Triathletes which were never swimmers while they were during their childhood often feel at a huge weakness to those that were swimmers nearly all of their lives. There may be this struggle in order to make sure you do not lose too much ground in the swimming so you're able to attempt to make it up later in the bike and the run.
Well the trick to learning how to swim like these triathletes that can swim like they have been doing it all of their life is to workout like those swimmers did when they were young.
Age group and developmental swimmers spend the vast majority of their time on technique and fairly little time on conditioning and endurance. Swimming is a skill which takes time for you to be taught. For a triathlete that fights in the swim, you will end up best served by choosing this same strategy.
Commit most of your workout concentrated entirely on technique and you'll see that you are starting to swim quicker with much less energy expended. This will help you not only to keep up better on the swim segment but additionally to be more well rested when you get on the bike portion of the competition.
Here are four great drills that can greatly improve your swimming for your triathlon
1. Kicking #11 position - Lay face-down in the water with your hands in a superman position and kick without having a kick board. Your ears should be even with or slightly below your arms. When doing this focus on trying to make your hips float to the surface.
2. Catch Up Drill - holding a kick board in front of you, stroke with one arm. Then hold the kick board with the other arm and stroke with the other arm. Continually push the kick board towards the far wall.
3. Zipper Drill - Swim freestyle and drag your thumb up your side from your hips to your arm pit on your recovery and then continue straight and place your hand in the water in front of your shoulder.
4. 10 Kick Switch - Lay on your left side in the water with your left arm extended above your head and your right arm at your side. Kick 10 kicks and then do an arm pull and a recovery and end up on your right side with your right hand above your head and your left arm at your side.
Each one of these drills can be performed for a few hundred yards each, at the beginning of each practice and will have a great impact on your triathlon swim.
Well the trick to learning how to swim like these triathletes that can swim like they have been doing it all of their life is to workout like those swimmers did when they were young.
Age group and developmental swimmers spend the vast majority of their time on technique and fairly little time on conditioning and endurance. Swimming is a skill which takes time for you to be taught. For a triathlete that fights in the swim, you will end up best served by choosing this same strategy.
Commit most of your workout concentrated entirely on technique and you'll see that you are starting to swim quicker with much less energy expended. This will help you not only to keep up better on the swim segment but additionally to be more well rested when you get on the bike portion of the competition.
Here are four great drills that can greatly improve your swimming for your triathlon
1. Kicking #11 position - Lay face-down in the water with your hands in a superman position and kick without having a kick board. Your ears should be even with or slightly below your arms. When doing this focus on trying to make your hips float to the surface.
2. Catch Up Drill - holding a kick board in front of you, stroke with one arm. Then hold the kick board with the other arm and stroke with the other arm. Continually push the kick board towards the far wall.
3. Zipper Drill - Swim freestyle and drag your thumb up your side from your hips to your arm pit on your recovery and then continue straight and place your hand in the water in front of your shoulder.
4. 10 Kick Switch - Lay on your left side in the water with your left arm extended above your head and your right arm at your side. Kick 10 kicks and then do an arm pull and a recovery and end up on your right side with your right hand above your head and your left arm at your side.
Each one of these drills can be performed for a few hundred yards each, at the beginning of each practice and will have a great impact on your triathlon swim.
About the Author:
Scott Alexander is a former age group swim coach that teaches triathletes to swim like age group swimmers. Swimming for Triathlons does not need to be a struggle. Swim fast and swim like a natural.
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