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August BT Swim Training Chat with Coach Kevin Koskella
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Discussions on leg dragging, swimming with fins, body rotation, keeping the elbow up, kicking benefits and stroke length.6 FAQ’s to Keep In Mind for Your Race Day Swim
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Tips on wetsuits, using different strokes, where to line up, breathing and sighting.Lesson #9 - Keep The Elbows Up
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Focusing on the first part of the pull and avoiding the dreaded “dropped elbow” can help transform your stroke, and allow you to relax and let go of these common challenges.Tapering for a Triathlon
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You will have more energy during your rest or taper period. Don't be tempted to use it! Save it for your event and you will be glad you did.Lesson #8 – Advanced Concepts in Swimming - One Arm Drill
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The one-arm drill. This drill will help you with body rotation, breathing, and pull. It also isolates one arm so you can really concentrate on what that arm is doing through the whole stroke cycle. March BT Swim Training Chat with Coach Kevin Koskella
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Discussions on endurance building, bilateral breathing, kick drills with zoomers, tri versus competitive swimming, ramping up for a HIM and swim golf.Triathlon Overtraining, Worse than Undertraining?
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Most of us belong to groups and there will always be pressure to keep up. It may be underlying or it may be outright, but no doubt, that pressure to go faster is always there.Lesson #7 – Free Golf and Speed Work
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Improving speed in swimming is more than just doing a few sprints at the beginning and end of your workouts. It takes a little more thinking, but I promise there is no high level math involved!Lesson #6 – Implementing Catch-up For More Fluidity
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The three drills we will be focusing on today are a more “advanced” version of catch-up, which help you with distance per stroke AND keep you rotating from side to side (hip rotation).Lesson #5 - Fist Drill & Stroke Counting for Improvement
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We are now going to move into “practices” that have a specific technique focus or two, but will contain more physically demanding workouts.Surviving the Triathlon Start
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The start for everyone is a crazy cluster of splashing. Here are some tips to deal with what some consider being the toughest part of any triathlon.Lesson #4- Breathing and Full Stroke Swimming + Workout
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Here are the top 5 challenges in learning how to breathe in freestyle, along with the remedies on how to get over theme. Includes a 2250yard/meter workout.Lesson #3- Hand Entry & Rotation
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Now we will add in the focus on how you will enter your hands in the water upon recovery, and how to rotate to the next side.What To Look For in a Swim Coach
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I highly recommend hiring a coach, if you are a beginner or just looking to become a better swimmer.
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