Be Careful What You Wish For….
Wish you were better at swimming? While you might dream of moving gracefully through the water, Dan Bullock of Swim for Tri highlights a few downsides!
Swim Training
Mirinda Carfrae talks swimming…
Mirinda Carfrae is a three-time IRONMAN World Champion. With a Kona run course record on her C.V., she’s still motivated to improve in the water
A Beginners Guide To Open Water Swimming
It’s perfectly normal to have an anxiety or a fear of swimming in open water. For many new triathletes it will be a daunting experience and venturing out into a lake, the sea or a river will be way out of their comfort zone.
INCUS Performance – A revolution in triathlon training?
The INCUS Performance mission is to help triathletes to unlock their potential through accurate data from proprietary wearable technologies, as well as actionable insights
Robbie MacNab’s Channel Swim – it’s on!
The latest from out ‘Triathlete versus the Channel’, Robbie MacNab. Six hour training swims can only mean one thing… check out the latest news
Robbie MacNab is finally back in the water
It’s been a challenging training period for Robbie MacNab, who is still aiming for a solo Channel crossing this year, but the water is open… finally!
Team Voom’s Training Tips To Maintain Triathlon Fitness During Lockdown
Here are a few insights from the athletes of Team Voom about how they have been adapting training and coping with the impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown
Open Water Swimming and COVID-19: latest safety advice
What are the implications for Open Water Swimming on the partial lifting of lockdown restrictions? Check out the COVID-19 Guidance to Open Water Swimmers
Is anyone else missing pool rage?!
A month of zero swimming – when you are training to swim The English Channel – has left Robbie MacNab thinking that ‘pool rage’ might well be progress…
Alice Hector: All I want for Christmas… is a 10km swim set!
One minute you are browsing Twitter, a couple of days later you are swimming 10km with Lucy Charles-Barclay. Alice Hector reports…
SwimTrek launches specialist swim focused triathlon camps
SwimTrek have announced a new range of triathlon coaching camps in Tenerife, specifically focused on improving the swimming ability of triathletes
Swim for Tri release new training plan range
Swim for Tri have released a new, cost effective range of swim training plans for triathletes and swimmers featuring their proven and award winning sessions
Flagship open water venue opening in Nottingham
Infrastructure is now in place for a new open water swim venue opening in Nottingham next month, run by RG Active, based at the National Water Sports Centre
Online Swim Analysis with Swim For Tri
Ever considered remote swim technique analysis? A look at the online swim analysis service available from Swim for Tri Head Coach, Dan Bullock
Faster Freestyle Workshops in London with Karlyn Pipes
With over 200 Masters Swimming world records to her name, Karlyn Pipes will be hosting two Faster Freestyle workshops in London in March.
Swimming’s Silly Season: considering 100×100? Read on!
Ever considered the ‘100 x 100’ session in the pool? The festive ‘Silly Season’ often gives rise to such challenges. Here’s how to approach it
Off season swim training – don’t stay out of the pool for long!
With -perhaps – the end of the triathlon racing season in sight for some, are you looking forward to a few months of rest and staying away from the swimming pool? Dan Bullock, Head Coach at Swim for Tri strongly suggests you don’t do that!
Swim for Tri offer: 10% discount on September courses
Swim for Tri are offering TRI247 readers 10% off their ‘Learn Front Crawl’ and ‘Develop Front Crawl’ courses, starting in September 2018. The eight week courses are held in Shoreditch, Central London.
How to combine swim drills to improve your stroke
Can swim drills be combined to produce improvements in your Front Crawl swimming. Dan Bullock certainly believes so and explains why with these practical examples to add to your own sessions