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Halo free, but a long way to go

A terrible accident a few days before the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships took Brit Tim Don out of the race. The Halo finally came off, but he is still a long way from being fully recovered.

Guppy Challenge: Week 5

Are you able to perform one-arm pulls as described? If so, you are swimming hip-driven freestyle! Now let's begin to focus on how you pull.

Thoughts on Swimming

Slowtwitch is lucky to have superswimmers in the community. One is Tim Liebhold, and he shares his tips for Adult Onset Swimmers

Bermuda Swimcation

I tend to travelogue our family Slowcations here, and here is our latest: open water swimming in Bermuda.

Guppy Challenge: Week 4

You retain the vestigial behaviors from the time you were still struggling with learning to breathe to the side. Let's deal with those.

Guppy Challenge: Week 2

Improving your hull is an exercise in 2 planes: feet on the surface (vertical plane); and feet moving forward, not side to side (horizontal plane).

Orthodoxy

What you demand is orthodoxy, whether you realize it or not. Except from your coach and fitter. Time to demand it here, too.