How To Do Dolphin Dives | Open Water Swim Entrance And Exit

The dolphin dive is a great way to get an advantage on your competitors during your next triathlon. In a race with an open water swim entry and exit, a good dolphin dive can save you valuable seconds!
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If you’re doing a triathlon with a sea swim, then dolphin diving on entry and exit could give you a real edge on your competition. It might look a little bizarre, but it won’t look so silly when you leave everyone behind at the start.
The dolphin dive is for that depth of water that’s too deep to run, but also too shallow to swim. You won’t want to repeat it too many times - it’s pretty tiring. But, a few dives in a row will certainly give you an edge over those trying to wade out, or those that have started swimming too early. As soon as you feel like you can start swimming comfortably, just break into a full stroke.
Do you usually do a dolphin dive during a triathlon beach entry and exit? Let us know in the comments below 👇
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[@KonstantinLopatin]

Haha, great timing for the video! Today I was participating in a sprint distance event, where the swim took place in a very shallow lake so that you could actually walk the whole 750m distance. One guy managed to cover about a half of that with dolphin dives, which gave him a pretty strong lead into T1. His run leg seemed to be harder after that, although he did manage to keep the lead and win.

[@gtn]

Ah awesome!

[@brettbale9535]

Did a sprint tri in a shallow lake and dolphin dove the entire course.

[@debaetsstevie]

Looks great for swim/run

[@techchamp4508]

Yeah you are right, Dolphin in ocean, yeah!!

[@keriezy]

Great footage of the technique!!!

[@gtn]

Cheers keriezy

[@vidardons]

Are there any rules for when you can and cannot use the dolphin dive? Can I use it in the middle of a swim if the water gets shallow enough? (typically in a lake).

[@eduardocelisMD]

That will work great on crystal clear water like that beach, but what will u recommend on a lake shore start, where the first 50 yards are dark water and muddy bottom?

[@markthrelfall3577]

eduardocelisMD too be honest I’ve still done it. During a race and with waves I can rarely see the bottom anyway, so it’s just the same in a lake. But obviously all lakes are different, so do what you’re comfortable with

[@danronck3636]

Woa, you two lookin' great in your suits, especially with that lighting😍😍😍

[@jaysonmalson1337]

My buddy dolphin dived off a hillside into dirt yesterday.

[@ShamiehAdam]

Slow mo is great, but I was hoping for at least one full clip at real time

[@Shadow-hp6tb]

That's the butterfly at first

[@nurtenakturk4483]

with dolphin dive you can hit someone in face and it is a great way to get an advantage.

[@gtn]

Can't say we advise that one 😂

[@kelyarsky]

I don't know, it looks cool but takes too much energy. Could be useful when waves are big. In every other case I'd start swimming.

[@Thekidisalright]

Evgeniy Kelyarsky it is actually very practical, because let’s face it, you can’t start swimming when the water is only knee deep.

[@ruffatoluca3271]

Mmm.. i never had a issue to swim when when the water was knee high.

[@markonikolic1386]

RUFFATO LUCA yea but this looks faster

[@solomovie431]

💋💋❤️❤️❤️👍

[@debaetsstevie]

I'm the first for a thumbs up ;)

[@gtn]

Thanks Stevie

[@varunmundhra5321]

looks completely unnecessary