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Q&A on swim training | EP#377

That Triathlon Show

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Swimming in the Open Water

The pool is a kind of more controlled environment so it is usually better for this to make up the bulk of your training. I would say that adding in basic open water skills if you can in the pool could all be done and that obviously is going to help when you go to the open water. One problem with being in the pool is every length you've got a turn and a push off the wall so you're kind of giving your arms a break which isn't obviously the case in open water. It's a good opportunity to practice your kind of tight turns in the pool environment.

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