Triathlon Swimming: Master Open-Water Swimming with the Tower 26 Method

Triathlon Swimming: Master Open-Water Swimming with the Tower 26 Method is a great book for learning open water swimming. Though I'm a beginner and not a triathlete, I believe this book is incredibly helpful for learning proper swim technique for open-water swimmers and not just triathletes.Gerry Rodrigues breaks down triathlon swimming into bite-sized pieces for you in this book. His incredible attention to detail is phenomenal. He was answering questions I hadn't even considered.First, he breaks down a lot of myths of triathlon swimming. It's as if he entered my head and all that I've heard and read for the past 30 years and lets me know what's helpful and what's unhelpful.Then he delves into T-A-P: Tautness-Alignment-Propulsion. That's the basis for good technique, in his eyes. And it helps.Later, he addresses phases of training, setting goals, dealing with open water challenges, etc.I don't want to rehash his knowledge; instead, I just want to use it.Basically, if you're a beginner/intermediate swimmer, this is for you. It's a must for a beginner and helpful for the nuggets of wisdom even an intermediate swimmer could use.Once Covid's over, I'm heading to Tower 26. It's over an hour drive, but I'm making the pilgrimage.Gerry Rodrigues, thanks for writing this book and sharing your knowledge, experience and wisdom with us.If you want to learn about ocean swimming, even if you're like me (not a triathlete), this book is incredibly helpful.

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Habe das Buch durchgelesen und die Übungen sowie man laut Tower 26 schwimmen lernen sollte macht Sinn, jedoch muss es erstmal in die Praxis umgesetzt werden für mehrere Wochen um natürlich Ergebnisse zu sehen. Gerry wiederholt sich ab der zweiten Hälfte mehrere Male wo man ein Wort-für-Wort Deja-vu hat da komplette Paragraphen wiederholt werden - ich nehme an dass ist so um die Konzepte dem Leser einzuträchtigen aber hätte man eleganter umsetzen können.

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A very well written book that has clearly been planned and considered for a long time. The narrative flows well between topics and Rodrigues uses a direct and unambiguous style to makes his points.If you're keen to improve your open-water swim times then this is a must read. I wouldn't recommend this for folks just looking to start open-water swimming but for those with a competitive focus.