RBS Swimming & Triathlon Coaching - Blog

Learning to relax in the water and balance your body is an important part of swimming development

In Part 1: How to approach your swimming we looked at how effort, rhythm & timing, balance, feel for the water, and streamlining can affect your swimming speed vs the amount of effort that you expend.

Key area 2: is to understand some key factors of preparation, which will help you to get the best return for your investment of valuable time.

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The need for a good swim section is obvious, for one it puts you in contention with your key competitors and secondly you really get the feeling you are competing rather than just taking part. It is no secret that for most triathletes swimming presents the greatest challenge in the quest for speed and efficiency and if you are one of many who are continually frustrated by a relatively weak performance in the swim section of your triathlon then you need to read on.

Swimming need not be your “bug bare”; it is simply a matter of understanding some key principals. These principals can be broken down into two key areas.

Key area 1: is to understand how to approach your swimming, as this will allow you to make a huge saving on energy costs.
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Resident Nutrition Specialist, Melissa Arkinsall, offers up some more nutritional gems for followers of Robin Brew Sports - The facts about recovery nutrition:

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