Five ways to make sure you are ready for your long course triathlon

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Many of you are making the jump to long course triathlons this season. Going long can be intimidating and anxiety provoking. However, having coached numerous triathletes through their first long course tri, we at TSC know a few things about making sure our athletes are ready both physically and psychologically for race day. What’s our […]

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Swimming up stream in a pool

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Over the weekend, the world’s best competed in Chattanooga at the 70.3 world championships. From all reports, the course was definitely championship quality with a partially against current swim, plenty of climbing, and an undulating run. Athletes had their training cut out for them. The up river swim in particular got me thinking about how […]

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Fall in love with swimming to get faster

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Triathlon coaches hear this all the time: “I just want to survive the swim” “Once I get on the bike, I will be fine” “I suck at swimming” “I have a love-hate relationship with the water. I love it because it makes me a triathlete; but I hate it because it’s swimming” “Thank goodness the […]

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Swimming Program for Triathlon – Issue #86

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Swimming Program for Triathlon Dear Friend, Overwhelmingly, when I talk to triathletes and aspiring triathletes, I hear a similar theme when it comes to their view on swimming. It usually goes something like this: “I could to a triathlon, if it weren’t for the swim!” or “My training is going well- except for my swimming- […]

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Kicking for Freestyle: With or Without a Board? – Issue #2

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When kicking for freestyle, it is important to have some kind of kick to help you rotate from side to side as you swim, and to give you a small bit of propulsion. However, 90-95% of your propulsion in swimming will come from your upper body and how much you can rotate to slide through […]

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Stroke Counting in Swimming – Issue #1

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Welcome to the first issue of the Tri Swim Coach newsletter! Every 2 weeks you will receive a new article, stroke tips and other tidbits to help you improve your triathlon swimming. Feel free to reply with any suggestions or questions. Let us know about your successes and failures in the water! Why Count Strokes? […]

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