Topics specifically related to triathlons
I was reading through the Total Immersion Coaches Manual and came across a helpful chart. It provides a general stroke count range based on the height of the swimmer. A couple of caveats: 1) If your count is above the range, don’t think that you have to start swimming in…
I read an article on the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) website a while back. It’s written by John Leonard, the head of ASCA, and it’s a response to an email that he got from a coach about practicing with good swimming technique. For those who have not met John…
As we insert learning flip turns into practice, we, the coaches, are starting to hear from our triathletes: “I don’t need to learn flip turns. I’m a triathlete. There are no walls in open water.” Many of these same triathletes take pride in the fact that they don’t push off…
If you are blind like me, swimming has always been a little challenging because I couldn’t see the pace clock, other swimmers, the practice on the board. Since I’ve started to do more stuff in open water with my team in the last 10 years, it’s…well…game over out there. The…
This year, we had 5 men and 2 women compete and finish the late summer Ironman races, Ironman Canada (08/30/09), Ironman Louisville (08/30/09), and Ironman Wisconsin (09/13/09). We’ve listed the athletes, their total times, and their overall or age-group places below. IM Canada: Ruth Meade, 1495th place, 13:30:01 …
I get this question a million times: “My goggles leak when I swim. What are the right size goggles for me?” There are a ton of goggles out there in the market of all different shapes and sizes. You want to find a pair that fit into your eye sockets…
Five CBD members went all the way to Australia last weekend to race in the ITU World Triathlon Championships. In the Sprint Age-Group race, Steve Johnson (1:01.39) took a Silver Medal in the 30-34 Age Group. Scott Michalik (1:08.25) took 41st in the 30-34 Age Group. Angie Koch (1:17.55) took…
One of the most common comments we get from our clients who know how to swim but just can’t turn it into a fitness activity is: “I get so out of breath! I can run a marathon, but I can’t do two lengths of the pool.” The swimming literature commonly…
There were a bunch of races last weekend that CBD members took part in. Congrats to all racers! Pleasant Prairie Open Water Challenge — Rob Iglinski (45:37) took 1st in 35&Under, 2 mile open non-wetsuite division. Erin Harvego (1:01.09) took 3rd in the 36&over, 2 mile open wetsuit division. Kim…
There are a bunch of great things about doing lake swims: swimming outside, swimming for long distances, enjoying the cool water to beat the heat. The problem with lake swims is that we lose the walls and the pace clock that help us determine whether we are holding pace and…
