Beginner Triathlete - articles

Here are three things you can do at your next swim session to develop some free-range rhythm in your freestyle.

An interview with Terry Laughlin

Open Water Training: Tips to Improve Your Breathing Technique

Learn how to prepare and avoid the cold water freak-out

I'm VERY negatively buoyant. It's so bad that if I exhale I will sink like a rock - I've literally sat down at the bottom of a 14 ft. pool numerous times. What can I do?

It's time to improve upon your weakness in the water and start swimming faster. Instead of ignoring your swim skills (or lack thereof), it’s time to face them head-on.

A pull buoy is an excellent tool to help any level of swimmer improve their technique and power. When used correctly and regularly, the buoy can build core strength and stroke consciousness.

How should I approach swim training? The only way for me to have good form is to swim faster. I have to swim fairly fast in order to keep my body/legs high. This of course makes me tired faster.

If you have ever taken a month off in swimming, this article and short training plan will get you feeling the water again and back to your original yardage.

Is there an ideal head position? The criteria below will give you a general idea of when you know you have found your sweet spot for head position.

The focus of this months workouts are to get you used to zone training. The final workout will work on racing speed and finishing strong.

The purpose of these workouts are to continue getting you more comfortable in the water, improve endurance, and increase your efficiency with bilateral breathing drills and a high elbow catch.

The first month we will be pressing the "reset" button. We'll start the month with some drill-focused sets and endurance building.

Each week I see many triathletes who come to me for help in improving their swim. Although each athlete has developed his or her own way of swimming there are common threads within the technique flaws

Much has changed in swimming over the past 30 years. I will summarize the most important changes in two categories; swim training and swimming technique. Both are critical to fast swimming.