Swimming Articles & Videos
Ask The Man: Should I Race a Sprint Tri Before a 70.3 Half IRONMAN Goal Race?
Andrea from The Dave Scott Triathlon Club had a great question I wanted to share with everyone about adding a practice race leading up to your goal race this season. https://youtu.be/SherjVqnU34
Progressive Swim Skills Presented By FINIS: Improve Your Breathing Technique
Most triathletes don't think the way they breathe in their freestyle stroke can slow them down. Breathing with proper form is key to a faster freestyle stroke. Try these tips to perfect your breathing technique. [...]
Using Stretch Cords to Help Master the High Elbow Set
In this edition of Workout Wednesday powered by Bioastin, I'd like to introduce a simple drill that delivers great results. There are many drill variations that you can perform with stretch cords to help you improve your freestyle [...]
Progressive Swim Skills Presented By FINIS: Precise Pull Pattern for Faster Freestyle Swimming
After a well-executed high elbow set, adopting a precise underwater pull pattern will help generate more power speed to your freestyle stroke. This is part 6 in my 10 part series: Progressive Swimming Skills All [...]
Progressive Swim Skills Presented by FINIS: Master the High Elbow Set
The high elbow set is the single-most important skill you can master for faster freestyle. Follow my tips to help perfect this skill. https://youtu.be/WTkFg9hpSMs
Ask The Man: Why Am I Cramping in the Open Water?
It's not uncommon to cramp in an open water swim. Here are my tips to avoid cramping during your race. https://youtu.be/wvsNzM3mopc
How to Nail Your Swim Race Pace
Most age groupers look to "just get through" the swim so they can compete on the bike and run. I think this is a mistake. The swim is the perfect time to set the tone of your [...]
Progressive Swim Skills Presented by FINIS: Effective Arm Trajectory
In the 3rd episode of my series Progressive Swim Skills All Triathletes Should Master I cover an important topic: arm trajectory. Triathletes quite often exhibit one of these arm trajectory problems: In an effort to [...]
Swimming Faster: Freestyle with Fins
This simple drill dramatically helps improve your form. Try adding it into your swim routine to help improve your bi-lateral breathing, mobility and overall mechanics. https://youtu.be/0hpgerVM-yI