by Suzanne Atkinson | Dec 2, 2018 | Swimming
What do you love about swimming? For me, I’ve just always loved being in the water and playing games with my friends. Starting from when I was 7 or 8 years old, I walked to our neighborhood pool, met my friends, and we played cards during adult swim, and sharks...
by Dinah Mistilis | Aug 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Have you ever felt that slight discomfort in breathing during the warm up of your workouts? Think about how that feels in your run or bike warm up? And now how does it compare to your swim warm up? Just the change from a land to water environment can make your initial...
by Suzanne Atkinson | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I am totally race fit, I don’t worry about breathing or technique – they take care of themselves. -Frank Shorter Breathing isn’t optional, but it IS a choice. It is one of those body functions that your brain maintains whether you’re...
by Dinah Mistilis | Jul 4, 2018 | Practice
On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed confirming the formation of the United States of America. We celebrate by swimming and sharing with you our practice. The practice consists of 3 rounds. Each round is made of 4 x (1×100, 1×50)...
by Dinah Mistilis | Jun 25, 2018 | Training Camp, Uncategorized
We are excited to announce details for our Fresh Freestyle Interseason Training Camp in Clermont Florida, October 6-7. In this two day camp, coaches and athletes will have the opportunity to learn the Fresh Freestyle TripleQ™ system to improve swimming and...
by 3w8yt | Dec 22, 2017 | Practice, Triathlon Swimming
The frosty mornings are here on the northern hemisphere, and who doesn’t cringe just a little at the thought of diving into a cold pool first thing in the morning to get your day started? Well I do…which is why I prefer to swim mid day when possible. My...
by 3w8yt | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Xterra World Championship off-road triathlon was held in Kapalua, Maui on October 29, 2017 and I was there to compete for my 5th time. For you readers who are not familiar with Xterra, it is off-road triathlon which means swimming that includes a mid-swim run...
by Dinah Mistilis | Oct 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hail and Farewell. This week we have cried, reminisced, laughed, and cried all over again. Our friend, mentor and inspiration Terry Laughlin passed away on Friday October 20th after living with metastatic prostate cancer for two years. Throughout the time we have...
by 3w8yt | Oct 12, 2017 | Breathing, Open Water Skills, Training Camp
Coach Celeste St. Pierre demonstrates some great open water breathing and sighting techniques in the tannin colored waters of Lake Minneola, Clermont, FL. Some things to note in her style: –Alligator Eyes breathing. Her eyes raised just above the surface of...
by 3w8yt | Oct 10, 2017 | Testimonials, Training Camp
Listen to Terri Bower discuss the highlights of her training camp in January of 2017. Fresh Freestyle Training camp in 2017 was 3 days long with 6 pool sessions, extracurricular bikes & runs, and classroom discussion with ample time for video review. 3 Pool...
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