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Olympic hopeful Emma Jackson to Kick off her 2012 Season at the Seven Sunshine Coast Enduro Triathlon

2012 Olympic hopeful Emma Jackson will make her race debut for the year at the Seven Sunshine Coast Enduro Triathlon on Sunday February 5, in what is shaping up as the biggest year of her young career as she embarks on her path to securing a place in the Australian team to contest the London Games in August. 20-year old Jackson finished the 2011 season as our highest ranked female, finishing fourth in the World Series. “This will be a great event to kick start my 2012 racing season, I am doing

Swimming Training for Triathlon: Is it That important?

Triathlon is a sum of three component parts. The swim leg, generally speaking, comprises the least of the 3 time components that make up the sport. A swim leg can range from the 750 metres of a sprint distance race, to the 3.8 km Ironman event. Many variables come into play in a Triathlon swim leg; water temperature, body of water (seawater/ocean, lake, river), and conditions (smooth, choppy, current affected etc). The majority of triathletes are professional people with a generous amount of di
Swimming Training for Triathlon: Is it That important?
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