How to get into triathlons after watching the ironman
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I want to get into triathlons after watching the ironman hawaii I was inspired. The thing is I have no experiance in swimming should I join my high school swim team? I'm willing to do anything whatever it takes.
It's very nice to hear you have found some inspiration to do a triathlon. If you are a complete beginner to swimming it is advisable to get some swimming lessons in your local pool or local swim school. If you are an average swimmer needing to perfect your technique then there is a mass of information here at swim-teach.com to help you. Your high school swim team may be a little too advanced for you if you no experience in swimming, but it may be worth talking to the coach there.
The most effective stroke for triathlon is front crawl (freestyle). You can download our Front Crawl ebook that contains everything you need to know, as well as 22 different exercises to help you perfect each part of the swimming stroke.
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You can also swim breaststroke for a triathlon but it will not be as fast. You can download our breaststroke ebook that contains all the help and exercises you need.
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