Swimmers Enter the Potomac for First Time Since 1971

For those of you that have been waiting 36 years to swim in the Potomac, I have fantastic news for you: you finally have a chance. Enigmatic Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty led the way into the water this weekend’s in the “Nation’s Triathlon,” held in D.C. The most notable part of the event? The […]

Former Michigan Swimmer Andy Potts Wins Pan Am Triathlon

How can you not root for this guy? A roommate of Tom Malchow’s at the University of Michigan, Andy Potts was a fantastic swimmer. When swimming came to an end though, Potts found himself a well-paying job and prepared to start a career. The only problem? It just wasn’t quite right, […]

10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim

by Kevin Koskella
www.triswimcoach.com
As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the answer to the often-asked question, “what should I concentrate on?” So, I came up with a “top ten” list of steps to improving your swim for a triathlon. These aren’t necessarily in any order, but should go […]

Are you swimming with a Runner’s Kick?

By Kevin Koskella of www.triswimcoach.com
Can you point your toes and straighten out your feet?
When you kick on your back, do you tend to go very slow, stay in one place, or even go backwards?
Do you have a tough time with swimming drills because your kick is not propelling you forward fast enough?
Do you wear fins […]

Triathletes: How to Master the Top 5 Challenges to Breathing in Freestyle

by Kevin Koskella of www.triswimcoach.com
The most common question I hear in the triathlete world about the mysteries of swimming efficiently usually involves something with breathing. In freestyle, it is the first step to get your body position right. Then, for many, you throw in breathing and everything goes haywire! This has to do with lack […]

When Swimming is Probably Not the Best Idea

Last month it was reported that the District of Columbia’s first official triathlon, the Nation’s Triathlon, was a go. After months of haggling with competing jurisdictions for permit, race organizers got the final go ahead for the event, which would include a swim in the Potomac River.
According to DCist, plenty of people made jokes about […]

Christof Wandratsch Sets IronMan Triathlon Swim World Record

Christof Wandratsch broke the IRONMAN triathlon world record on July 16, 2006 in Karnten, Austria, swimming the 2.4 mile swimming leg of the race in 41 minutes and 26 seconds. Leaving the water Wandratsch led the pack by almost three minutes. In order to make the world record official, Wandratsch finished the race […]

Australians Like Swimming More Than Americans

I found an article from Florida Sports Magazine about a man and his wife who quit their nine to five corporate jobs and made a move to Australia. The reason? They wanted to learn was why the Aussies are so good at triathlon. What they learned was quite interesting in that the primary difference […]

Lance Armstrong to Attempt the Ironman Triathlon?

If the following ends up being true it will be quite a treat for us swimming, running, and cycling fans. Thank you to Larry Weisenthal for this juicy rumor:
Recently, Chris Carmichael (Lance Armstrong’s coach) was a speaker at Yale. My younger daughter eagerly went to hear him speak. I’d asked her to ask him a […]

Andy Potts : Swimmer Turned Triathlete

USA Triathlon has a great story on Andy Potts. Andy is a New Jersey native like myself who started out a swimmer, just missed his dreams of participating in the Olympics as a swimmer, then became a swim coach, later went on to work a “normal” 9 to 5 job, and eventually quit that […]

Swimming Component Cancelled for Ironman

The swimming component of the New Zealand Ironman competition in Taupo this morning has been cancelled due to high winds and choppy water.
Organisers are also considering whether to shorten the cycling event because of the strong winds and whether changes should be made to the marathon.
This would seem to me that it would no longer […]