http://triswimcoachonline.com/tri/50-meter-vs-25-yard-or-25-meter-pools/ Triathlon Swimming: Insight For Beginners to Advanced Triathlete Swimmers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://triswimcoachonline.com/tri/50-meter-vs-25-yard-or-25-meter-pools/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Paul Reeder Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:04:22 +0000 http://triswimcoachonline.com/tri/?p=526#comment-55 No doubt 50m long course is better and outdoors 50m is even better yet. I always swim a portion of my outdoor long course with a chair at the opposite ends with a bright towel hanging over it to practice sighting and swimming while lifting my head. The closer to the first races of the season I have to do this more because after getting used to swimming all winter in a short pool with my head down, my neck kills me if I go right to an open water race without my neck getting used to lift my big fat head for a whole race. No doubt 50m long course is better and outdoors 50m is even better yet. I always swim a portion of my outdoor long course with a chair at the opposite ends with a bright towel hanging over it to practice sighting and swimming while lifting my head. The closer to the first races of the season I have to do this more because after getting used to swimming all winter in a short pool with my head down, my neck kills me if I go right to an open water race without my neck getting used to lift my big fat head for a whole race.

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