Michael Peyrebrune (UK)

Mike is a consultant Coach and Sports Scientist working with international swimmers at Loughborough University where he is a Research Fellow in High Performance Coaching Science. He was part of the Olympic staff at 3 Olympics (Beijing, London, Rio), and has been the National Technical Lead for British Swimming, working closely with Head Coach Bill Furniss on all National Team matters. He is a former British International Swimmer and Coach and has worked with international swimmers for 30 years. In the last 16 years he has been the Sports Scientist and support coach to Olympic Gold medallists Rebecca Adlington, Adam Peaty, Dan Wiffen and their coaches.

Mike has published widely in academic journals and has written many coaching articles on planning, testing and monitoring in Swimming. He was the lead-author of several British Swimming manuals covering many aspects of sports science, coach education and Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD). His day-to-day work includes the successful integration of Sports Science into the training practices of top coaches, and his written material is used in the Swim England and Ireland Level 2 and 3 courses. These courses have recently been adopted by FINA for their international coach education programme.

Mike currently works with some of the world’s best swimmers at Loughborough including Ireland’s Dan Wiffen who won Olympic Gold in the 800 Free in Paris. He continues to publish papers in all aspects of Sports Science and Swimming and deliver presentations internationally.

Mike Peyrebrune will have these three presentations at WADC Competitive Swimming:

Translating science into practice for swimming coaches

Scientific and evidence-based practice in constructing swimming programmes is essential for success. Unfortunately, science can be complex, confusing and misinterpreted. This presentation will demonstrate the importance of working closely with coaches ‘on-deck’ and building trust and relationships between scientists and coaches.

Supporting Olympic Gold Medalists: Messages from Rebecca Adlington, Adam Peaty and Daniel Wiffen

Swimmers who are the best in the world have achieved this status for several reasons. Their practice and characteristics can be individual, but also follow common themes. This talk will consider essential traits common to these outstanding swimmers and use examples of great practice in helping them to reach the world’s highest performance levels.

Planning considerations at critical stages of the swimmer development pathway

Swimmer development is a complex and long-term process. We will explore some of the critical stages in growth and the practical application of training and competition that help swimmers optimise performance for the future.