Triathlon_and_Aquathlon

Whatever your objective

Preparation is essential
If you want to be in the
best possible shape

On race day, as the
swimming event will
immediately demand
a lot of energy due to
a number of factors :

Whatever your objective

Preparation is essential if you want to be in the best possible shape

On race day, as the swimming event will immediately demand a lot of energy due to a number of factors :

Stress due to departure,

Thermal shock,

The embarrassment and influence of the other participants,

Managing effort and breathing in a race environment.

Stress due to departure,

Thermal shock,

The embarrassment and influence of the other participants,

Managing effort and breathing in a race environment.

Proper preparation starts with an analysis of your condition:

Your technical level

Your ability to produce an effort over a given distance.

Proper preparation starts with an analysis of your condition:

Your technical level

Your ability to produce an effort over a given distance.

Everyone is different, depending on their technical and physical abilities and their experience. To be in the best possible shape for the swimming test, two parts are essential:

Acquire a good swimming technique and/or optimise it.

Training adapted to the distance of the event.

Everyone is different, depending on their technical and physical abilities as well as their experience.
To be in the best possible shape for swimming, two things are essential:

Acquire a good swimming technique and/or optimise it.

Training adapted to the distance of the event.

>>> Triathlon

The triathlon consists of a sequence of three sporting activities: swimming, cycling and running.

The sequence is performed without external assistance and without stopping the stopwatch during the change of discipline (transition).

The Olympic Distance, Long Distance, Sprint Distance and Mixed Relay triathlons are recognised as high-level disciplines.

Triathlon has been an Olympic discipline since the Sydney Olympic Games (2000).

>>> Distance M

Choice of reference for the women's and men's individual Olympic distances :

1,5 km swimming
40 km cycling
10 km running

The women's and men's individual events are run over Distance M (the benchmark for the Olympic distance), which consists of a 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run.

>>> Triathlon

Triathlon consists of a sequence of three sporting activities:
swimming, cycling and running.

The sequence must be performed without external assistance and without stopping the stopwatch during the change of discipline (transition).

Triathlon has been an Olympic discipline since the Sydney Games (2000).

>>> Distance M

Single reference for the women's and men's individual Olympic distances :

1,5 km - swimming
40 km - cycling
10 km - running

>> Aquathlon

The Aquathlon consists in completing, alone or as part of a team, a race combining swimming and running. The races are run without outside assistance and without stopping the stopwatch when changing discipline (transition).

>> Aquathlon

The Aquathlon consists in completing, alone or as part of a team, a race combining swimming and running. The races are run without outside assistance and without stopping the stopwatch when changing discipline (transition).

There are different formats of triathlon and aquathlon races for youngsters and adults, with specific distances for each event.

Triathlon - Format of the races

Triathlon for children aged 6 to 13

TRIATHLON YOUNG PEOPLE	Swimming	Cycling	Running
6-9 year olds	50 m	1 km	500 m
8-11 year olds	100 m	2 km	1000 m
10-13 year olds	200 m	4 km	1500 m
10-13 year olds	300 m	6 km	2000 m

6-9 year olds

50 m

1 km

500 m

8-11 year olds

100 m

2 km

1000 m

10-13 year olds

200 m

4 km

1500 m

10-13 year olds

300 m

6 km

2000 m

Triathlon for adults (including young people aged 14 and over)

TRIATHLON ADULTS	Swimming	Cycling	Running
Distance XS	400 m	10 km	2.5 km
Distance S	750 m	20 km	5 km
Distance M	1.5 km	40 km	10 km
Distance L	3 km	80 km	20 km
Half Ironman	1.9 km	90 km	21.1 km
Ironman	3.8 km	180 km	42.195 km

Distance M = choice of reference for the Olympic Distance

Aquathlon - Format of the races

Aquathlon for young people aged 6 to 19

YOUNG PEOPLE	Swimming	Running
6-9 year olds	50 m	500 m
8-11 year olds	100 m	1000 m
10-13 year olds	200 m	1500 m
12-19 year olds	300 m	2000 m

Aquathlon for adults (including young people aged 20 and over)

AQUATHLON ADULTS	Swimming	Running
Distance XS	500 m	2.5 km
Distance S	1 km	5 km
Distance M	2 km	10 km
Distance L	3 km	15 km
Distance XL	4 km	20 km

RACE FORMAT
TRIATHLON

- Young people -

6-9 year olds

50 m

1 km

500 m
8-11 year olds

100 m

2 km

1000 m
10-13 year olds - Dist. A

200 m

4 km

1500 m
10-13 year olds - Dist. B

300 m

6 km

2000 m

- Adults -

Distance XS

400 m

10 km

2.5 km
Distance S

750 m

20 km

5 km
Distance M (Olympic dist.)

