Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

Poor Pace Awareness (And How Yours May Be Ruining Your Race Performances)

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Jul 02, 2010
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There's something about swimming that throws your pace judgement out of the window. Compared to other sports such as cycling and running, the vast majority of swimmers and triathletes have very poor pace judgement in the water. In our experience this harms more race performances than any other single factor, whether you're a beginner, intermediate or ad…

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