Triathlon Training Explained | What Is Critical Swim Speed?

Published on June 8th 2018

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In association with TrainingPeaks - http://gtn.io/TrainingPeaks On this week's Triathlon Training Explained show we're looking at threshold swim pace and calculating your critical swim speed. Once your CSS is computed, this can be used to accurately pace your swim leg. Subscribe to GTN: http://gtn.io/SubscribetoGTN Check out the GTN Shop: http://gtn.io/aA On this episode of TTE, we're looking into swim pacing for triathlon and effectively using your critical swim speed. We explain how to work out your CSS and then show you how to put this to use. Mark also shares his top threshold swimming sessions the T.T.T.T.T! Some triathletes may have a very quick short swim speed but a much slower longer one, other athletes could be the opposite. Your CSS figure will give a more accurate representation of your threshold pace and will enable you to work out your training zones. Have you worked out your critical swim speed? If so, let us know what it is! 👇 For more information on this topic, check out the following links from training peaks: - Early Season Workouts for Improving Race Pace - http://gtn.io/TPEarlySwimWorkout - How to Best Calculate Swim Zones in TrainingPeaks - http://gtn.io/TPSwimZone - Reasons You're Not Swimming Any Faster - http://gtn.io/TPNotSwimmingFaster If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link 👍 http://gtn.io/az Watch more on GTN... 📹 TTE Bike Pacing - http://gtn.io/TTEBikePacing 📹 Lucy Charles 5 Swim Tips http://gtn.io/SwimFastLucyCharles Music: Epidemic Sound 4 - Oldschool Leavers Photos: © Triathlon / Getty Images