Perhaps the biggest challenge in tri is learning to swim, but taking those first steps made Elizabeth Hufton feel young again… Here in the UK, I think it’s fair to say provision for learning to swim isn’t brilliant at school.…
Move on from breast stroke by practising the basics of freestyle (otherwise known as front crawl) so you’ll be swimming faster by next season, says Elizabeth Hufton. Team Talk: Starting Out This is a handy guide to beginning freestyle swimming,…
Build your core strength and stabilise your body during swim/bike/running. 1. Get in line Start the Superman on all fours. The object of it is to perform the movement without shifting your weight to one side or the other so once…
Choose the kick rate that works best with your experience level and style, says Paul Newsome. This may come as a surprise, but as a triathlete you’re not looking to get much or any propulsion from your leg kick. Elite…
Finish your swim and get out of the water fast to blitz T1 on the way to a new triathlon PB Kick Harder In the final few hundred metres of your swim, pick up your kick rate to bring blood…
Improve pacing and stay calm in open water with these strategies from Dr Izzy Justice and Dinah Mistilis (Photo credit: Triathlon.org / Spomedis / ITU) The emotional fluctuations you experience during a triathlon swim have a big impact on your…
Heighten your resilience to cold water and improve your swimming in triathlon Aside from fear of deep-water monsters, if anything’s likely to put you off open-water swimming, it’s the thought of that initial icy plunge. Many of the body’s responses…
How to put your wetsuit on quickly and so the fit is at its best We walk you through a fundamental triathlon skill. Get it right and you’ll find race day morning much less stressful. Make sure your swim goes…
Karen Pickering MBE, four time World Champion swimmer, shares some open-water tips Karen Pickering MBE is one of Britain’s most successful professional swimmers ever. Over the course her 20 year career she has been named World Champion four times, broken…
Nail your Ironman from the start with these killer swimming drills Photo: Bakke-Svensson/Ironman Whether it’s your first or your fifth Ironman, these sessions will help you as you prepare for the biggest physical challenge of your life. Before having a…