This Is Why You’re Swimming Slower In Open Water!

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@gtn Жыл бұрын

Do you feel like you swim slower in open water? 🏊‍♂

@garethmccash5986 Жыл бұрын

yep....it feels like the stroke in the OW goes to poo.....great video btw

@hansedelbergamorio3960 Жыл бұрын

if it is in the salt water i am faster, i have a very poor kick but due to added buoyancy i feel like im just using a pull buoy when swimming in Sea.

@carlbyronrodgers Жыл бұрын

No.

@jenjen391 Жыл бұрын

Feel like? 😂 I’m definitely slower in open water….like 15 sec per 100yd slower 😮

@shortbyme-b1l Жыл бұрын

I swim faster in open water than the pool, i float more and kick better as well and glide even more.

@jadeobrien-smith Жыл бұрын

I swim faster in open water because I'm scared of getting eaten/bitten/attacked by something.

@michaelr.8402 Жыл бұрын

😅

@PhiyackYuh Жыл бұрын

I got bitten by punani gator once 😊

@gtn Жыл бұрын

da dum... da dum.. Da Dum... DA DUMMM!!!🦈 ... The fear is real 😳

@CristianGarcia-xi7cf Жыл бұрын

It's always recommended to swim with at least one person who swims slower than you do... 🐊

@davidlgomeza Жыл бұрын

😂

@sgfgdsfae Жыл бұрын

Many open water venues are shallow with water plants interrupting your stroke. My pull phase often feels cramped as I try to avoid grabbing a handful of weeds on every stroke

@eamondennehy 5 ай бұрын

Tow float also massively slows you down if you are using one. I always assumed it had a small effect but realised with some testing that it was costing me almost 20 seconds per 100m in certain outdoor conditions. Still use it more often than not though

@pal_lokomotivet2679 Жыл бұрын

As a amateur that couldn't crawl 50 m without a break i have the opposite experience. I swam much longer and faster outside due to the wetsuit

@gtn Жыл бұрын

What do you think it was about a wetsuit that helped you to swim faster? 👀

@pal_lokomotivet2679 Жыл бұрын

@@gtn you float much better. Then I can stay more flat in the water. This helps me swim much faster and more relaxing. I went from not being able to crawl to swimming 5 km over a lake after 4 months. 2000 m was my best indoors before that swim. With the wet suit I can swim like I walk on land. So I can do it a long time

@turtl3turtle Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your honest opinions and insights. Agree that endurance is so much more than physical! Planning my first 70.3 in Dec this year! Interesting you think buying power meter is sonething you would change . I was on the fence but watching your vid gave me an excuse to get one 😂

@mrbreeze2756 Жыл бұрын

You guys are best!

@martonferenci Жыл бұрын

in the pool I swim 400m in 400 m - in open water it's more like 400m in 460m

@oweningarfield5943 Жыл бұрын

What if increasing stroke rate elevates HR and decreases form? I found slowing down stroke rate in the pool has really helped - I'd hate to undo all of that. I get a quicker stroke rate in choppier conditions but what if it's nice and calm?

@gtn Жыл бұрын

This is a great questions Owen! One that would be perfect for #gtncoachescorner 🙌

@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling Жыл бұрын

well done on your snowdon ultra. will there be a video for us?

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Mark smashed it... it was a sleepy start to the week 😂 Turn those notifications on and you won't miss a beat 🔔

@sigaroo1296 Жыл бұрын

An issue I realized I had in my first Tri was the spotting. It always broke my stroke form and I would have to reset.

@blubbblubb6239 Жыл бұрын

As a total beginner I don't own a wetsuit yet.... however, I am really looking for better weather to train open water with free style, which I couldn't swim last summer. The last couple months have been in majority cold and wet.... currently 12°C and loooooots of pouring rain... biking feels like open water today ;-P

@gtn Жыл бұрын

We feel that too, bring on summer! ☀️ You can check out our top tips on mastering open water swimming here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3yxY6eErbdqoq8 ready for when you do brave those waters 😉

@blubbblubb6239 Жыл бұрын

@@gtn Thanks, I am indeed already binging all these videos in preparation :D

@PatrickWoerner Жыл бұрын

On sunday i swam my fastest session ever. In open water. Because the lake was calm and relaxed, there was no choppy water. And even if I already got 100k bike ride in my legs, I was still able to put down my first 750m swim with a pace under 2 minutes per 100.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Whoop whoop! Great work Patrick! Onwards and upwards 🙌