Swimming – Go Swim Triathlon Skills with Sara McLarty

Sara McLarty is widely recognized as one of the fastest swimmers in triathlon. In GO SWIM TRIATHLON, Sara shares her secrets for working on stroke technique, and for learning open-water skills in the pool.

Is there a good substitute to running 10 miles?

I know running can be a great way to lose weight and get ripped, but is there a good substitute to running 10 miles? For instance, what if I ran five miles, swam a little bit (I’m not a good swimmer, so not very much,) rode my bike for a while, and played basketball? I would do these all within a short period of time. What would be good distances for each sport to get similar results to running 10 miles?

Swimming – Turns – Freestyle Flip Turn Step #4

Here’s Step #4 in our 5-step sequence for learning the flip turn.

EverymanTri.com – Swim basics for triathletes revealed

(www.everymantri.com) Coach Luis Vargas from Mark Allen Online reveals the swim basics for triathletes, and discusses why flip turns are a good skill to know—even for open water triathlons

Whats better doing a triathlon or a marathon?

Hi ,I’m just wondering what do you recommend in doing and what one is more difficult.
I’m not that good a swimmer but a decent runner but I’m hoping to be entering in many competitions next year.Also I am going to be training very hard to become very fit to complete these.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Swimming – Welcome to the Open Water – Part 3

The final segment of our short series for new open water swimmers. Support Swim Across America.

Trading Up – Triathlon – Episode 1 Part 2

Part two of episode one of Trading Up, following a club runner train to become a triathlete. So far Aleksandra has met her mentors & is now undergoing a swim analysis with Dan Bullock at Swim For Tri. Episode one of Trading Up is essential viewing for anyone wishing to take part in a triathlon & who is concerned about the swim leg.

Swimming – Freestyle – Limit the Legs

If you’re a sprint freestyle swimmer, you want your kick to be FAST, COMPACT, and PRODUCTIVE. But what if you are a sprint freestyler with a fast kick, and you’ve been corralled into a 1650, or an open-water swim? Here’s a drill that can teach you how to TURN OFF that kick when you need to. And if you are a distance swimmer or triathlete, this drill can hel you SAVE your legs until you need them.

Swimming – Turns – Freestyle Flip Turn Step #5

Here’s the fifth and final step in our learning sequence for flip turns.

Swimming – Freestyle Flip Turn Step #3

Here’s Step #3 in our 5-step sequence for learning the flip turn. Even if your flip turns are pretty good, this drill will help make them faster by making you more aware of your hands and arms.

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