Strength Training for Swimming Improvement?
I often get asked about what type of weights or strength training helps the most in swimming. The answer is that gaining muscle strength in general, such as working the triceps, will not help you to swim faster (especially when we’re taking distances of 1K or longer!). However, triathletes and open water swimmers can make [...]
Read More Of This Article...3 Swimming Drills to Master Before Your Next Triathlon
1. Swim with your fists. Closing your fists and swimming freestyle can really improve your stroke technique. At first it will feel clumsy and awkward, but it actually forces you to rotate your hips and move through the water the way you are supposed to. Try alternating 2 laps with fists, and 2 laps straight [...]
Read More Of This Article...Tips on Drafting on the Triathlon Swim
Is it legal to draft off of other swimmers in a triathlon? Yes! Is it a good idea to draft off of other swimmers in a triathlon? Yes! Most people draft in the swim, whether they know it or not (except of course, whoever the leader is). But how can you get better at it? [...]
Read More Of This Article...Can you do a triathlon if you don’t know how to swim?
Well, no not unless you have some time to learn to swim. If you are a true beginner swimmer, you will need at least a couple of months to get yourself up to speed, assuming you are doing a sprint or short-distance triathlon. But don’t let not knowing how to swim stop you from training [...]
Read More Of This Article...What to Do About Shoulder Injuries in Swimming
Playing sports competitively comes with certain risks, injury being the most important. While swimming isn’t usually thought of in this light, it’s certainly an activity that can result in injury. When it comes to the pool or open water, the most common injury generally involves the shoulder. I’ve been swimming competitively off and on for [...]
Read More Of This Article...Learning to Reduce Your Stroke Count Will Make You a Better Swimmer
In the past, you’ve probably had coaches that asked you to count strokes during your workout, either by incorporating it into drill sets, the primary set, or at the end of a workout. Indeed, many coaches advise their swimmers to make a habit of keeping track of the stroke count. After years of experience coaching [...]
Read More Of This Article...Tri Swim Coach Podcast #8- Training with Sports Drinks and Sinking While Swimming
In this episode, I cover the pros and cons of sports drinks, as well as what to do about sinking. References: 5 Free Triathlon Swim Lessons & The Tri Swim Coach Newsletter Signup: www.triswimcoach.com/newsletters.php Tri Swim Coach podcast comments: Open up iTunes and type in ‘tri swim coach’ in the search field. Click on the [...]
Training with Sports Drinks and Sinking while Swimming [11:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLearning to Breathe Bilaterally
You may already have heard the most commonly asked question in the swimming world today. Which of the following techniques is superior: breathing to one side, or bilateral breathing? Until just one year ago, I breathed to the right side every time I got in the pool. Why, do you ask? Simply because taking breaths [...]
Read More Of This Article...Breathing while Swimming
One of the most commonly asked questions in the world of triathlons involves breathing. While swimming freestyle, the first step on the road to proper form is body positioning. Add in breathing, and suddenly everything is turned on its head! More than anything else, this has to do with a lack of balance. Instead of [...]
Read More Of This Article...Using Fins to Improve Your Swim
One of the most commonly asked questions in all of competitive swimiming is whether fins are beneficial in training. There is no one answer; whether fins are right for you depends on what you hope to gain, your level of skill, and the type of fins used. Swimmers often wear fins simply to maintain the [...]
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