Mike @ pullkickswim
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Mike O'Connell is an Irish coach and masters swimmer now based in Sweden. I write about all things swimming; training sets, equipment reviews, competitions, etc
This is an anaerobic session that focuses on IM. Designed with a long course pool in mind it will allow swimmers to train the cross-over turn while under pressure.
Anaerobic IM set
An anaerobic session that focuses on IM. Designed with a long course pool in mind. #training #swimtraining #swimcoaching #swimcoach #mastersswimmer
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November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is an anaerobic session that focuses on IM. Designed with a long course pool in mind it will allow swimmers to train the cross-over turn while under pressure.
Non-swimming post: I'm delighted to announce that a paper myself and my colleagues were working on has just been published!
Full article: Engineering students and professionals as co-learners: epistemic practices and positioning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Full article: Engineering students and professionals as co-learners: epistemic practices and positioning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Engineering students and professionals as co-learners: epistemic practices and positioning
A significant turning point in the discourse on interdisciplinarity is marked by the growing interest in non-disciplinary perspectives. This paper explores the potential of a model for engineering ...
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October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Non-swimming post: I'm delighted to announce that a paper myself and my colleagues were working on has just been published!
Full article: Engineering students and professionals as co-learners: epistemic practices and positioning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Full article: Engineering students and professionals as co-learners: epistemic practices and positioning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Day 2 of competition at Trollhättan. Some fast swims, but very mixed weather.
#swimcoaching #swimlife #swimcoach #swimming #simning #swimmeet #outdoors #pool #göteborgsim #trollhättanmeet #simtränare #simtävling
#swimcoaching #swimlife #swimcoach #swimming #simning #swimmeet #outdoors #pool #göteborgsim #trollhättanmeet #simtränare #simtävling
June 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Day 2 of competition at Trollhättan. Some fast swims, but very mixed weather.
#swimcoaching #swimlife #swimcoach #swimming #simning #swimmeet #outdoors #pool #göteborgsim #trollhättanmeet #simtränare #simtävling
#swimcoaching #swimlife #swimcoach #swimming #simning #swimmeet #outdoors #pool #göteborgsim #trollhättanmeet #simtränare #simtävling
Day 1 of coaching at the Trollhättan meet is over. Freezing this morning, but picked up in the afternoon a little. #swimcoaching #swimming #swimcoach #göteborgsim
June 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Day 1 of coaching at the Trollhättan meet is over. Freezing this morning, but picked up in the afternoon a little. #swimcoaching #swimming #swimcoach #göteborgsim
Lukas Märtens breaks the world 400m freestyle record! #swimming #swimmer #swimcoach #swimlife #swimopenstockholm #swimopenstockholm2025
April 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Lukas Märtens breaks the world 400m freestyle record! #swimming #swimmer #swimcoach #swimlife #swimopenstockholm #swimopenstockholm2025
World record in the men's 400m freestyle, Lukas Mårtens goes under Paul Biedermans long standing 3.40 #swimopenstockholm #swimming #swimmer #swim
April 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
World record in the men's 400m freestyle, Lukas Mårtens goes under Paul Biedermans long standing 3.40 #swimopenstockholm #swimming #swimmer #swim
Day 1 of Swim Open and I was honestly a bit starstruck to meet Kyle Chalmers, great day of swimming for the Göteborg Sim swimmers #swimcoaching #swimming #swimlife #swim #swimmer #swimcoach #swimopenstockholm #swimopenstockholm2025
April 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Day 1 of Swim Open and I was honestly a bit starstruck to meet Kyle Chalmers, great day of swimming for the Göteborg Sim swimmers #swimcoaching #swimming #swimlife #swim #swimmer #swimcoach #swimopenstockholm #swimopenstockholm2025