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KRISTIAN MANIETTA

Kristian Manietta

• Tri Specific
• FATBLACK Podcast
• Triathlete since 2002
• Ironman competitor (sub-9 hour)
• Wife qualified for Kona after first Ironman
• Coaching stemmed from passion for the sport
• Likes to ask “why?”

Keys to Coaching and Athlete Development

• Try something first before sharing with others
• Keep asking “why?”
• Reach out to other coaches

Swimming Tips-Triathlon

• Don’t think of it as the smallest part of the day.
• Exhausted after swim=compromised bike and run
• Majority of swimming is indoor
• Can maximize pool to make it open water based training
• Realize the differences between the pool and open water
• Sighting
• Stroke length
• Close contact with competition
• Triathlon swimming is not textbook swimming.
• “Preparing for the chaos and coming out unscathed.”

Swimming Tips-Triathlon

• Triathlon swimming is more reactive
• Constantly changing environment
• Build in open water skills closer to the race.
• Build in transitions from pool to run
• Add wetsuit for some swims
• Mass starts in the pool
• Sighting
• Focus on mechanics in the pool early in the season.
• Build an aerobic base.
• Practice body position and tension.

What do we spend too much time on?

• Most age group athletes are “time poor.”
• Focus on what arm is doing in the water not out of the water.
• Too much time spent on out of water portion
• Do drills with speed!
• Goal is to feel great after the swim
• Let this goal drive fitness and programming
• “Swim training is run training.”
• Run is never fresh in triathlon

Food for Thought

• “Swimming is a beautiful thing that gives us instantaneous feedback.

We just don’t listen to it.”

• Where are you feeling the stroke?
• How fast is your heart rate?

Key to Triathlon

• Maintain form under fatigue
• Teach form at a slower pace early on
• Focus more on form with speed after an aerobic base is achieved.

Drills

• Use pull buoy to practice body positioning
• Kick with head in the water and arms stretched out straight overhead

with kickboard (use snorkel)

• Teaches length
• Core tension
• Effective kick for body alignment (swim a straight line)
• Think about drills from a minimalist approach for maximum impact.
• Mix in bands

Most Neglected Part of Triathlon Swimming

• Sighting
• This can be trained in a pool.
• Lack of sighting=More swim distance in a race
• Comfort with bilateral breathing
• Navigate chop
• Stop holding breath!
• Breath=Nourishment

Focal Points of Programming

• Aim for fitness and strength
• While maintaining good body positioning
• Don’t get caught up in distance per stroke
• Too many variables in a race
• Reactive swimming

Extra Resource

• Gerry Rodrigues
• http://tower26.com/dont-do-these-in-triathlon-swimming/
• “If you’re not the strongest swimmer, the worst thing you can do is

swim continuously.”

• Patterning wrong mechanics!
• 60x25’s can be much more effective compared to 1500 straight

Want to reach out to Kristian?

• www.trispecific.com