Swim Faster And More Efficient In The Triathlon

Finding the best tips and tricks to help you swim faster and more efficient will make your life easier when swimming the open water. If you are swimming a long distance why not make that swim as easy as possible, by following some techniques that will conserve some energy.

Race car drivers draft the cars in front of them to save fuel and let the other car pull them along. Did you know you can do the same thing swimming? If you can get right up behind a swimmer close enough to not get kicked, they can pull you along in their wake.
It’s not much but it can help ease your energy consumption a little.

Another technique is to swim with your head about even with another swimmers midsection and as close in as possible. This will let you ride on the wake that the other swimmer produces. Again it may not be much but it sure as heck helps conserve some energy.

Keep in mind that if you get too close to the other swimmer when drafting, you can slow them down. When you are drafting, they create a slip stream that allows you to swim easier. When you get too close they are kind of pulling you like a trailer and it will slow them down which means you too are swimming slower.

Another thing you should be doing when approaching the beach is take advantage of the momentum of the waves. The waves will help propel you forward at a faster pace as they move toward the beach.

By: Josh Stevens

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Learning all you can about swimming in the open water will make your experience so much better. To discover how to learn more check Triathletes Swim Training for more information.