Should Triathletes even bother improving their front crawl swimming?
If you’re a triathlete is it even worth working on your swimming? After all the swimming part of a triathlon is tiny compared to the rest of the race. Here are some reasons for triathletes to take the time to work on your front crawl swimming technique.
Front Crawl Breathing Tips
Are you struggling with your breathing in front crawl? Do you get out of breath really quickly and feel exhausted after a few strokes or a few lengths? Common issues swimmers raise with me every week are Getting out of breath really quickly Water going in their mouth...Can you swim front crawl but still feel scared?
Can you swim front crawl for miles and have done many triathlon events – but how calm and confident are you in the water? Have you even stopped to think about it? Have you ever had a panic attack? I’ve met many adult swimmers, often triathletes, who are fit,...Is it possible to learn how to swim front crawl?
Is it possible to learn how to swim front crawl? If you can swim breast stroke a long way but get out of breath very quickly after a few strokes or a length of front crawl you might be thinking that learning to swim front crawl seems like an impossible task.
10 Reasons Triathletes should ditch their wetsuit
If you’re a triathlete then you’ll normally swim with a wetsuit on. But have you ever tried to swim outdoors without one? And how do you feel about it? There are lots of benefits to be had and here are ten reason you should give it a go.
Book Review: Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson is a journalist who writes about the science of endurance and fitness and has featured in many popular running and cycling magazines. Which comes first, cardio or weights is a book about all of the commonly held beliefs around fitness and exercise....Do you need a wetsuit for open water swimming?
This is the second part of my blog about if you need a wetsuit for open water swimming. In this part I’m looking at the benefits of swimming without a wetsuit. Whether your someone who usually swims breaststroke, are just learning front crawl...18 Reasons why you should learn to swim front crawl?
In this blog I’m going to give you 18 reasons why you should learn to swim front crawl. If you can swim breast stroke for miles but struggle with a few lengths of front crawl you might be wondering why you should bother learning. Breast stroke can feel like a nice sociable stroke. You can swim with your head up, chat to your friends and it feels nice and relaxed. So here are 18 reasons to inspire you to learn to swim front crawl.
Do you need a wetsuit for open water swimming?
Should I swim in a wetsuit or just my cossie? Are wetsuits cheating? Is it dangerous? Or is it nicer without? There’s lots of different opinions and the discussion can get quite polarised. I swim both with and without a wetsuit all year round depending on what I’m doing and there are benefits of both.