Jekyle and Hyde of Your Swim
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’ve been focused on your swimming and really working hard in the pool. After a month or so you […]
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Product Review: Speedo Polarized Goggles
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 […]
Continue reading »Ironman Texas Practice Swim
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 […]
Continue reading »Ironman Cozumel – The Details
Up at 4am. The resort opened breakfast early for us so I took advantage. I trained all summer on hard boiled eggs for breakfast, and […]
Continue reading »Putting Mark’s Stroke on the Hot Seat
For those of you who frequent this site (thank you by the way and tell some friends!!), you may have started noticing a theme here. […]
Continue reading »Swimming at the Front: Tactics for Racing in the Craziness
Previously I have talked about having the most pleasant open water experience you can by avoiding the problems that pop up in an open water […]
Continue reading »Overcoming the Fear of Swimming in Open Water
Let’s face it, of the three sports that make up a triathlon, the swim is really the only one that people consider ‘scary’. And they have […]
Continue reading »Open Water Swim Training for Your Pool Workouts
I’m often asked about how to prepare for an open water swim in a swimming pool. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good answer. They are […]
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