Zero to Ironman: EP 11 - Learning To Swim Like A Pro ft. Effortless Swimming

Week 11 of my 7 month journey as I train from zero prior experience to complete an Ironman in order to raise awareness for T2KO and support those facing this tough battle.
This week, I had the incredible opportunity to meet up with Brenton Ford from ‪@EffortlessSwimming‬. We delved into my beginner swimming technique, working together to make crucial corrections to make me a better swimmer. Massive shoutout to ‪@ShawnXiaoMelb‬ for helping film!
Brenton's Technique Analysis Video:
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[@EffortlessSwimming]

Loved working with you Brody. Keep up the great work, can’t wait to see you race Port Mac!

[@brodysearle]

Thanks for the help!! Was a great day!

[@GreenSamantha92]

Great coaching Brenton

[@sammead1924]

We need longer vids brody 😫😫 this is too good

[@brodysearle]

Sorry mate!! Been a hectic week haha

[@HollyDunnDesign]

I just can't get over the fact that you're so new to swimming! Your stroke looks super smooth and natural for someone so new to the water. Congrats on your progression!

[@brodysearle]

Thank you!! Probably helps spending hours in the pool with champions like Brenton helping me so I can’t take all the credit, that’s for sure! Team effort :)

[@HollyDunnDesign]

@@brodysearle You're still the one in the water putting in the hours! It was interesting to hear what Brenton had to say about using fins in the warm-up. It makes sense from a shoulders perspective, but I know I'd end up with cramp if I did that 😂

[@brodysearle]

@HollyDunnDesign yeah! My coach also said the same this week too!

[@AldiMamma]

Brody! I've watched your entire series in just two sittings! (Had to pause for work, lol). I've completed 2 Ironmans and a handful of 70.3s and can't wait to watch your journey and see you complete your race! My company (Crossing Currents Aquatics, based in the US) does virtual swim analysis with voice over and mark ups, we'd love to do one for free for you to help you even more with your swimming!

[@brodysearle]

Thanks for watching mate!! :) Potentially, after I work on the things with Brenton over the next couple weeks, don’t want to work on too many things at once as there was quite a few to get through over the next two months but appreciate the offer a lot!! :)

[@Itsjusthoff]

The week I decided to start training for the Sydney marathon, week one of your video came out on a couple hundred views. 11 weeks later and now your looking like a pro mate, keep on keepin on legend!

[@brodysearle]

Amazing man!! You’ll crush the Sydney Mara - on my to do list one day!

[@ShawnXiaoMelb]

dope as bro!!!! well done as always!! Can't wait for next underwater filming!!! so fun ;)

[@brodysearle]

You the mvp!

[@KrwawaMery11]

Hey Brody, well done on your progress especially in swimming. I’m doing Ironman Switzerland next year in July so Im also in training but have bit more time to go. Good luck in you journey:)

[@brodysearle]

Thank you!! That’s amazing! Hope your training is going well :)

[@LOFIBRAMA]

Subscribed! Now even a little piece of Italy will support you. You really have all my respect, what you are doing is incredible and the cause is even more so. In recent months I have been preparing from scratch for my first marathon and I can understand all the difficulties in throwing yourself into doing something from zero. I can't wait to follow you video by video and see you achieve this huge goal. All my support and congrats

[@brodysearle]

Best of luck for your marathon mate!! Amazing!

[@cdnnurse01]

Thank you for sharing, you could see the improvement

[@brodysearle]

Very good coach that’s for sure!

[@EduardoHenrique-nd1ro]

Another lovely video, Brody! Thanks for sharing with us! Have an amazing week ahead! Cheers from Brazil!

[@brodysearle]

Thanks mate! Great seeing you again!

[@naturally_alice]

So helpful!!!

[@brodysearle]

Glad it helped 😁

[@kallenbranch7638]

my Fav time of the week !

[@brodysearle]

6:30pm AEDT Sundays the best!! Hahaha thanks mate!

[@talaabughazaleh5479]

ONE VIDEO A WEEK IS NOT ENOUGH! We need more!

