Qwik-View: Invictus Athlete Jules Gilligan (Team Kiwi)
The Invictus Games are a paralympic type sporting event that Prince Harry established for wounded, ill or injured service personnel and veterans. Although there are medals available the emphasis is on the rehabilitation journey that the athletes go through to…
Qwik-View: Invictus Athlete Brenda McPeak (Canada)
The Invictus Games are a paralympic type sporting event that Prince Harry established for wounded, ill or injured service personnel and veterans. Although there are medals available, the emphasis is on the rehabilitation journey that the athletes go through to…
Qwik-View: Invictus Athlete Melissa Roberts (Australia)
The Invictus Games are a paralympic type sporting event that Prince Harry established for wounded, ill or injured service personnel and veterans. Although there are medals available the emphasis is on the rehabilitation journey that the athletes go through to…
Invictus Games – Swimming Finals Night
Jules: As I Ieft the pool yesterday I took a photo that speaks so many words for me. The pool looks huge, there are hundreds of spectators and yes I swam in it. I remember the first training session…
Invictus Games: What A Day For The Swimmers
Jules: I’m struggling with verbalising today, but will try to get my words together. Today I got to swim as a swimmer competing in an international competition. I couldn’t swim freestyle at all ten months ago. I thought I…
Invictus Games: A Very Busy Couple Of Day’s – Here Is What The Team Has Been Up To
It has been a busy few days and this is a bit of a catch up. It’s closing in on 1am and I haven’t written my section yet but in summary I’ve been really stoked with how everyone has been…
Invictus Games: Day of Action at the Track and at the Tennis
Jules: After last night I thought I would be tired, but I was surprised by how much. We did some Haka practice, had breakfast and headed out to catch a bus to support the Athletics. There were a few…
Invictus Games: The Opening Ceremony
Jules: The first event in the competition started today – the Jaguar and Landrover driving challenge. The buses even got a Police escort. Pretty cool.
Invictus Games: One Day To Go, TV Interviews and Media All Around
Jules: It is late here, but I very much want to write about today’s high points. They were huge.
Invictus Games: Settling Into A New City
Jules: We all met yesterday morning for a team photo. It will most likely be my favourite with us all as we are decked out in our Invictus tracksuits in front of the Toronto sign. I woke up feeling far…
Fitness Swimming Training Plan (Intermediate 8 week Plan) 3 swims per week
This programme will build your swimming fitness and develop your confidence and speed in the water even more. Designed for Beginner & Intermediate triathletes and swimmers who are looking to improve their swimming fitness.
Being 8 weeks in duration, this plan progresses through phases to build you to your peak performance.
Prior to using these plans, you should be able to complete swim sessions of 1,500m in distance.