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Moving Your Swim Sessions into Open Water: Everything You Need to Know | Ep 594
· 24 min · Episode 594
Episode Moving Your Swim Sessions into Open Water: Everything You Need to Know | Ep 594
It's open water season in the Northern Hemisphere, and the questions are flooding in.
This week Coach Rob answers the most common athlete questions about moving your swimming out of the pool and into the lake or sea ahead of your first IRONMAN or 70.3.
In this episode:
• When to make the switch to open water, and the simple rule for timing it • What to actually practice once you're there: sighting drills, drafting technique, relaxed starts, turn buoys, and a clean wetsuit exit • Why you might be slower in open water than the pool • Whether to do your endurance swim in the OW or the pool • How to choose the right start pen on a rolling-start race day
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