Why Your Swim Stroke Isn’t Improving (Despite Masters or Triathlon Coach Workouts)

Unstoppable With Shangrila Rendon · Oct 15, 2026 · 1h 13m

Your swim workout says “technique.”

Your Masters swim or triathlon coach gives you drills and corrections. You may be swimming three or four times per week and working on your catch, breathing, kick, balance, or body position.

❓ So why can the stroke still look the same, the pace remain stuck, and swimming continue to take more effort than expected?

Many athletes listen carefully and genuinely try to make the correction. Their coach may tell them they are crossing over, have sinking legs, lifting their head, losing their catch, holding their breath, or allowing their legs to separate.

They…