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Tri Swim Coach Triathlon Swimming Podcast

Triathlon Swimming: Insight for Beginners to Advanced Triathlete Swimmers. Learn how to swim faster and with ease with training tips and triathlon swimming advice from Tri Swim Coach and distinguished Ironman professionals and triathlon coaches. Kevin Koskella is a world-renowned triathlon swim coach with over 27 years of swimming experience. This podcast has tips, stories, adventures, and overall entertainment and education regarding swimming and triathlon. Join our community that contains thousands of triathletes looking to get a leg up on the competition in their next triathlon.
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Dec 27, 2019

In this episode of TriSwimCoach, Kevin covers the top 5 essentials for swim success.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • The top 5 essentials for swim success
    • Rotate hips
    • Self Acceptance
    • Breath control
    • Consistency
    • Positive self-concept

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Dec 16, 2019

In today's episode of the TriSwimCoach, Kevin covers a blog post he wrote on getting faster in the water in 3 steps. He also shares upcoming events for the podcast. Tune in and enjoy!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Updates about the podcast
  • Question on how to get faster
  • 3 things to focus on

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Aug 21, 2019

In this episode of the TriSwimCoach podcast, Kevin was interviewed by Dominic Latella on his Swim Out Of The Box Podcast. They talked about Kevin's latest event in Europe and the preparations he did prior to the race.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • What marathon swimming is
  • Why he decided to do the marathon swim
  • On Kevin's open water swims
  • Open water swimming strategies
  • What Kevin ate before the race
  • His training before the race 
  • His training ritual and routine
  • How the Wim Hof breathing method changed his life

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May 27, 2019

In this episode of the TriSwimCoach, Kevin interviews Kim Chambers of kimswims.com. Kim completed many water swims and one recently featured on a Netflix documentary is an ocean swim from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco in Northern California

In this inspirational interview, they talked about her life growing up, how she got injured and hospitalized, introduced herself into swimming, swimming from Farallon Islands to San Francisco, featured in Netflix and more.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Her life growing up
  • How swimming came to her life
  • How long she was hospitalized
  • Swimming in the San Francisco bay
  • If you think you can't do something or you're afraid of doing something, that's exactly the time that you should do it
  • Exposure to cold water
  • How she picked the places she wanted to swim
  • Her thoughts when she was swimming at the Farallon Islands (sharks?)
  • The most difficult part of the swim
  • Her motivation when she's swimming
  • How Netflix end up featuring her
  • Finishing her 30 mile epic swim
  • Charity the she's helping

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May 11, 2019

In this episode of the TriSwimCoach Podcast, Kevin interviewed a returning guest on the show, Coach Dominic Latella of SwimBox. They talked about an upcoming clinic that Dominic is going to be running and also some really cutting edge information that you cannot miss. Enjoy today’s episode!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Announcement on co-hosting a clinic
  • What they're going to be doing in the clinic
  • Propulsive phase
  • Kayaking drill
  • On being obsessed about the finish of the stroke versus obsessing about the catch of the stroke
  • On not having an endless pool to practice
  • The most important thing when it comes to swimming: The core
  • Flow state
  • Straight arm freestyle
  • Nomad Health Coach

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Apr 5, 2019

In this episode of the TriSwimCoach, Kevin interviews Coach Chris Newport, triathlon coach, registered dietician, nutritionist, endurance coach, and metabolic and sweat expert at The Endurance Edge. In today’s show, they tackled 5 things triathletes would be crazy not to pay attention to. You’ll surely learn a lot of things in today’s episode so don’t miss it!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Who Chris is and how she got into where she is now
  • 5 things triathletes would be crazy not to pay attention to
  • Running shoes
  • Cycling techniques
  • Swimming techniques
  • How someone should eat during long races
  • Chris's thoughts on eating as a "reward" for exercise
  • Her plans these days

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Feb 15, 2019

In this episode of TriSwimCoach, Kevin interviewed Chris Hague. Chris experimented with HVMN and took their product, Ketone Ester. They also talked about the different aspects of ketones, trainings, and what it all means. It's an interesting episode, so don’t forget to tune in!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • What ketone is
  • Two ways the body starts producing ketones
  • Keto fog
  • How it fits in the training
  • The point of his experiment
  • Exogenous ketone
  • When to take ketones
  • What they set out to do
  • How Chris felt while doing his workouts
  • His thoughts on the ketone experiment
  • What he thinks can extend his performance
  • Key takeaways

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Jan 23, 2019

In this episode, Kevin interviews Mikael Eriksson, a top age-group triathlete coach, founder of Scientific Triathlon and the host of the podcast “That Triathlon Show.” They discuss Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance (& Swim) Training.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Mikael's background and how he got into triathlons
  • Steps he took to get to where he is right now
  • His races last year
  • His goals for this year
  • Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs
    • Frequency/ Volume of training (VOL)
    • High Intensity Training (HIT)
    • Training Intensity Distribution (TID)
    • General Periodization Details (Annual)
    • Sports-specific and micro-periodization schemes
    • Training Stimuli Enhancement (i.e. Altitude, Heat, Energy availability)
    • Race/Pace Training
    • Training Taper
  • High intensity workout and defining anaerobic
  • Letting go of the ego
  • What periodization is

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Jan 14, 2019

In this episode, Kevin interviews Jason Ryer, a health coach, and Bulletproof coach. Jason works with all kinds of people—from weight loss clients to athletes and everything else in between. They talk about the benefits and risks of fasting, his fasting program, and much more. Enjoy!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Jason's background
  • Some of the ways fasting can help with one’s goals
  • What fasting is
  • The benefits and risks of fasting
  • 16/8 fasting
  • Therapeutic fasting
  • What he recommends to those who train a lot
  • The beauty of intermittent fasting
  • His fasting program

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