Swimming Archives - Mike's Triathlon

Getting the Best Tri-Suit

Mike — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:53:40 +0000

For every activity, there is apparel that goes with it, and for triathlon athletes, a Tri Suit is their go to apparel for it can be worn for all the levels of triathlon. While some people choose to wear their Tri Suit under their wet suit, most will only wear their Tri Suit and start …

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Triathlon Training – Swim Fast to Get Fast Part 2

Mike — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:02:24 +0000

By Gale Bernhardt For Active.com In an earlier column, I encouraged you to try some fast 25s to boost your swimming speed. People have been trying the workouts and, lo and behold, they are swimming faster. Excellent! Now that you’ve mastered some of the shorter workouts, let’s bump the distance up some. Below are new …

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Triathlon Training – Swim Fast to Get Fast

Mike — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:46:15 +0000

By Gale Bernhardt For Active.com I completely agree that doing form drills to practice good swimming technique is critical to the process of becoming a faster swimmer. That written, you cannot expect that slow and purposeful drills will increase your sustained swimming speed if you never swim fast. Certainly, a beginning swimmer can make significant …

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Triathlon Swimming – Handling big seas in an easterly blow

Mike — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:06:13 +0000

Didn’t even want to go try for a sea swim today because of the rough conditions in strong easterly winds, until Alec Riddle challenged us all through email to put on our “big boy pants” with a promise that the beer would taste better afterward! Couldn’t believe what I saw when I got to the …

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Triathlon Swimming – Are there shark attractant or repellent colours?

Mike — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:09:44 +0000

I have often thought that the colour of my Orca wetsuit too closely resembles that of a seal which is after all prime shark food. So I got to wondering if there is any data on shark attractant or repellent colours, and if so, why are wetsuit manufacturers not making them accordingly? It seems too …

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Triathlon Training – Gym exercises to improve swimming performance

Mike — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:14:01 +0000

Swimming is my second weakest discipline, and whilst undoubtedly technique and streamlined efficiency (low drag) in the water is paramount, there is also a lot to be gained by improving relevant muscular strength and endurance. Mike Swimmers need to follow a programme of exercises that replicate their actions in the water as closely as possible. …

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Triathlon Swimming – Warmup and preparation

Mike — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:02:11 +0000

This video reinforces the previous article I posted on swimming and arrhythmia which also highlighted the importance of a proper warm up in preparation for the triathlon swim as an essential aspect of ensuring your safety… Mike With triathlon races involving a mass start, it is important to be aware of your safety when in …

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Triathlon Swimming – Methods to improve swimming speed

Mike — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:42:13 +0000

I found this article particularly interesting for the information it contains on drafting, body roll and the need for developing a strong kick if you want to be amongst the top triathlon swimmers… Mike By applying new research courtesy of fluid dynamics and supercomputers, every swimmer can swim faster The science of swimming is extremely …

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Triathlon Swimming – Kicking issues

Mike — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:43:50 +0000

I really struggle with anything more than a two beat kick when swimming, as I have the classic “runners kick” with poor ankle flexibility. The result is that I virtually kick myself to exhaustion with next to no additional forward propulsion. This then of course adversely impacts on the rest of my freestyle stroke and …

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Triathlon Training – Swimming and arrhythmia

Mike — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:34:23 +0000

This is so frustrating! Been looking forward the whole week to doing the ORS 2km ocean race on Sunday, then woke in the morning with headache, tight chest, cough and marked arrhythmia, and so had to cancel the idea. Having MVP and associated arrhythmia, my heart is very sensitive to my body being anything less …

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