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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 you s
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 step
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 of
By Paul Johnson

7 Tips for Swimming Newbies
Swimming can help you recover from an injury or smply add a little variety to your typical traiing regimen. Learn seven swimming tips to help you get
By Nicole Morell

How to Fix 4 Common Swimming Injuries
Arm yourself with these tips on how to treat swimming injuries and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place.
By Mackenzie Lobby

3 New Rules of Swim Training
Swim training is slowly evolving. Try these three new rules to prepare for your triathlon race season.
By Kevin Koskella

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11 One-Hour Medley Swim Workouts
Spice up your workouts by trying something new in the pool. Here are 11 workouts that mix up strokes and intensitiesand last about one hour.
By Margaret Cyphers

6 Ways to Swim Faster
Pick up the pace and become more efficient in the water with these tips for smoother swimming.
By Marty Munson

2 Swim Sets to Help Increase Your Speed in the Water
Triathletes need the ability to settle into a steady pace and swim a long distance during a race. The goal of these workouts is to help make that stea
By Gale Bernhardt

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

5 Things to Know Before Getting Your Child into Competitive Swimming
Before you decide to advance your child from swim lessons to competition, here are five things you should know.
By Melissa Flandreau

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
By Terry Laughlin

Busy Pool? Lap Swim Etiquette for Sharing Lanes
Jumping into a lane with one or two other swimmers can be intimidating if you're unaware of the etiquette. Here's how to best approach lap swimming at
By Ryan Wood

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