Triathlon Swimming

Master Open-Water Swimming with the Tower 26 Method

Gerry Rodrigues, Emma-Kate Lidbury, Emma-Kate Lidbury

• Publisher: VeloPress
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781948006187
• Print ISBN:
  9781948007054

Triathlon Swimming reveals the rewarding and rigorous Tower 26 program for mastering open-water swimming by the world's leading open-water swimming coach Gerry Rodrigues and former pro triathlete Emma-Kate Lidbury.Triathlon swimming is unique in its challenges and physical and mental limits. Over his lifetime of over 100 open-water swim race wins and over 30 years of coaching, Rodrigues has perfected the art and science of open-water swimming. His famed Tower 26 swimming program trains athletes in both the pool and in rough open water conditions, making triathletes and swimmers skilled, confident, capable, and fast in any condition. In Triathlon Swimming, Rodrigues and Lidbury break down open-water swimming technique and show how triathlon swimming requires different form. From kicking to sighting, Triathlon Swimming describes the best technique for swimming in open water. This guide shares the best gear for open-water swimming, shows how to create your own effective open-water swim workouts, and shares a plan for race prep and taper. Tower 26 offers the best open-water swimming technique. With Rodrigues' coaching approach and Lidbury's first-hand experience and insight, Triathlon Swimming can help you become a master open-water swimmer for faster, fearless racing.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 | An Introduction to Triathlon Swimming
• 2 | The Tower 26 Training Cycle
• 3 | Training
• 4 | Technique
• 5 | Breathing
• 6 | Kicking
• 7 | Swim-Specific Strength and Mobility
• 8 | Mastering Open Water
• 9 | Race Preparation
• 10 | Athlete Development
• Appendix A: Equipment
• Appendix B: The Tower 26 Program
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors