Masters swimming performance, technique and training insights with swimmer and coach Danielle Spurling
31/08/2026
As a swimmer, no visit to Noosa is complete without swimming at the NAQ and training sessions with the coaching 🐐 Jan Croft
I have loved my sessions up on the sunny coast, but almost time to head home 👋 🚗 🏠 ❤️
Everyone needs someone to look at their stroke and point out what we can do better 😃 I was lucky enough to have that experience with one of the best this morning Ash Delaney
Let’s just say, there is a lot to fine tune!!! 😂
Starting a new training block today, and reminding myself that I’m not training just to maintain what I’ve got or be better in the gym 😃
My goal is to get stronger, more powerful and ultimately faster in the water, with the big goal of Budapest ‘27 on the horizon 🏊♀️
The gym isn’t the destination. It’s one part of building the swimmer I want to be in the water 💪🏊♀️
Always trying to refine what I am doing 😃 Still learning. Still building. Still chasing faster 🏊♀️
27/07/2026
For years I thought getting faster simply meant swimming more.
More laps.
More kilometres.
More time in the pool.
Now I’m not so sure.
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as both a Masters swimmer and coach is that a 50m sprinter, a 200m backstroker and an open water swimmer shouldn’t all train the same way.
That idea inspired my latest feature article, where I explore:
🏊 The three energy systems that power every race.
💪 Why your pool and gym training should match your event.
🎯 The common mistakes that stop many Masters swimmers reaching their potential.
The goal isn’t simply to become fitter. It’s to become the athlete your event demands.
I’d love to know what you think.
🔗 read at the newsroom in torpedoswimtalk.com or via the link in my bio ⬆️
The Noosa week that was ☀️🏊♀️ 🏋🏻♀️ 🌊🐬🐳🩵💙🤩😍
Packing so much in to our time here and loving every minute of it 🫶
This is why I love open water swimming 💙🩵 🌊
No lane ropes or clock ⏰
Just a sunrise, the ocean and a group of people who all decided that getting up before dawn was somehow a good idea ☀️ 🏊♀️
It’s funny how the hardest part is usually getting out of bed. After that, everything else seems to fall into place 💜🩷
Laguna Bay Stats:
Water temp: 20C
Water conditions: 9/10 flat behind the break, enjoyable to swim and catch a few little rolling waves in
Session: 10/10 ins and outs and lots of tempo and threshold
Crew: 10/10 Noosa Tri Club
Water Clarity: 8/10 bit cloudy
Noosa, you’re making it very hard to leave 🌊☀️
19/07/2026
Our malvernmarlins relay teams have been recognised in the 2025 World Aquatics Masters Top 10, finishing:
2nd - Women’s 4×200m Freestyle Relay
7th - Women’s 4×100m Medley Relay
Relay success is always shared success, and I’m lucky to swim alongside such fantastic teammates 🏊♀️
A small milestone… but a motivating one 😃
Next goal? To get myself on the individual World Aquatics Top 10 list. Time to get back to work 💙