Harties Red Bears Swimming Club

Head coach and founder of GT swimming academy and Red Bears swimming club. National coach.
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🏊‍♂️🔥 SUPER SEALS TECH WEEK 2026 — SAVE THE DATE! 🔥🏊‍♀️

It’s back! Our annual Super Seals Tech Week is happening from 28 September – 2 October 2026 — and this year we’re bringing together an incredible coaching team to help swimmers TRAIN. IMPROVE. ACHIEVE. 💪

⭐ COACH SIMON GRAY — Endurance
⭐ COACH GARTH TUNE — All Round
⭐ COACH DOUGLAS ERASMUS — Sprint

With experience at National, Commonwealth, World Championship and Olympic level, this is a week every serious swimmer will want to be part of! 🌍🏅

📅 28 September – 2 October 2026
⏰ 07:00 – 17:00
💰 R1 200 for the full week
💰 R350 per day
🔥 Early Bird: R1 000 for the full week — until 31 August 2026!

Spaces and groups will be finalised once registrations are received.

📲 READY TO BOOK YOUR SPOT?
Contact Chimone Bam on 072 442 4161 to secure your place.

Congratulations Red Bears!🐻🦾

🏊‍♂️ Did You Know? Swimming may help protect one of the most overlooked structures in your entire cardiovascular system.

Most people think swimming only strengthens the heart.

But your blood vessels have something even more fascinating…

A microscopic, gel-like protective layer called the endothelial glycocalyx.

You can’t see it.

Yet it lines the inside of every healthy blood vessel.

Its job is to:

🛡️ Protect the vessel wall from damage.
💨 Help blood flow more smoothly.
🩸 Help regulate inflammatory responses.
⚡ Support the production of nitric oxide, helping blood vessels relax and function efficiently.

Here’s the surprising part…

When you swim, the continuous movement of blood creates gentle shear stress along the vessel walls.

Emerging research suggests that the shear stress generated during aerobic exercise—including swimming—may help preserve the health and integrity of the endothelial glycocalyx, contributing to healthier blood vessel function.

In other words…

🏊‍♂️ Every swim isn’t only training your muscles.

It’s also providing a healthy mechanical signal that may help your blood vessels maintain one of their most important protective barriers at the microscopic level.

Sometimes, the greatest benefits of swimming happen in places you’ll never see.

🏊‍♀️Winter training
🏊Endless dedication
🏊‍♂️Unstoppable progress

🐻Keep Pushing🐻Keep Believing 🐻Keep Swimming

🔥 Mzansi's medal cabinet is FILLING up! 🏊🇿🇦

Green and Gold glory in the pool! 🇿🇦✨