Northern Wave provides excellent coaching for improvers and competitive swimmers at Moss Side and Manchester Aquatics Centre.

We cater for anyone who can swim a bit, though we can help people find local lessons when needed.

Our fab coaches are Rob Ward, for high performance and Micky Macnamara for improvers - great with new swimmers

Personal training programmes are available from Rob on request  

Principles of Training - SPORT

Specific - Progression - Overload - Reversibility - Type

Training must be specific to the; sport, the type of fitness required and particular muscle groups.

Progression - As your body adapts to training, it progresses to a new level of fitness.

• more progress is made in the early stages
• the higher your fitness level, the slower the progress
• You may reach a plateau periodically

Alexander Popov stroke technique

Ian Thorpe in slow motion

 

Grant Hackett in action

 

Tumble Turns (Flipturns in some places)

  

next training camp at Lancaster 2009 TBC

Each year we organise a training camp for 25 -30 people. To book a place contact it's all about swimming improvement so if you can swim and would like to make rapid progress in a very supportive environment and have a great time with friends, we'd like you to come with us.

Our coaches encourage cross training to improve your fitness levels. For these opportunities see Team Manchester calendar with what's on each day.