Russ Barber is the British Triathlon swim coach at Leeds Triathlon Centre, where his sessions are frequented by athletes like Olympic gold medalists Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth. Russ has also coached swimmers on four Olympic swim teams over his long career in swim coaching. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The training and coaching methods Russ uses at the Leeds Triathlon Centre to develop the swim of some of the best triathletes in the world

-Technical elements of the training to work on weak spots in many triathletes' technical competency

-Why he focuses on VO2max and speed more than threshold training

-Example training sessions and weekly structures

-Recommendations for how amateur athletes can better develop their technique and fitness

-Coach and athlete welfare, mental health, and chronic fatigue

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Russ' Twitter profile, and the Swim Coach Network Twitter profile and Facebook page
• Running, Peaking, and Suffering with Olympic gold-medal coach Malcolm Brown | EP#96
• Swim training talk with Ian Armiger | EP#263
• Open water swim training with Olympic gold medal coach Marcel Wouda | EP#246
• All swimming-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

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