Archive for September, 2009

The Essential Triathlon Swimming DVD. Discover the secrets to improving your swim technique, avoiding painful injuries, and shaving minutes off your best triathlon times to date!Ever do a morning workout and feel like you’re struggling, even though just the day or two before you felt great? Often times, this is due to your body lacking the calories it needs to perform the activity you set [...]

1. Kick WITHOUT a kickboard, On your side. This improves balance in the water and with practice, will improve your kick. Also, stretch your ankles- ankle inflexibility is the #1 reason for a weak kick! 2. One-Armed Freestyle. Freestyle only using one arm to stroke, while keeping the other arm at your side. Rotate your hips as if you were swimming full strokes. Breathe to the opposite side of [...]

Last weekend, the annual La Jolla Roughwater Swim took place here on the shores of San Diego. There is a 1-mile and a 3-mile swim, and all age groups are included. I watched all of the mens 1-mile competitions from a front row seat! Ironically, even though it is called the “rough water” swim, most years (and most of the time), the La Jolla Cove is anything but rough! However, this year [...]

Today I want to talk about a classic conversation piece around pools: Zoomers fins. I have written about them in the past but wanted to update and reiterate! One of the most common questions I hear as a coach is, “Should I use fins?” The answer depends largely on your goals, your skill level and the type of fins. Often times, especially in masters swimming, swimmers wear fins [...]

In this episode, I discuss the love/hate dichotomy among triathletes, burnout, and several announcements. References: Sign up for the Tri Swim Coach newsletter at: www.triswimlessons.com Find the Brian Tracy book Goals here. Triathica training center in Lake Forest, CA: Click here for more info on online triathlon training and a discount on membership. Please comment on this podcast! Tri Swim Coach [...]

On the freestyle recovery, you often hear from coaches (like me) to bend your elbows on recovery. Swimmers may wonder why bending elbows is recommended so often. While there are swimmers, like legendary World Record holder Janet Evans, who have perfected the straight arm or “windmill” recovery, this is not a technique that works for many swimmers, especially in the longer, open water [...]