Swimming hurts!
The one thing that never ceases to amaze me in the world of triathlon coaching, is how the swimming portion is taught, not only to the...
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There is no debate about fins!
One of the many misnomers about our swim training beliefs is the use of fins, or non use of fins. After the Olympics, Trisutto introduced...
Swimming around the Buoys
1987 Perth World Championships (unofficial) While I would never consider myself a fast swimmer, I have always thought of myself as a...
Ironman swim: 3 preparation tips
Over the years I have frequently heard people insist that because the IM swim accounts for ~10% of total race time, it only deserves a...
Swimming! It's all about imagination
The art of swimming always looks easy, especially in those people who do it well. They seem to encapsulate the 4 R’s – Relaxation Rhythm...
Selecting swim interval distances
One of the most frequent questions asked by athletes and coaches is why in swimming do we gravitate to shorter distance reps done many...
Triathlon compatibility
To conclude this series, I will address the most commonly asked question, 'These champion swimmers all come from older generations. What...
The development of a coaching philosophy
We are now at the last two blogs of our swim history and subsequent development of Trisutto’s philosophy of swimming for triathlon...
Working with swim tools
One of the most controversial topics in swimming for triathletes is the use of swim tools. Biomechanist and human movement professionals...
Big Nick - total body force!
At the pool this morning while i was getting depressed whether to respond to all the non-educated or misinformed, there was big Nick in...
Body roll - Part 2
As demonstrated in the previous blog, Sippy Woodhead's two beat kick and flat body position dismantled the myth of excessive body roll in...
Body roll - Part 1
Let's move on now to the next triathlon swim myth and slay it, in practical and literal terms. We will discuss two of the greats. First...
Different strokes for different folks
After our first instalment looking at the straight arms stroke of Janet Evans and Michael Klim, we have received comments along the lines...
High elbows - Part 2
With her straight arms and high elbow recovery, the great Janet Evans was my inspiration for a replicable swim stroke for the vast...
High elbows - Part 1
The purpose of this series is to educate our followers, while also helping to protect our squad members who are bombarded with 'experts'...
Swimming: What they don't want you to know!
First in our multi-part blog series exploring real triathlon swim technique. Introduction For anybody, no matter how slow or fast who...
Be careful what you wish for!
As countries start to allow us outside and there are limited swim times at pools, I'd like to caution all that we should hurry back...
Swim Benches for Triathlon
After our blog on the humble turbo trainer, we received requests for my thoughts on swim benches and other swim tools used out of the...
A simple guide to swim improvement
After recent articles on selecting interval distances and swim training mix, I still receive inquiries asking about the 'real' or the...
The myths of pre-race warmups
The last 3 months culminating with the 70.3 World Champs in Nice, had me thinking how many athletes are hurting their races with their...
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