Advice from World Champion Keri-anne Payne and Dan Bullock (6m 27s)

Located in La Jolla San Diego, First Wave Swim Academy Head Coach Matt Macedo tells us about the entry of Open Water Swimming into the Pacific Ocean of California. Matt shares techniques that will not only help triathletes compete faster but save energy and most importantly be safe doing it.

The SwimsenseTM is a groundbreaking training tool which captures critical performance data. The monitor straps onto the wrist like a watch and uses accelerometers, magnetometers and patent-pending proprietary algorithms to identify your swim.

Analyze your performance on the device with pace times, distance (metres/yards/laps), stroke count, stroke rate, distance-per-stroke and calories burned across all four major strokes. Performance data can then be uploaded to the FINIS®SwimsenseTM Training Log for additional analysis and historical review.

In this video Speedo athlete Kerri-Anne Payne takes her first Aqua Fitness class and talks through some of the training aids you can use in the pool to improve your swim fitness.

Video and profiles courtesy of Steven Munatones - http://www.openwatersource.com/.

Ludlow Media Solutions produced, shot and edited this instructional video in multiple locations. Excerpt shown below (1m 56s flashplayer required)

Chip Peterson, a former world open water champion, is in contendion for another world championship title in July. He talks about moving to Fullerton to train with Jon Urbanchek, who he says is not very knowledgeable about open water training but has helped him become stronger and more confident. He also discusses his strategy for the races, which he knows will feature some tough competition.

More insight on working with dumbbells from Swimnetwork’s fitness expert Mike Mejia in this video

Total Immersion have released an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch, offering freedom and mobility to improvement minded swimmers. Whether at home or on the road, headed to the pool or to the open water, you can bring personalized swimming instruction with you.

More excerpts from USA Swimming’s Out of the Box Open Water DVD for clubs (January 2009). Find out how to train safely in open water, swim in a pack and develop sighting skills.