Practice Ocean Safety

Summertime beach days are the best, no matter what it is you like to do in the ocean: swimming, wading, kayaking, surfing or stand-up paddling. But we some

The Benefits of Swimming for Exercise

Swimming is not only fun, it can be a great workout. Heres what swimming has to offer. A Full-Body Workout When you swim, you use your entire body to

Dave Scott Answers Your Swim Questions

Swimming seems pretty straightforward, but when it comes to swimming for triathlon workouts and races it gets complicated quickly. Here, Dave Scott answers

Effective Warm-Up Exercises

In addition to prepping the body for a workout or race, warm-ups have two key functions: To help prevent injury To help enhance performance

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How to Make Your Camera Waterproof

If youre a water lover—or just an outdoors lover in general, you know that some of your best memories of your most exciting adventures have been wet

Master the V-Line Entry

From a technical point of view Karlyn Pipes-Nielsen has one of the best freestyle swimming strokes in the world. Karlyn holds over 160+ FINA Masters swim

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 the con

10 Open Water Tips--From a Womans Point of View

In the male-dominated world of open water swimming, 23-year-old Dawn Heckman has been creating waves. A member of the USA Swimming Open Water National Tea

5 Exercises to Strengthen Your Swim

Next to refining your technique, swim-specific strength training is the best way for amateurs to take their swim to the next level. This helps triathlon a

4 Steps to a Smooth 1.5K Swim

The first leg of an Olympic-distance triathlon is a 1500M (0.9mi) swim. This thrashing, white-water, washing machine start is often the most intimidating

6 Workouts for a Stronger 1.5K Swim

Strong does not mean bulky, big, or even all that muscular. Swimming strong is the ability to nail shorter, harder sets. Simply put, a strong swimmer has

6 Tips for a Smart Triathlon Swim

Smart strategies are things that are important but dont have any real place in the first three categories to improve your 1.5K swim (smooth, strong and s

2 Swim Sets for Speed

Triathletes need the ability to settle into a steady pace and swim a long distance during a race. What I want you to do is make that steady pace faster?a

10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim

As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the answer to the often-asked question, what should I concentrate on? So, I came u

Andy Miyares: An Inspiration in and out of the Pool

Being different never kept Andy Miyares out of the pool; in fact, its what brought him to it. Miyares was born with Down syndrome. At a very young age,

3 Offseason Tips for a Faster Swim

If youre like the vast majority of triathletes, swimming is where you struggle the most. Lets face it, humans are land animals. Swimming proficiently d

3 Prime Pool Workouts

Whether you are a triathlete, a Masters swimmer or an open water swimmer, you all studied prime numbers in elementary school: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19,

Sharks and Minnows for Adults: A Competitive Swimming Set

Sharks and minnows is a game of tag that children occasionally play in a pool. But it can also be utilized in swimming sets for triathletes, pool swimmer

3 New Rules of Swim Training

Swimming might seem like a sport that experiences little change. The same advice is dished out again and again, making it difficult for athletes to improve