According to a recent study conducted by USA Triathlon, 12 deaths were recorded at U.S. triathlons in 2011, and nine of the victims died from heart attacks during the swim. Of the 45 total ...

Finish, and don't get kicked in the head. That was the goal for my first triathlon almost 15 years ago. This year's goal: Finish, and don't ...

Try a triathlon: Aspiring triathlete John Sanchez takes the plunge, learns to swim for his first triathlon. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 57°F. Sunday, May 25th 2025 ...

An Olympic-level triathlon involves a 0.93-mile (1.5-kilometer) swim, 24.8-mile (40-kilometer) bike ride, and 6.2-mile (10-kilometer) run toward the finish line. The sport debuted at the Summer ...

It's better to swim 6 yards executing top-notch strokes than mash out a hundred sloppy laps. Why? Because if you put all of your effort into finishing a certain number of laps or getting through ...

For the swimming portion, proper training, i.e., getting out of the pool and into open water, is key. It will be chaotic, so it helps to get a handle on how fast you are compared to everyone else ...

Organisers have expressed their deep gratitude to those who worked quickly to provide medical assistance to the athlete ...

Q. I recently saw someone swimming with an elastic band around their ankles. What gives? A. Swimmers and triathletes are always looking for that extra edge to improve their performance and times.

Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, ... “Every time I meet someone, they worry that I’m going to swim in the Seine,” Périault said.

The triathlon would be a lot more fun if you didn’t have to get wet. That was Steve Sievert’s thinking after his first swim-bike-run event in 1986. Despite not being an efficient swimmer, he ...

Paris Olympics organizers have canceled Sunday’s swimming training session for the triathlon mixed relay event after recent heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine river.. The ...

In addition to the swimming part of the men's triathlon, the women's triathlon and the triathlon mixed relay scheduled for next Monday, the Seine is expected be used for the marathon swimming ...