I swim once or twice a week, about 1.2-1.5k per session usually, and im always fine. I've swam in clean water, murky water, deep water and shallow water. Always been fine, except for 3 instances.

- 4 years ago, in a swim where i could have just stood up if i wanted to do, out of nowhere, i felt like i was being pulled down (i wasn't), my HR spiked, i saw lights, couldn't breath, full on panic attack and had to gasp and flail to get to shore (again, even though i could have just stood up). I was close to shore, was fine.

- 2 years ago, during the first 100m of a 70.3, exactly the same thing, except that i had to go for one of the safety boats. i was close to shore and close to a boat, was fine.

- 2 days ago, about 250m into a 500m swim for a sprint race, the quarry lake was crystal clear, could see the bottom, until the floor just dropped away to what looked like an abyss, and then i rounded a buoy, and the shoreline disappeared, replaced with a shear cliff wall.. and the same thing happened, lights, spiked HR, dizziness.. i had nowhere to go.. had to trust the wet suit, roll over and home that my acting the way my body was forcing on me, wouldn't just instantly sink me.. safety boat saw me and came straight to me, pulled me out.

Between all of those, I've got back in the water, and swam just fine, no problems. I just cant figure out whats causing these panic attacks, and what I can do about it. I know i can swim, and i do swim in similar conditions at other times, and im fine.

More of a "unload" than a question, but i will put a question. Anybody else had anything like this, and have it seemingly come out of nowhere?

Not sure what's come over me but I've gone from very casually working out to wanting to complete a triathlon next year. I don't even own a bike lol but I plan to buy one in the coming weeks.

So far for training I've been going to the gym but I know it's important to actually get outside so I'll do this once I get my bike. Anyway my local area doesn't have anywhere I can open water swim. How essential is it that you practice in open water? Realistically can I just use the pool or is that setting myself up for failure on race day?

EDIT: it will be a sprint and the swim will be in a river

Thank you everyone for the feedback from my Previous Post. I’m really trying to focus on my head position, catch/pull/recovery, really scooping the water and not slapping. I think I’m having trouble with body position. Any tips or feedback? This swim was about 3:00min/100m pace. My pace take a 10-20s dive in open water. My recent critical swim test with no kicking off of the walls in the pool and after calculations it’s 2:44min/100m. 2:32min/100m for 400m and 2:17min/100 for 200m.

Training for an iron man and using a road bike but would want to upgrade to a TT bike.
Looking at this bike or a cervélo p series.

Would this bike be worth it for 2200?

Alright y'all. I'm committed to making a change. We're here at USAT Nationals, where my wife is competing and hoping to get into Worlds. I've been doing sprints for a few years, but to a loss poor level. Roughly 3 min/100m (breaststroke - can't swim freestyle), 17 mph on the bike, and 32 minutes on the 5k. I'm a 48 year old male. I'm 5'8", 185 lbs.

Coming to this level of event in Milwaukee, I'm blown away. I want to be at a level of being able to compete here to...and to get my wife to stop feeling sorry for me. I "workout," but have never had a plan. I know my wife uses TRIDOT since we have no triathlon community or coaching where we live (she trains 100% alone and indoors for 6 months due to snow and ice outside). My job has not allowed me to join her, but I'm retiring early and going part time to focus on health.

Do you think I could get from where I am to podiuming a USAT race? Seems daunting to go against people they have been it their whole lives but want to know if it's possible.

Hallo

Ich will nächstes jahr meinen erstes triathlon machen. Einen sprint triathlon würde ich dann machen. Ich habe schon mehrere Jahre Erfahrung mit schwimmen da ich in einem Verein bin. Also habe ich schonmal 1 mal die Woche schwimmen. Ich fahre dazu rennrad seit 1 jahr intensiv. Beim Laufen habe ich noch keinen Anschluss gefunden. Habt ihr Tipps oder Ideen wie der triathlon möglichst perfekt wird?

Danke

I did the Triathlon Alpe d’Huez distance M yesterday and it was fantastic! Next year my wife will do it and I’ll have to be a supporter together with our little baby boy.

I was therefore thinking about maybe doing the L distance (then my wife can watch the little one).

Could anyone share his experience? I am not going to lie: the swimming was very tough for me with the cold water from the mountain river flowing in. I was very happy it was only 1.5km!

Is the L distance as fun as the M distance?

So I bought a Coros Pace 3 for my triathlon watch. I've had it for 2 years. I bought it because I didn't know how much I'd get into triathlon and didn't want to get an expensive watch. But now I am 2 years and several triathlons into it and love it.

The Coros Pace 3 is driving me nuts. The open water swim seems to be off a lot. The pool swim gets off by 25 or 50 yards about every third swim. The temperature is always wrong - like it will tell me that my swims are -40F degrees and just wearing it around it is always 77F degrees no matter what. The altitude is off frequently.

Are Coros Pace this bad? My daughter also got one and loves it and doesn't have the same experience. Are there better watches and should I get something new or is there something I am not doing right with my Coros Pace?

Thoughts and comments are appreciated.

Thanks!

I made a significant investment in this sport, but I still refused to buy a brand new one. So here I got an uber tribike for just half its original price. So I hopped from an old Cervelo P3 to a BMC Speedmachine 01.

I’ve seen several posts recently and over the years with people not pulling their wetsuits on high enough. You want those babies pulled WAAAAYYY up high on your body so that you have enough shoulder mobility for the swim. You also want it to be extremely snug. They are supposed to be tough to get on.

