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6 Ways to Improve Your Open Water Swimming Technique
Swimming in the pool isn't quite the same as swimming in choppy, cold water with many other swimmers. These tips will help you tweak your training ...
By Nicole Morell

3 Drills to Fix Your Swimming Stroke and Eliminate Drag
Want to learn how to swim faster? Discover the three most common freestyle mistakes and the swimming drills that will help you fix them.
By Michelle Valenti

4 Yoga Poses to Prevent Swimming Injuries
Increase your mobility in the water and prevent injury with these four yoga poses.
By Laura Waite

3 Steps to a Panic-Free Triathlon Swim Start
Avoid the drama at the triathlon swim start. Head into the water feeling good with these three confidenceboosting swimming tips.
By Jay Zacharias

6 Tips for Beginning Open Water Swimmers
Openwater swimming is a challengingand sometime intimidatingsport that can offer great rewards. Find out how to get started.
By Nicole Morell

3 Common Misconceptions in Freestyle
Triathletes have many challenges; dealing with misinformation should not be one of them. Here are three misunderstood elements of freestyle that yo...
By Rod Havriluk

Step Up Your Swim Workouts With a Pace Clock
Pace clocks are an essential tool to improve your swim. Learn why and how you should use pace clocks and swimming terminology that will help you st...
By Karen Buxton

4 Ways to Improve Your Swim Technique
Your house isn't the only thing that should get an overhaul in spring. It's also a great time to refine your swim technique, too. Check these items...
By Paul Johnson

4 Steps to a Smooth 1.5K Swim
Here's how to even out your swim stroke so that you can move more efficiently in the water.
By Doug Robertson

4 Drills for Backstroke Beginners
New to the backstroke? Make sure your mechanics are sound by working with these four progression swimming drills.
By Ryan Wood

Drills to Improve Your Swimming
Looking to improve your technique in the pool? Here is a collection of swimming drills to add to your workouts.

7 Open Water Swimming Tips You Didn't Know
Nervous about swimming in the open water? Here are tips from a couple top triathlon coaches to prepare you for the uncertainty of the open water.
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

Open Water Swim Technique: Work Less, Swim Faster
All swimmers recognize that open water presents challenges never seen in a pool. Rougher water and no lanes are the obvious ones. Less obvious is t...
By Terry Laughlin

Men Vs. Women In Endurance Sports
The truth is, men still out perform women in most athletic endeavors, but there is one area where women might be closing the gap.
By Steven Munatones

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance
Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance.
By Kirsten Korosec

10 Ways to Fight Boredom While Lap Swimming
Lap swimming doesn't have the builtin scenery that running or cycling or even open water swimming does. Here's how to keep your mind occupied as yo...
By Ryan Wood

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6 Ways to Improve Your Open Water Swimming Technique Swimming in the pool isn't quite the same as swimming in choppy, cold water with many other swimmers. These tips will help you tweak your training ... By Nicole Morell

3 Drills to Fix Your Swimming Stroke and Eliminate Drag Want to learn how to swim faster? Discover the three most common freestyle mistakes and the swimming drills that will help you fix them. By Michelle Valenti

4 Yoga Poses to Prevent Swimming Injuries Increase your mobility in the water and prevent injury with these four yoga poses. By Laura Waite

3 Steps to a Panic-Free Triathlon Swim Start Avoid the drama at the triathlon swim start. Head into the water feeling good with these three confidenceboosting swimming tips. By Jay Zacharias

6 Tips for Beginning Open Water Swimmers Openwater swimming is a challengingand sometime intimidatingsport that can offer great rewards. Find out how to get started. By Nicole Morell

3 Common Misconceptions in Freestyle Triathletes have many challenges; dealing with misinformation should not be one of them. Here are three misunderstood elements of freestyle that yo... By Rod Havriluk

Step Up Your Swim Workouts With a Pace Clock Pace clocks are an essential tool to improve your swim. Learn why and how you should use pace clocks and swimming terminology that will help you st... By Karen Buxton

4 Ways to Improve Your Swim Technique Your house isn't the only thing that should get an overhaul in spring. It's also a great time to refine your swim technique, too. Check these items... By Paul Johnson

4 Steps to a Smooth 1.5K Swim Here's how to even out your swim stroke so that you can move more efficiently in the water. By Doug Robertson

4 Drills for Backstroke Beginners New to the backstroke? Make sure your mechanics are sound by working with these four progression swimming drills. By Ryan Wood

Drills to Improve Your Swimming Looking to improve your technique in the pool? Here is a collection of swimming drills to add to your workouts.

