• Triathlon Swimming Foundations: A Straightforward System for Making Beginner Triathletes Comfortable and Confident in the Water

  • Triathlon Foundations
  • By: "Triathlon" Taren Gesell
  • Narrated by: Taren Gesell
  • Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Triathlon Swimming Foundations: A Straightforward System for Making Beginner Triathletes Comfortable and Confident in the Water

By: "Triathlon" Taren Gesell
Narrated by: Taren Gesell
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Of all three disciplines in triathlon, swimming is the one dreaded the most by age-group triathletes, many of whom have had little formal experience in the water. Fortunately, of the three sports, swimming might be the easiest in which to make improvements.

Triathlon Swimming Foundations provides a simple, straightforward system developed By a triathlete for triathletes, allowing them to become comfortable and confident in the water using a system of triathlon-specific drills and techniques. 

Triathletes who follow this program are sure to breathe easily in the water without panic, eliminate sinking legs, gain previously elusive speed, and swim smoothly in a triathlon from the start line right into transition, with plenty of energy left to take on the rest of the race.
 

“Triathlon Taren” Gesell is a triathlete who has become known for his wildly popular Triathlon Taren YouTube page, Instagram account and podcast, where he shares tips, tricks, hacks and time-tested knowledge to help age-groupers get to their start lines confident and their finish lines strong. Based in Winnipeg, Canada, Triathlon Taren is also the head coach of Team Trainiac, a training platform supporting a growing community of triathletes from all around the world.

©2019 Taren Gesell (P)2020 Taren Gesell

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The book had good information and a basic training plan to incorporate the drills. He referenced a web page to see the videos of the drills and it is good, but anything more requires you to buy a membership for his coaching.

I’d like to have a free pdf of the plan to do the drills, some audiobooks offer this free download of key pages of the book with the purchase of the audiobook. I’ve tried contacting the author but his website and Facebook page only give you online access to him if you buy his coaching. Otherwise you have to snail mail him in Canada.

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  • Mike Baker
  • 06-06-22

100% recommend.

before listening to this book i was having swim lessons from a swim teacher. they were so fixated on me doing bilateral breathing (ever 3 strokes) i decided to go to the pool and try every 2 strokes to breath as per tarens advice.

i instantly was able to do 50m.... before this i couldnt do 30m. id start my second 25m stint and be out of breath. im not after only 2 weeks of practicing on 2 stroke breathing (2 months after the start of lessons!!!) doing 100m lengths!

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  • Webb
  • 07-29-21

eye opening

what a great listen. totally changed my understanding of how to endurance swim. great stuff

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  • jack oliver
  • 10-18-20

Good read for anyone new into triathlon.

A very relatable, easy to follow and well put listen for anyone new in to tri.

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  • kolodnydan
  • 06-25-20

excellent book

really really recommended for all triathletes who needs guiding and motivation go for it yeah