For many triathletes, swimming is the necessary evil before the bike and run legs of a triathlon. A poorly handled swim can really derail the rest of your race, especially when swim conditions can ...

This is not for you. That’s the intimidating slogan of Norseman, an extreme triathlon held in Norway each August. The event begins before dawn with a 2.4-mile swim in a fjord, then a 112-mile bike ...

Tri coach Philip Hatzis considers the optimum number and duration of swim sessions a triathlete should do per week, to guarantee the most gains in the least time so they train smarter, not harder ...