Dan Bullock

swimming & open water swimming Expert

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Director and head coach of Swim for Tri in London, coaching since 1990 with qualifications from the ASA, BTF, ASCA and the World Open Water Swim Association. He has helped thousands get fit and faster, from a first novice triathlon to swimming the Channel.

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Dan Bullock

Director and head coach, Swim for Tri, London

Dan Bullock is Director of Swim for Tri, the London-based swim technique and coaching concept run by the brother and sister team of Dan and Keeley Bullock and now coaching across the UK. He has been coaching since 1990 and holds qualifications with the ASA, BTF, ASCA and the World Open Water Swim Association, where after 20 years of open-water coaching he has achieved the highest qualification it offers (Level 5). He also holds qualifications with British Swimming, the American Swim Coaches Association, ISCA and WSCA.

He has helped thousands get fit and faster, from their first novice triathlon to swimming the Channel, with sessions tailored to open-water racing whether it is a first time in open water, a Channel crossing or an Ironman. A respected figure in the swimming community, Dan is a Speedo and Vasa Coaching Advisor and a coach with the London Disability Swimming Club. He regularly contributes to Tri247 and Outdoor Swimmer, formerly to 220 Triathlon, and won a coach of the year award in 2005 (Triathlon Europe). He created the Virgin Active Swim Club concept 'Hydro' and contributed as lead coach to 'Speedo On'.

As a swimmer, Dan has been National Masters Open Water Champion since 2008, is a former British age-group record holder for 800m front crawl and a European and World Masters medallist. He has completed several Ironman triathlons and has swum 3.8km in under 45 minutes. He co-authored 100 Essential Triathlon Sessions (The Crowood Press, 2014) with Steve Trew and the Outdoor Swimming Society's Swimming 10K Training Guide with Kate Rew.

Director and head coach, Swim for Tri, LondonDan Bullock
Areas of expertiseswimming, open water swimming, triathlon, swim technique, swim training
2 published books100 Essential Triathlon Sessions: The Definitive Training Programme for All Serious Triathletes, Swimming 10K Training Guide (Outdoor Swimming Society)
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