Is There A Perfect Swimming Technique For Triathlon? | Swim Like A Triathlete

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A perfect triathlon swimming stroke? Does it exist? For most of us, taking part in triathlon means we will be swimming in the open water, which is obviously a very different experience of swimming up and down a pool. We explore what a triathlon-specific swim stroke might entail!

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For the vast majority of us, taking part in triathlon means we will be swimming in the open water, which is obviously very different experience to swimming up and down a pool. And with that change in environment, a slight change in stroke style is required. But how, and why?

Well, today Fraser is going to be exploring the components of what a triathlon-specific swim stroke might entail, and explain how you can adapt your own stroke to better cope with that open water environment for your next triathlon race!

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All Comments (21)
  • @gtn
    Have any more questions about swimming? Leave us a comment!
  • @perro0076
    About the kicking. Holding on to the side of the pool, body horizontal, eyes just about above the water level (sight swimming), memorize/figure out the slowest kick rate that will stop the legs from sinking. The amplitude must not be bigger than the thickness of the torso (chest to spine) or if you can imagine yourself swimming towards yourself, you mustn't see the feet behind you. Once the kicking is sorted. You can concentrate on other stuff. Invest on a camera you can take into the water.
  • @coachw5245
    Open water swimmers tend not to ‘glide’ in their ‘catch’ ‘set-up phase’, prior to their ‘catch’ phase of their swim stroke [less glide equates to more strokes] ... however, whether straight or bent arm recovery out of the water, it is what happens in the water which when coupled with good body toughtness, balance and alignment which produces the greatest forward propulsion. In both pool and open water swimming, the more efficient the all-important underwater phase, the faster that athlete will travel.
  • @frankeeeej
    I think the swimmer with the best technique for a triathlete to try and copy, would be olympic 1500m champion Gregorio Paltrineiri. Very high stroke rate, no glide out front and no kick. Exactly what we need ;)
  • @tombabcok3916
    Excellent explanations, you've answered a lot fo my questions around swimming technique. Subscribed 🔔
  • @nadoyvivo6808
    tremendo video. Hay mucho más en el recobro de lo que creemos. Es tan relajado que lo olvidamos. But recovery is one of the main keys to achieve a smooth freestyle technique.
  • @frannelk
    This is something that I discovered while watching someone first triathlon vid, that guy mentioned that he was kicked, slapped and his goggles got pulled down... So you have to be ready for this.
  • @MrTraveller.
    Valuable Tri Info. Thx u & shout out from Taiwan 🇹🇼
  • @alainbellemare2168
    learn to swim in a pack by taking a cable or two out of the pool and swimming laps in groups of 3 or 4
  • @ianstewart8301
    This helped me not feel so bad for my open water flutter kicks.
  • @gregvassilakos
    When circle swimming in a shared pool lane in the UK, do you swim clockwise (keeping to the left) or counter-clockwise (keeping to the right)?
  • @adrienbraud1663
    So in England they also swim on the other side of the road! Bonus learning from this great video
  • @JaneDoe-kq1vs
    Hello, I have a question regarding starting. When we do a Sprint Triathlon (750, 20, 5), do I have to start the swimming with the starter? I have never done that in my life. If so, if it is not accessible, how can I practice?