Open Water Swim Training
Bookmark This Page | Send To A Friend
 |
 Recent Articles/Posts
|
Training for a triathlon is just as important as the race itself. People train for numerous reasons. You can train to win… you can train to beat your personal best… you can train just to finish. Any way you look at it, training is essential to competing. However, not only is the reason why you train important, but where and how you train is essential as well. >>more
SAN MARCOS -- Growing up on the Florida coast, Scott Richards was an accomplished swimmer, setting records from the age of 8 all the way through college, but he always knew something was missing. 
View A Video
So in 1978, while on summer break, he found what he was looking for -- open-water swimming.
"Being an ocean lifeguard in Miami and Hollywood (Fla.) and the daily one- to two-mile swims began my love of open-water swimming," he said. "I loved the freedom of it. Instead of the idea of having to compete against somebody, it was just you and the water." >>more
Training for a long distance, outdoor and English Channel swim can be a daunting experience. I’ve been doing this now since I was 14 years old, but until 3 years ago, I’d always had to venture to some outdoor stretch of water to acclimatise to the wonderful ‘cold’ water conditions of the British climate. Living in a part of England that is ‘landlocked’ makes life difficult for a swimmer who loves the outdoor waters. It was with this in mind, that in 2004, I bought my wonderful Endless Pool. >>more
Click Here for the Swim Training Pace Chart.
>>Next