7 Open Water Swimming Tips You Didn't Know Nervous about swimming in the open water? Here are tips from a couple top triathlon coaches to prepare you for the uncertainty of the open water. By Sarah Wassner Flynn

Open Water Swim Technique: Work Less, Swim Faster All swimmers recognize that open water presents challenges never seen in a pool. Rougher water and no lanes are the obvious ones. Less obvious is t... By Terry Laughlin

Men Vs. Women In Endurance Sports The truth is, men still out perform women in most athletic endeavors, but there is one area where women might be closing the gap. By Steven Munatones

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance. By Kirsten Korosec

10 Ways to Fight Boredom While Lap Swimming Lap swimming doesn't have the builtin scenery that running or cycling or even open water swimming does. Here's how to keep your mind occupied as yo... By Ryan Wood

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6 Ways to Improve Your Open Water Swimming Technique
Swimming in the pool isn't quite the same as swimming in choppy, cold water with many other swimmers. These tips will help you tweak your training ...
By Nicole Morell

3 Drills to Fix Your Swimming Stroke and Eliminate Drag
Want to learn how to swim faster? Discover the three most common freestyle mistakes and the swimming drills that will help you fix them.
By Michelle Valenti

4 Yoga Poses to Prevent Swimming Injuries
Increase your mobility in the water and prevent injury with these four yoga poses.
By Laura Waite

3 Steps to a Panic-Free Triathlon Swim Start
Avoid the drama at the triathlon swim start. Head into the water feeling good with these three confidenceboosting swimming tips.
By Jay Zacharias

6 Tips for Beginning Open Water Swimmers
Openwater swimming is a challengingand sometime intimidatingsport that can offer great rewards. Find out how to get started.
By Nicole Morell

3 Common Misconceptions in Freestyle
Triathletes have many challenges; dealing with misinformation should not be one of them. Here are three misunderstood elements of freestyle that yo...
By Rod Havriluk

Step Up Your Swim Workouts With a Pace Clock
Pace clocks are an essential tool to improve your swim. Learn why and how you should use pace clocks and swimming terminology that will help you st...
By Karen Buxton

4 Ways to Improve Your Swim Technique
Your house isn't the only thing that should get an overhaul in spring. It's also a great time to refine your swim technique, too. Check these items...
By Paul Johnson

4 Steps to a Smooth 1.5K Swim
Here's how to even out your swim stroke so that you can move more efficiently in the water.
By Doug Robertson

4 Drills for Backstroke Beginners
New to the backstroke? Make sure your mechanics are sound by working with these four progression swimming drills.
By Ryan Wood

Drills to Improve Your Swimming
Looking to improve your technique in the pool? Here is a collection of swimming drills to add to your workouts.

7 Open Water Swimming Tips You Didn't Know
Nervous about swimming in the open water? Here are tips from a couple top triathlon coaches to prepare you for the uncertainty of the open water.
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

Open Water Swim Technique: Work Less, Swim Faster
All swimmers recognize that open water presents challenges never seen in a pool. Rougher water and no lanes are the obvious ones. Less obvious is t...
By Terry Laughlin

Men Vs. Women In Endurance Sports
The truth is, men still out perform women in most athletic endeavors, but there is one area where women might be closing the gap.
By Steven Munatones

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance
Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance.
By Kirsten Korosec

10 Ways to Fight Boredom While Lap Swimming
Lap swimming doesn't have the builtin scenery that running or cycling or even open water swimming does. Here's how to keep your mind occupied as yo...
By Ryan Wood

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