Beginner Triathlete - articles

These workouts are all designed for beginners and range in length from 400m to 1200m – hopefully providing some useful workouts until you are able to tackle the 2000m+ workouts.

I went from 15 minutes to 9 minutes on 500m, this is how.

This installment of the BT Swim Series will focus on breathing. Before you can swim fast, you must learn how to control your breathing so that easy swimming does not leave you gasping after one lap.

A three month program designed to help beginning swimmers improve technique for a sprint distance race.

What to do with your fingers and hands while swimming.

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?

If you are a beginner triathlete training for your first triathlon, this article will show you three key swim workouts that you can use for your triathlon swim training.

World-record swimmer gives advice on correct breathing technique

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

Here’s what triathletes can learn from this swimming drill

The benefits of an unconventional freestyle arm entry are: minimal wasted time, improved leverage, and reduced shoulder stress.

This installment of the BT Swim Series will focus on being efficient in the water. Learning how to swim smooth and efficiently is important to becoming a great swimmer.

This month we hit the 4,000-yard marker! This will likely be your peak yardage. Drills still make up about 15% of each workout, and we’re continuing with some advanced-level training.

This installment of the BT Swim Series will focus on the four major parts of the arm stroke in freestyle: Catch, Pull, Finish, & Recovery.

I've just got back in the pool from a 2 week break and my triceps are killing me the whole time I am swimming. Wondering if someone has any ideas or tips to correct?