Methodology and Principles
We follow Swimming as a Process principles.
Our Methodology
We follow Swimming as a Process principles.
The Problem
Most swim training lives almost entirely in the Performance Zone—lap after lap, set after set, executing the same patterns without intentional skill development. Athletes work hard but wonder why they plateau.
The Two Zones
The Learning Zone
Where improvement happens. It's deliberate, uncomfortable, and focused on what you haven't mastered yet. Mistakes aren't failures—they're data. You isolate weaknesses, break skills apart, experiment, get feedback, and rebuild.
This is where neural pathways rewire and technique transforms.
The Performance Zone
Where you execute what you've already learned. Repeat efforts in training, holding the same time. It's race day. Championship taper. Showcasing your best under pressure. Mistakes are minimized because you're relying on skills that are already automatic.
This is where you trust your training and deliver.
The Problem: Performance Zone Dominated
| Zone | Months | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Zone | October - July | 10 months (83%) |
| Learning Zone | Aug - Sept | 2 months (17%) |
This is how most swimmers train.
Constant yardage, same flawed patterns, minimal skill work. Hard work without improvement. Plateaus guaranteed.
The Solution
Spend more time in the Learning Zone. That's where we come in.
Recommended: Learning Zone Focused
| Zone | Months | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Learning Zone | March - October | 8 months (67%) |
| Performance Zone | November - February | 4 months (33%) |
This is how swimmers break through plateaus.
Aligns with the recommended 75/25 split. More time improving, less time just repeating.
Why We Complement Your Coach
Your swim coach builds fitness, race strategy, and team culture. They manage the Performance Zone—and they do it well.
We target the technical and neurological work that high-volume training can't address. While your coach prepares you to race, we prepare your body to move better—so every meter you swim with them becomes more efficient.
We don't replace your coach. We multiply their impact.
Our Principles
This is how we do swimming. We follow Swimming as a Process principles.
Process Philosophy
Kaizen
Deliberate Practice
Progressive Overload
Marginal Gains
Systems Thinking
Here's what we do: Find the weakness. Isolate it. Fix it. Progress. Repeat.
Every drill targets a specific constraint—technical or physiological. Every session stacks on the last with structured demand increases. Every 1% gain in mechanics, conditioning, or race execution multiplies into real performance. We refine continuously, never stop improving, and understand how everything connects—stroke, energy systems, mental game—it's all one system.
Most Swimmers Just Perform
What They Do
- ✗ Rack up yardage
- ✗ Log meters
- ✗ Chase burn
- ✗ Repeat the same flawed patterns
What We Do
- ✓ Fix biomechanical leaks
- ✓ Target neural adaptations
- ✓ Think in systems
- ✓ Build lasting improvement