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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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Now displaying: January, 2020
Jan 29, 2020

In today's episode of the TriSwimCoach, Kevin talks about the 3 benefits of doing straight swims in your workout. He discusses some facts about swimming straight without rest. Listen and enjoy!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Swimming straight distances
  • Advantages of straight swims
    • Mental strength
    • Relaxing
    • Measure your endurance

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Jan 23, 2020

In today’s show, Kevin interviews TriDoc Jeff Sankoff. Jeff is an emergency physician and multiple Ironman finisher in Denver, Colorado. He has completed more than 50 70.3 distance races (including 5 world championships) and 6 Ironman distance races (including 1 world championship) since taking up the sport in 2001.

In the interview, Jeff shares how he’s able to still improving despite aging, what led him to triathlon, and how he avoids getting injured. He then discusses the 5 common triathlon myths and how to thrive in the sport regardless of your age.

This is one helpful episode you’ll surely enjoy so make sure to listen!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • On still performing despite aging
  • What led him to triathlon back in 2001
  • How he mentally dealt with not being a good swimmer to doing longer races
  • On not getting injured
  • On the importance of strength training
  • The 5 common myths of triathlon and how to thrive in the sport
    • Recovery aids
    • I don't need a coach
    • I can get faster by using product X rather than training more
    • I'm past my prime, I can only get slower
    • Quantity of training is more important than quality of training
  • The pneumatic compression garments
  • Hot and cold therapy
  • The infrared sauna
  • His recommendation for beginners
  • The keys to training for any sport: consistency and quality of training

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Jan 8, 2020

In this episode of the Tri Swim Coach Podcast, Kevin discusses dropping the grind and still succeeding- including 4 things one needs to do when creating that "space" to do better.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • His take on the audiobook he listened to
  • How the best ideas come while swimming
  • What having an off time to get better at swimming means
  • Things to do when creating that "space" to do better

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