SPORT PERFORMANCE
CHANNEL SWIMMING WITH GET SET 4 SUCCESS 
The Sport of Channel Swimming (http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/) traces its origins to the latter part of the 19th Century when Captain Matthew Webb made the first observed and un-assisted swim across the Strait of Dover – swimming from England to France in 21 hours and 45 minutes. To date, there have been approximately 800 successful swims of the Channel and have included swimmers all over the world, as well as solos and relay swims.
My first swim was aged 15 and in that year, I was swimmer number 174 with a British Junior Record time of 10 hours and 9 minutes that stills stands today. The swim itself is a distance of 22 miles in a straight line; however, due to the tides and currents swimmers swim much more. For example, on my butterfly solo swim in 2002, I covered 29 miles as was seen on my chart, which was given to me after my swim.
Swimming the Channel is not just about getting in and swimming. It’s much more than that. This is where a coach and person with excellent knowledge of the swim is SO useful. After deciding on a Channel swim, you have to book your boat. This vessel is very important, in what is classed as the busiest shipping lane in the world. The boat IS your best friend during the swim and the pilot is the person with the expert knowledge of tides, course and weather (given our weather in the UK!!). So once the boat is booked, what’s next?
- Affiliation to the Channel Swimming Association (CSA Ltd)
In 1927 (at a time when less than a dozen swimmers had managed to emulate Captain Matthew Webb’s feat), the CSA was founded to authenticate swimmer’s claims to have swam The English Channel, and to verify crossing times (http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/).
All the Administration takes place here and this is where you are officially registered. The Information/Registration Pack is the document required by all swimmers to complete. It also contains invaluable information for The Channel Swim attempt.
- The Training.
This is about the MIND, BODY, SPIRIT relationship. And without the correct mental attitude, no matter how much swim training you do, then forget it. When you are out there, you have to be totally positive and focused, believe me. I’ve been through it successfully. There’s the swimming (mileage and of course technique) feeding, cold water acclimatization, and so much more.
WHAT DOES GET SET 4 SUCCESS DO FOR YOU?
Along with NLP and being a qualified teacher and coach of swimming (Head Swim Coach in Canada and in Leicestershire), you get the whole package:
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Psychological component (‘What do you want?’) and we focus on what you want, believe me. We also work on eliminating anything that may be holding you back from achieving your dream, such as limiting decisions and negative emotions so that you are left feeling empowered and completely ready to take on the challenge, overcome it and to achieve more than you’d ever hoped of. That’s right
- My own shared experiences, which are proof that my way REALLY does work, and together we make it work FOR YOU. Each of us is unique and has all the resources we need within. And we find the way that is yours, and only yours, thus maximizing and expanding upon your potential. Only contact us if you want to make your dream a reality.
“GET SET 4 SUCCESS: THE FUTURE OF CHANNEL SWIMMING, NOW”
"To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there."
Gertrude Ederle (First Woman to swim The English Channel)
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