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SWIM TRAINING

WEDNESDAYS: HARROW LEISURE CENTRE

Beginners/novices:- 8.00pm-8.30pm ; £2 charge

Intermediate/Advanced :- 8.30pm-9.30pm ; £3.50 charge

Held at Harrow Leisure Centre,Christchurch Ave, Harrow, HA3 5BD

FRIDAYS: ST HELEN'S (7.15pm-8.15pm)

Open to all. There is a £2 charge for this session.

Held at St Helen's School, Green Lane, Northwood
HA6 1AF

Swimming is usually the first discipline in a triathlon and is the one that takes the shortest amount of time. It is also the one that can instill the most fear into novice triathletes, especially if it is an open water swim with a mass start.As the aim is to complete the distance in the shortest possible time the standard stroke to use is front crawl, but any stroke can be used in triathlon. Unlike races held under Amateur Swimming Association rules, any stroke you use does not have to be "legal" and you can even stop and stand for a time if you wish.

Water is 1500 times thicker than air and moving through it quickly takes a great deal of skill. For this reason swimming sessions have 2 main purposes:

1. To develop skill – this is to travel efficiently through the water
2. To build strength – this is enable faster swimming

All of our sessions will be aimed at developing both skill and strength, plus developing a competition pace that's fast enough to be competitive but still leaves you being able to bike and run well. Although triathletes generally use front crawl, the club coaches believe in training other major strokes as well. This improves overall musculature and strength.

SWIM TRAINING

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