Archive for November, 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!It’s great to combine these two strokes, even if you are primarily training for a freestyle event.

by David Wendkos david@triswimcoach.com My last post focused on the differences between the ideal kick for a triathlon swim as opposed to others. It was introduced by pointing out the challenge of human communication and how often, different people will try to communicate the same idea in (sometimes dramatically) different ways. As I proof-read the post, I found myself thinking of an experience while [...]

In this episode, I discuss tips on how to make a swimming comeback if you’ve been out of the water for a while. References: Sign up for the Tri Swim Coach newsletter at: www.triswimlessons.com Please comment on this podcast! Tri Swim Coach podcast comments: Click here to open up itunes and add a rating/comment! Music: Thievery Corporation- “Focus On”    Coming back to [...]

by David Wendkos david@triswimcoach.com Yet again, my topic comes from a conversation with a fellow athlete. Nancy has completed more than one Ironman distance event, as well as a variety of other triathlons. Her swim is clearly her weakest leg, and so she has been trying to focus on improving it. She has spoken with more than a couple people about her swimming, and has gained a lot of good information [...]

By Aaron Moss Part 3 of 3: Goal Setting The previous two parts of the series discussed data collection and analysis of the data to get you ready for setting your goals and plan for the offseason. Using this retrospective analysis and a list of those specific areas you feel offer the biggest potential for improvement, we are now going to work on setting goals. Its time to recall and write down your [...]