[@brodysearle]

Time to hire an editor then 😅 Maybe in 2024 🤔

[@NathanHorne-ez8qy]

Great edit great track great coaching and a great effort from mr searle. Keep up the amazing work my man

[@brodysearle]

Thanks my man!

[@jamesmichaeld_]

another great video Brody, thanks! Being new to swimming too and having to start rom zero in preparation for my first 70.3 this spring this video helped alot! excited for the next video!

[@brodysearle]

Unreal mate!! You’ll smash it!

[@springi2]

Love your work big fella, inspiration!

[@brodysearle]

Thanks mate, appreciate it!! :)

[@clementleroy5393]

just watched the whole serie in one go. Love the spirit, you're gonna crush it so enjoy the ride. bisous from France m8

[@brodysearle]

Let’s gooo! How long did that take out of curiosity mate haha

[@clementleroy5393]

@@brodysearle pretty much 2 hours

[@jakobstorgaard]

Really good swimming tips! Loving the journey, keep up the good work! Greetings from Denmark.

[@brodysearle]

Thanks Jakob! :)

[@minanassief113]

Watching this made me realise how much I don’t know how to swim 😂😂😂😂 love it mate!

[@brodysearle]

Spend a bunch of time in the pool with the right people and right team, you’ll get there quicker than expected :)!!

[@timomybier3823]

its incredible just how clean your freestyle form looks for that little training time. I have started to learn it as well but my progress is nowhere near yours.

[@brodysearle]

Thank you!! I have had a lot of help from the best however, which has 100% helped me :) You're going to be swimming amazing soon, progress is progress :)

[@manishgohil7907]

Hi Brody, you are giving me loads of inpsiration, taking part in my first Ironman 70.3 in June and the swim I am worried for! What camera do you use to record?

[@brodysearle]

Amazing!! I use a Sony A74, This was on a A74 and an A7S3! Spend time in the pool and you got this. :)

[@bradmacintyre4026]

Good job mate! - I just started training for the same sort of event as well - looking forwards to stealing a heap of your insights!

[@brodysearle]

Let’s gooo man! Feel free to ask me any questions on Insta and I’ll try and get back to you when I can :)

[@bradmacintyre4026]

@@brodysearle just started reading your Strava mate - first impressions are you swim a lot more than I do! Makes sense tho found ya through Brenton’s latest video as I’ve been following him for swimming tips. Cheering for ya mate, I’ll keep an eye out for ya on Zwift 🤙

[@brodysearle]

@@bradmacintyre4026 yeah man! I swim heaps haha, first weeks with Ana I was swimming even more with drills and technique which I forgot to log, it’s been my biggest worry so put a lot of time into it!

[@brodysearle]

Happy to pass on any knowledge I've learnt, just flick me a message!@@bradmacintyre4026

[@fuchsiamorpho1783]

@brodysearle-Thanks for sharing your journey. As new swimmer you give me hope and confirmed what I already knew-get in the pool at least 3x a week. How much time do you spend at the pool on your training days?

[@brodysearle]

I would say around 30 minutes to 1h 10 minutes at the moment per session!

[@user-pt6fd5pi5x]

Well done bro, if you like to watch something on the bike I can only recommend "Iceman" by yes theory it's a documentary of a guy from Denmark called Anders Hofman who prepares to do a full distance ironman in Antarctica. Super gnarly. Best of luck to you Greetings from Denmark.

[@brodysearle]

Sounds cool as! Is it on Netflix?

[@user-pt6fd5pi5x]

@@brodysearle YT bro Yestheory posted it. It was in cinema and stuff

[@brodysearle]

@@user-pt6fd5pi5x watched it bro!! Insane!!

[@user-pt6fd5pi5x]

W@@brodysearle

You can see at 4:27 how hard it is to keep focus on everything when it isnt natural. Whe he was just focusing on his head and hips position he was doing great and then when he was focusing on the hip rotation he slipped on the head and hip position.

[@brodysearle]

100% mate haha and my breathing stopped being natural too, felt out of breath again. But we tried to cram a lot in one session - only aiming to focus on head position for this week and next! We tried to cover a bunch of stuff!