There are two main types of recovery motions: 1)      A lift executed from the shoulder, lifting the elbow up and over, pulling a relaxed forearm and hand along for the ride. 2)      A “karate chop” recovery where the hand leads the motion, with the swimmer typically holding a lot of tension from shoulder to fingertips. […]

If you are a triathlete who lives in Brooklyn and (for some unknown reason) are not a member of the Brooklyn Triathlon Club (BTC), this page will give you an idea of some of the workouts we do in the park each week. If you’d like to have all this done for you so you […]

This is a great piece I wrote for Triathlete Magazine on how you can bike a faster Half-Ironman. Please click on the images to enlarge.                    

John, you may have already seen this. Just discovered this interesting article from last summer comparing the “s” stroke vs. the deep catch stroke. As a new swimmer I know I’ve been taught both by 5 different coaches over the years, and mostly recently the “sculling” or “s” stroke was reinforced at a basic free […]