to keep them from fogging up.2. Swim fins help you learn a tight, efficient kick. Use short, stubby swim fins such as Aqua Sphere Micro Fins (£13; www.aquasphereuk.co.uk) which allow a more natural kick than big, floppy scuba fins. 3
will have built up your swimming fitness in the pool and you should now be working to overcome the technical and mental challenges of open-water swimming.Specialist swim skillsBill Black coached the GB men's triathlon team at the Sydney Olympics in 2000
Five years ago I was excitedly planning my first middle-distance triathlon. Training was going well but then an incident in a deep lake left me in such a state that I was unable to race. The event involved a sea swim at Weymouth, Dorset
There comes a time in a race when you know that if you grit your teeth, breathe hard and really go for it, there's a good chance you'll run and ride faster, though not for very long, perhaps. The same cannot be said of swimming: trying harder
it there.Rudd has been competing in triathlons since 1994 and has firm ideas about the swim. "It's about thinking and training smart," he says. "If you only have a few hours in the water each week, you need to use every single minute to its maximum."If your
an issue.Like most aspiring triathletes, I'm coming to the sport largely from an endurance running and cycling background. As such I think my concern about the water element of the challenge is fairly typical. Triathlon swimming generally means open
