Comments on: Triathlon Swimming Techniques – When to Catch the Water

By: Anna Law

Anna Law — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:40:16 +0000

Yes, a video would be excellent. Photos too. A picture or video is worth a thousand words.

By: Ann McGLynn

Ann McGLynn — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:46:34 +0000

This is very technical and makes assumptions that the non-swimmer will understand the swimming lingo. I still don’t understand the catch, drag, how the arm moves under the water and what the edge means. Perhaps someone could put this in beginner’s language – yes pictures would be helpful.

thank you!

By: Coach Suzanne

Coach Suzanne — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:25:56 +0000

Bobby, thanks for the reply! I have a lot of video of myself swimming that I’ll need to mark up and post here for you guys.

By: Bobbie Byars

Bobbie Byars — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:38:23 +0000

Thank you for all of your blogs and information that you freely give. I was terrified to swim. The lifeguards were always a bit on edge with me in the pool. But now this has become my favorite part of training for my first Tri. I look forward to my swims and cant believe the improvements I see daily. Your advice and tips have been a guide for this success. I love the quote you posted on this blog. It totally reflects how I feel about swimming now. Thank you.

I also would love to see sketches or video depicting your tips. I look forward to seeing those.

By: Tom Giles

Tom Giles — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:51:33 +0000

Love the advise. Is there a video that was made to illustrate?

Thanks for your help.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:35:30 +0000

Super advice, it just illustrates how subtle changes can result in vastly improved performance. I found an awesome video that shows what this technique looks like in the water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RIha8OsL9U. I found the visual demonstration extremely helpful.

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:55:59 +0000

I love all this great advice. Swimming is absolutely frightening for me, but I am doing it to get over my fear. I’ve signed up for a sprint tri on May 15th. I will be trying the moves in my workout tomorrow and let you know. For now, I’m just trying not to feel like I’m going to die! I can swim 200 yards in 4:15 mintues. I’m slower than tar! When I swim I feel like my legs are draggin’ behind slowing me down. So, I’m hoping these new techniqes will help. Stayed tuned. Ya never know… I may end up being a speed demon after all! If not, I’ll have to rely on my killer running and biking skills!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:29:16 +0000

Hi Steven,

Drilling should not exert a lot of effort, and in fact, many coaches will use drills themselves as a warmup. Same with swimming a longer distance…if the intensity is not that great, use the long swim itself as part of the warmup. in any other sport, athletes will spend 20-30 minutes warming up before doing any significant intensity. So in swimming, spendign 20 minutes doing low intensity stuff which includes drilling and swimming with focal points is genearally adequate for a warmup. I hope that helps!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:27:22 +0000

Scott, congratulations on your swim progress! I’d suggest if you havn’t already, to get the DVD “Freestyle Made Easy” from Totalimmersion.net. Save 10% by using my coupon code, “coachsuzanne”. Thanks for reading and stay in touch!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:26:06 +0000

If you improve your body position in the water, the legs will frequently take care of themselves. I’d suggest getting the Total Immersion video, “Freestyle made Easy”. Use coupon code “coachsuzanne” to save 10% on all of their products. Look for more articles on the website about swim technique too.