.Triathlon coach Rick Kiddle (www.rickkiddle.com), who is working with a number of athletes preparing for the British Gas Great Swim series, also worries about people trying to accelerate their swim stroke too soon in the learning process. "New swimmers must learn
different transition times, different terrain and be held in different weather conditions.As a result there are no qualifying times in triathlon, as there are for age-group swimming championships, for example. Instead, you have to prove your worth in head
