About Water we doing
Hi, I'm Peter, swim coach behind Water We Doing. This is my shop for practical coaching tools: sets, pacing and planning you can use on deck this week. PaceDeck works out your training paces, and my planners help you share out the week on purpose. If something here has helped, a coffee keeps the videos coming.
Monthly membership with workshops and downloads lives on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Peterhillswimming
My books are on Amazon: AI for Coaches https://amzn.eu/d/03XFAEtA and Fast Water https://amzn.eu/d/03UkgMEE
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When focus slips mid-race, most swimmers try to "try harder". That usually makes it worse. This week's YouTube video walks through a simple refocus plan you can actually use between strokes: https://youtu.be/vWV54zJWywQ If you want training paces sorted from two time trials, PaceDeck is in the shop here: https://buymeacoffee.com/waterwedoing/e/567823 And if you'd like the Weekly Swimming Brief plu...
How to stay focused in a swimming race
Nov 06, 2026
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Nerves before a race are normal. In fact, they're a sign you care. What matters is having a routine that turns those nerves into focus. In my newest YouTube video I walk through the five-step pre-race routine I've used with swimmers over 32 years of coaching, from the night before right up to the blocks. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/6E0ThRuJn8M If you'd like more of this, plus full sessions and...
How to Beat Race Day Nerves
Oct 30, 2026
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The first episode of Coach's Eye is out. It looks at a simple question that catches out a lot of swimmers and coaches: how much of your training should actually be hard? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/Qw13A7kNF2k This week's Weekly Swimming Brief (Edition 03) is also up on Patreon and free to read: https://www.patreon.com/Peterhillswimming/posts/weekly-swimming-173187979 If you'd like your zone p...
How much of your swim training should be hard?
Oct 23, 2026
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