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Triathlon Week TI Swimming  
14:59 24-Feb-05   [Replies: 11, Views: 1457]    By: Unnamed
I'm just looking for fellow Total Immersion swimmers. I'm so happy I learned how to swim in the TI style, I think it's helped me infinitely. Anyone else? ...
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Triathlon Week Breathing techniques  
20:55 18-Feb-05   [Replies: 2, Views: 854]    By: Unnamed
I have heard that it helps to include sets with a different breathing cadence in to a swim workout. For example alternate sets breathing every 3,5,7 strokes etc. I'm told this can help your breath...
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Triathlon Week Distance or Intervals  
15:01 12-Feb-05   [Replies: 2, Views: 661]    By: Unnamed
I am new to triathloning and am training for my first sprint tri's this summer. The longest swim is 1,000 yards in the Atlantic Ocean. My training is currently to swim 1,000 yards (nonstop laps)...
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Triathlon Week Does anyone know a good swim bootcamp?  
16:49 4-Feb-05   [Replies: 1, Views: 962]    By: Unnamed
Hi - my swimming is very weak and I wanted to know if anyone has info on a good bootcamp where I can go to improve through a focussed effort. Many thanks for any inputs Gerry ...
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Triathlon Week Wetsuit Advice Please  
22:41 30-Jan-05   [Replies: 2, Views: 945]    By: Unnamed
I am a newbie. I am training for tri's in Virginia that include lake and Atlantic ocean swims. I expect the water temps to range from 70 to 75 degrees most of the time. Please let me kno...
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Triathlon Week training video??  
01:24 26-Jan-05   [Replies: 2, Views: 985]    By: Unnamed
I am looking for a training dvd/video for swimming, specifically for open water swimming, to use as part of training for Ironman 2005 in Panama City. Any suggestions? ...
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Triathlon Week Swim training without a pool  
01:23 11-Oct-04   [Replies: 1, Views: 1177]    By: Unnamed
I just moved to Collingwood, Ontario, a small town where there are no pools long enough to train in (the longest is 20 metres). Any advice on how I can still train for triathlons? I love to swim a...
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Triathlon Week How much do you "Kick" in a race?  
23:23 20-Sep-04   [Replies: 5, Views: 2080]    By: Unnamed
I was just watching some VHS taped footage off my tv of an ITU race. The camera zoomed in and followed the lead swimmer Jill Savage (Go Canada Go) for about 15 seconds and I noticed that she wasn'...
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Triathlon Week Building Swimming Endurance  
22:42 31-Aug-04   [Replies: 7, Views: 3522]    By: Unnamed
undefinedundefinedundefined I am looking for any sort of advice on building swimming endurance. It seems I can go about 25 yrds and then I feel like I just sprinted across the pool and I have ...
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Triathlon Week Denver Swim Bootcamp 9/11/04- Discount ends tomorrow!  
21:02 30-Aug-04   [Replies: 0, Views: 902]    By: Unnamed
Tri Swim Coach's Kevin Koskella and Rocky Mountain Master's head coach Richard Hess offer this 1-day intensive swim training camp for triathletes! -Underwater videotaping and analysis. -Dril...
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Triathlon Week Swimming w/Snorkel in Tri?  
03:22 24-Aug-04   [Replies: 14, Views: 2704]    By: Unnamed
Has anyone ever seen someone swim a Tri with a snorkel? It is a very effective way for me to swim without tiring as I do when breathing freestyle. I'm much more efficient. This has helped me s...
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Triathlon Week Swim Force workouts?  
13:07 9-Aug-04   [Replies: 5, Views: 2752]    By: Unnamed
I am relative newcomer to triathlon traing and my current training plan calls for numerous swim force workouts. I am not all that interested in swimming with paddles and would like to find a work...
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Triathlon Week Swim help please  
12:58 11-Mar-04   [Replies: 1, Views: 2843]    By: Unnamed
I have signed up for my first ever tri in early June... went swimming last night for first time. (I can swim, but have never done laps, much less for time) I ended up doing 500 meters, but ha...
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Triathlon Week Masters swimming?  
21:33 9-Mar-04   [Replies: 0, Views: 1509]    By: Unnamed
Hey all, This is my second season of Sprint/Olympic tris. Last year, I trained alone for the swim in a pool at the gym, but found uninspired much of the time. How are you training for the swi...
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Triathlon Week How often do you breathe?  
16:30 16-Feb-04   [Replies: 3, Views: 3066]    By: Unnamed
I'm just starting my swim training and find that my form is better if I breathe every other full stroke but I can't keep it up for long. Your thoughts? ...
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Triathlon Week Open water survival kit  
09:12 2-Dec-03   [Replies: 6, Views: 2441]    By: Unnamed
Friday after Thanksgiving I went for a 5 mile ocean swim. The swim was made much easier with my brother on an ocean kayak behind me. Without the gatorade from him, it would have been much tougher....
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Triathlon Week Proper flip turns  
06:40 24-Oct-03   [Replies: 1, Views: 2662]    By: Unnamed
My flip turns suck, I'm inconsistent in my pushoff and body position. I'm guess I'm used to open water Anybody have good tips on proper flipturns? thanks, - R ...
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Triathlon Week Toe/Foot Cramps  
03:46 24-Oct-03   [Replies: 2, Views: 5974]    By: Unnamed
Anybody have any good advice for getting rid of toe cramps while swimming? Share your secrets ...
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Triathlon Week Lap Swimming in Downtown Philly?  
16:27 23-Aug-03   [Replies: 3, Views: 1485]    By: Unnamed
I'm going to downtown Philadelphia for a conference this week. Do you know of any (open-to-public) pools with lap swimming there? Thanks! Ken ...
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Triathlon Week beginner swimmer needs tips  
03:58 25-Jun-03   [Replies: 1, Views: 3026]    By: Unnamed
Hey everyone, im currently starting to take up swimming as my cardiovascular workout. I feel its refreshing and very beneficial. I have a question though. What do you reccommend for beginners? Li...
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Triathlon Week Swimming Faster?  
21:22 5-Jun-03   [Replies: 3, Views: 3148]    By: Unnamed
Hiya, I learned how to swim in September of 2002 (taking a adult swim class at the local YMCA) and have consistently been swimming every Tuesday and Thursday since. I bought the Totally Immersi...
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Triathlon Week Signed, sealed, delivered!  
21:54 7-May-03   [Replies: 0, Views: 1009]    By: Unnamed
I just finished my application to balance bar for the grant program; has anyone else done this before? It was really easy, just an essay and some photos and I'm in the running to fund my open swim...
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Triathlon Week wetsuit?  
20:36 23-Apr-03   [Replies: 1, Views: 1879]    By: Unnamed
I'll be doing my first tri on May 17 and the swim is in a mountain lake. The website says the water will be in the low 70s. Should I wear a wetsuit? If so, can I rent a scuba-type wetsuit or do...
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Triathlon Week Swimming and out of breath  
20:19 18-Mar-03   [Replies: 8, Views: 3989]    By: Unnamed
Every time I swim, I have such a hard time maintaining a good pace. I've been working on stroke effeciency and yet find it hard on trying to breath every 3~5. Any suggestions? ...
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Triathlon Week San Francisco area public pools & lap times  
23:14 14-Mar-03   [Replies: 0, Views: 1535]    By: Unnamed
I found this list helpful - Originally from the SF Bay Guardian: Balboa Pool is located right in Balboa Park off San Jose Avenue. Lap swim times: Mon.-Fri., noon-1 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. Recreat...
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