1.5 km

40 km

10 km
Distance L

3 km

80 km

20 km
Half Ironman

1.9 km

90 km

21.1 km
Ironman

3.8 km

180 km

42.195 km

RACE FORMAT
AQUATHLON

- Young people -

6-9 year olds

50 m

500 m
8-11 year olds

100 m

1000 m
10-13 year olds

200 m

1500 m
10-19 year olds

300 m

2000 m

- Adults -

Distance XS

500 m

2.5 km
Distance S

1 km

5 km
Distance M

2 km

10 km
Distance L

3 km

15 km
Distance XL

4 km

20 km

It's quite difficult to have an analysis of your swimming technique without the assessment of a swimming coach. A swimming coach can accurately identify your technical problems and help you to solve them.

Good swimming technique isn't enough; it's just as important to get your muscles used to the effort, to use your propulsive motor parts
(arms/legs) correctly during variations in intensity and to promote the best possible glide.

In swimming, effort management is associated with a dynamic positioning of the body in the water aimed at maximising the propulsive capacities of the motor parts while minimising resistance to forward movement. In principle, the more you glide through the water, the less effort you need to make to cover a distance.

It's quite difficult to have an analysis of your swimming technique without the assessment of a swimming coach. A swimming coach can accurately identify your technical problems and help you to solve them.

Good swimming technique isn't enough; it's just as important to get your muscles used to the effort, to use your propulsive motor parts (arms/legs) correctly during variations in intensity and to promote the best possible glide.

In swimming, effort management is associated with a dynamic positioning of the body in the water aimed at maximising the propulsive capacities of the motor parts while minimising resistance to forward movement. In principle, the more you glide through the water, the less effort you need to make to cover a distance.

Improve your swimming performance
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Swimming performance is made up of several parts:

Swimming technique,
Breathing management,
The capacity of the muscle groups involved to produce the propulsive effort

To swim the full distance of the triathlon crawl event, you must :

Adapting your breathing rate to the effort involved
Control your alignment and positioning for better glide
Managing effort and muscle relaxation

Improve your swimming performance
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Swimming performance is made up of several parts:

Swimming technique,
Breathing management,
The capacity of the muscle groups involved to produce the propulsive effort

To swim the full distance of the triathlon crawl event, you must :

Adapting your breathing rate to the effort involved
Control your alignment and positioning for better glide
Managing effort and muscle relaxation

Get a better glide
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Gliding in swimming is therefore the result of a swimming technique that allows you to optimise the positioning of your body in the water while managing propulsive effort combined with breathing over a given distance.

Get a better glide
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Gliding in swimming is therefore the result of a swimming technique that allows you to optimise the positioning of your body in the water while managing propulsive effort combined with breathing over a given distance.

Swimming coaching sessions for triathlon and aquathlon
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Each coaching session lasts between 60 and 90 minutes, or even longer depending on your race objectives.

Sessions can be individual or semi-private (2 to 4 people). The number of people per session is limited to ensure the best possible support.

Swimming coaching sessions for triathlon and aquathlon
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Each coaching session lasts between 60 and 90 minutes, or even longer depending on your race objectives.

Sessions can be individual or semi-private (2 to 4 people). The number of people per session is limited to ensure the best possible support.

My role as a swimming coach
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Supporting you to « optimise yourself »

- 1 -

An analysis of your condition to assess the following points:

Swimming technique,
Breathing control,
Ability to make an effort over a distance,
Level of gliding.

- 2 -

A personal session plan to work on the points to be covered:

Technical problems: giving you benchmarks for execution as well as instructions for correcting them.

Adapt a specific, personalised programme and support you to boost your performance.

Define personalised training plans to prepare you as well as possible for the swimming part of your triathlon or aquathlon race.

My role as a swimming coach
- - -

Supporting you to « optimise yourself »

1 - An analysis of your condition to assess the following points:

Swimming technique,

Breathing control,

Ability to make an effort over a distance,

Level of gliding.

2 - A personal session plan to work on the points to be covered:

Technical problems: giving you benchmarks for execution as well as instructions for correcting them.

Adapt a specific, personalised programme and support you to boost your performance.

Define personalised training plans to prepare you as well as possible for the swimming part of your triathlon or aquathlon race.

my Coach for Swim

tel +41 79 792 04 66

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