Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

As a triathlete, you must think like an open water swimmer. But before jumping into a large body of water, there are a few ways to help you stay safe and confident.               Open water swimming drills for the pool  Incorporating sighting can help strengthen your neck muscles for the open water. Swimming in one lane with 3-4 people abreast can reduce anxiety when swimming in a crowd. Treading water to start a lap (instead of pushing off the wall) can teach you how to quickly build momentum – similar to the start of a race.  If you have access to a pool without lane-lines (which are used to reduce turbulence), practice swimming in a straight line without using the black line to navigate you.  Because an elevated heart rate can cause breathing issues during the triathlon swim, try “deck-ups.” For this drill, you will swim one or two fast laps, quickly push yourself up and out of the water, touch an object (like a wall o...