Now that many of USAT and Ironman races are happening this fall, athletes are making their way back into the water. It's been several months since many have swam and I have been easing my athletes back into the water with low volume and low intensity swim workouts for the first few weeks. Summer is here and the open water awaits for athletes to practice their open water swims. So I put together a list of my favorite open water swim drills and incorporated them into 3 Open Wat

COVID-19 has forced us all to "think outside the box" for the past few months. We've had to get creative in how we communicate with each other, how we physically interact, and how we navigate our world, at least for the time being. With most of our public pools being closed, it's been a rough go for swimmers who are anxiously awaiting their return to the water. For me, I've been super fortunate that we actually have a small pool in our backyard with the deepest part being at

It’s been a long March, April, and May. So much has changed for people in so many ways after enduring a Pandemic. And it may not be all over just yet. Meanwhile, states are trying to pick up the pieces by slowly and safely re-opening gyms, restaurants, nail salons and pools. I don’t think I have had this many non-swimming days since 2007 when I first became a triathlete. For some of you the pool is now open for lap swimming while others are still in dry land mode for swim tra