VIDEO: Open Water Swim Tactics

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Learn what the world's best open water swimmers look for, think about and do during a world-class open water swim and it's implications for triathletes looking to improve the swim leg of their race.

In this video, Coach Steve Munatones will discuss:

• Pool swimming vs open water swimming
  
• How to swim in a pack
• Where do you draft?
• The implications of lifting your head to sight
• How to seed yourself at the starting line
• The 'congo' line
• The benefits of doing the backstroke in a race
• Preparing for buoy turns
• Kicking during the swim
• Specific swim training for open water swimming

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date: August 12, 2010