Tag Archives: open water swimming

The Rules To Being a Triathlete

By tjfry | March 20, 2012

As I stumble around the internet from time to time I come across a variety of interesting sites. The other day, one in particular caught my eye that posted the rules of their sport. Now, this isn’t your run of the mill rules, like Section 3; Article 2: Contestant shall remain behind the foul line..blah [...]

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Product Review: Speedo Polarized Goggles

By tjfry | October 27, 2011

Recently Speedo announced the release of a new goggle this fall.  They have created what I would consider the first true open water goggle. A fully polarized, mirrored, Speed Socket. (There’s a bunch of people who claim to have an open water specific goggle. I will tell you that until now, the best open water [...]

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Ironman Texas Practice Swim

By tjfry | February 21, 2011

It’s official! Swim Shops of the Southwest, in conjunction with TYR,  is proud to sponsor the Ironman Texas and CB&I Triathlon practice swim. The  swim will be on April 30th and start at 7am. The course is a 1.2 mile swim that will roughly mimic the first section of the Ironman swim (get there early [...]

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John’s Stroke

By tjfry | January 21, 2011

  I met with John over at FINS a couple of weeks ago to look over his stroke. A couple of things caught my eye right away. First and foremost, take a look at John’s kick. As he finishes breathing and begins to rotate, you can see a big scissor kick. This isn’t all that [...]

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