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Triathlon & Open Water

Open-water skills, race prep, and triathlon swim execution.

Triathlon & Open Water

Triathlon & Open Water Swim Guide

Build confidence for starts, sighting, drafting, and pacing so race-day swims feel controlled.

Triathlon & Open Water

Open Water Swim Race Guide

Master open-water pacing, sighting, and drafting for triathlon and marathon swim race execution.

Triathlon & Open Water

Garmin and Apple Watch swim sync setup: complete checklist

Avoid failed uploads and missing workouts with a clean setup process for watch-based swim tracking.

7 min read

Triathlon & Open Water

Open-water sighting: how to stay straight without losing speed

A step-by-step approach to sighting in chop, crowded starts, and race fatigue.

6 min read

Triathlon & Open Water

Triathlon swim race week: what to do (and not do)

Nail your final week with sharpeners, rest strategy, and confidence cues for race morning.

7 min read

Triathlon & Open Water

Triathlon open-water anxiety plan: from panic to control

A stepwise confidence protocol for race starts, contact, and breathing control in open water.

7 min read

Triathlon & Open Water

Ironman swim cutoff strategy for steady race-day execution

A realistic pacing and effort framework to stay calm and ahead of the cutoff from start to exit.

8 min read

Triathlon & Open Water

Open-water drafting basics for faster, easier race swims

Learn where to draft, how close to sit, and when to move to save energy without losing rhythm.

6 min read

Triathlon & Open Water

How to pace open water without relying on watch GPS

Use effort anchors, stroke counts, and sighting rhythm to control pace when data is unreliable.

6 min read