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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!Whether it’s swimming, running, or biking, make sure you are doing a proper warm down. Most masters swim teams I have been on do a lousy job implementing a warm down into workouts. It’s especially important after [...]

The “S” Curve Too many times I have heard swimmers ask me, “should I do the ‘S’ Curve when I pull?” The “S” Curve has been a method, created by the Red Cross, of teaching a swimmer how to do the “proper” pull in freestyle. However, this is not exactly correct. First, there are many things you need to concentrate on and learn in freestyle [...]

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 improvements by working the core muscles (abs, back, hips). This means [...]

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 for a triathlon! You will simply have to take a different mental approach to your training. Swimming will be [...]

continued from Part 1. 6. If someone touches your feet when you are swimming, let them pass by staying to the right, or stopping at the next wall and moving to the right side of the lane. Try not to take any offense to getting passed, this happens all the time. 7. At the beginning of the workout, find the time to introduce yourself to whoever is in your lane. Knowing the people you swim with will [...]

Many people in the triathlon community, particularly the beginner crowd, believe that masters swim teams (coached group workouts for those 18 years of age and older) are for fast, competitive swimmers that probably swam on teams their whole lives. These triathletes tell me that there is no room for novices, and they feel out of place or left out when they attend a masters workout. The reality is that [...]

Especially as a beginner swimmer, it can be difficult to measure your progress in the pool. Most triathletes tend to get caught up in how fast they are going. “My 400 time is too slow!” “My base interval is too much!” “I’m the slowest in my group! Old ladies are passing me up!” Being obsessed with any of the above can lead to discouragement in swimming. Also, [...]

What you need to know about kicking for your next triathlon swim. Notes from show: Get Zoomers Z2 fins at 20% off from www.swimyourbest.com, use code ‘aggies’ at checkout. Music: The Crystal Method, “The Bones Theme”    Kicking in Freestyle [11:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Essential Triathlon Swimming DVD from www.triswimcoach.com. This video features swimming drills in the pool, open water tips and advice, and how to set up a training plan for any length triathlon swim. Check out triswimcoach.com for more info and to order! SUBSCRIBE GET 5 FREE ONLINE SWIM LESSONS BY SIGNING UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER! Name: Email:

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