend.
Fox was a triathlete and open-water swimmer who died on December 21, 2025, in Monterey Bay, California. She was swimming with a large swimming group she helped found, the K...
Project Sailfish
I’m a 57-year-old slow swimmer, and I feel like a kid again.
I just launched Project Sailfish, an experiment to discover how fast I am capable of swimming.
It is easy to understand, intellectually, how people swim fast. Books, videos, coa...
SwimGPT
There is a solid argument for using no technology while swimming.
At one end of that spectrum, we are skinny-dipping.
There is also a solid argument for using lots of technology while swimming.
At the other end of that spectrum, we are...
Swim #960: Becoming a Long Sprinter
I am reading Complete Conditioning for Swimming by Dave Salo, PhD, and Scott Riewald, PhD. Published in 2008, it is helping me learn more about dryland conditioning—and training in general.
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Access to Joy
Farm Pond, Sherborn, MA
I recently set a timer for three minutes and listed every gift swimming has given me.
Go:
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Joy. Health. Energy. Str...
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Coached by Water is an exploration of swimming as a path to mastery and self discovery. Each swim teaches something - if you’re paying attention. This is where I write it down.
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