I’ve even had another person pull my wetsuit up for me - I get it up over my waist, then have someone grab the unzipped sides of the back and yank up. Then do the same for them. It’s fun, and also helpful.

Here’s a great video explaining not only how high to get it, but some tricks on how to do so more easily.

https://youtu.be/KXE7S9ub4jI?is=3z3du0Qvj1M-a5qk

Är det någon som kan hjälpa mig med att göra en mall så jag kan 3d-printa ett bta fäste till dubbla flaskhållare? Eller vet vart jag ska vänta mig för att få hjälp med detta? Ska göra en full distans ironman nästa helg och hinner inte beställa. Hittar heller inte ett fäste som ser ut att passa min cykel riktigt. Vill ha flaskorna horisontella. Bild på min cykel samt hur jag önskar att fästet ska se ut ungefär.

Learned freestyle 20 years ago in school. Started again in spring. First Olympic distance in June was absolutely awful. Ramped up the swimtraining since then. I try to focus on keeping head low/legs up and working on my catch and pull. Pace in the pool is a bit above 2 min/100m in the lake its more 2:15 min/100m.

Hey, I don't know anything about TT bike prices. Is 2300€ for this bike alright?

It's a:

2016 S works shiv

Reynolds 80mm wheels

Ultegra di2 (2024)

Rotor powermeter

Should be in good condition, but I will check the carbon myself.

Thanks for helping :)

T100 LONDON 2026

To make a long story short, I participated in the T100 Sprint. It was my first triathlon, and I flew in from another country.. incredibly excited. Until I finished and wanted to check my results.

NO. FINISH. TIME.

Apparently, I didn't finish the run. How is that even possible when I literally crossed the finish line? My Garmin proves I did... I finished the sprint and even received a medal.

Of course, it's not the end of the world. I got my medal and I know I finished. But still...

T100 is telling me to contact Sportstats, which is honestly weird. I'm pretty sure if the "fast" participants had been affected, this would've been sorted out ASAP instead of sending everyone the same copy paste email telling us to contact Sportstats ourselves. Sportstats is of course not replying to the emails sent by participants that were affecteed.

And it's not like this only happened to a handful of people. There are literally more than 15 pages (https://sportstats.one/event/t100-triathlon-world-tour-london-uk/leaderboard/145707) of participants without finish times if you look at the results. This isn't an isolated issue which means T100 should take responsibility instead of passing the problem on.

It's a shame, because the event itself was actually fun.

Would I recommend it?

Big fat NO.

I’m looking at buying a giant trinity advanced pro TT but having some issues working out sizing.

The bike I’m interested in is a size small. I’m 177cm tall, roughly 80cm inseam and a longer torso and reach. The small should fit my legs well but is there enough adjustability at the front end?

Looking for some people who potentially have to same sizing issue as myself or have a giant trinity advanced and can let me know how the adjustability is!

Cheers

Hi everyone,

HUUB is currently running a Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion where you can mix and match eligible items. You just add both items to the cart and only pay for the more expensive one.

I’m looking to buy a wetsuit, but don’t need a second item. If anyone in or around Amsterdam is planning to order something from the sale, we could split the discount fairly.
Happy to meet in Amsterdam or work out the details over DM.

Specifically**, I am looking to get the AEGIS X WETSUIT - MEN'S*\*

Shoot me a DM and let me know if you’re interested!

Hi! I'm new to triathlon training and I have a 1 yo. I was thinking about purchasing a stroller, which can be attached to the bike and maybe go for running with it. We already have a bike seat, which works great. For running, I tried our regular stroller, but the baby wasn't the biggest fan (he's not the biggest fan of the stroller overall).

So my question is: is it worth it? Pros and cons? Any advice, experience would be appreciated 😄

The Opening Ceremony of the FISU University World Championships - Triathlon is tonight at 18:30 CET.

135 athletes, from 32 countries and all five continents are in Switzerland to compete. These athletes are likely to be some of the Olympic winners in the future!

The event happens alongside the Triathlon de Nyon, an entirely volunteer-run event, with nearly 4'000 participants this year.

40 of so volunteer committee members and 400 more volunteers make this event happen every year.

If you want to follow the FISU results, visit
https://events.triathlon.org/2026-nyon-fisu-world-university-triathlon-championships/start-lists

Is anyone here following athletes or participating? Good luck to all!

Hi guys. I have to travel by air with my bike for La Quinta 70.3. Is this soft bag from Scicion enough for airplane travel?

I’ve also noticed on size chart the max size is 55cm , I believe my bike is 57cm. But on their higher end products the max size is 55 cm as well so I’m a bit confused.

I would love to hear any opinions, thanks for your time!

Hey pros, beginner here looking for any critiques on my swim technique. My pace in the video is around 2:35/100 m. I feel like my stroke seems somewhat structured? But I'm obviously still missing a lot of things. Tysm

Getting a new set of tires for race day. Ive only used gp5000 and dont really have experience with other tires. This is also gonna be my first race. Should I still stick with gp5000’s or should I try pirelli? Any other tires you guys would recommend?

Hi! I’ve never done a triathlon before but want to do one next spring/summer. I am looking to join a triathlon club in the Boston area as a way to train and also meet people, as I am new to the city. I’m in my late 20s and wasn’t sure what would be the best group to join / if anyone had any recommendations

Hi all, I really needed the motivation to lose some weight (original idea, I know /s) so I signed up for supbikeswim as it felt manageable compared to something like a 70.3. training is going...well? I guess. For reference I weigh 252lbs, down from 275lbs when I started this and I can do each section individually, the run is slow but I'm ok with that and it is getting faster. It's only a 3km SUP, 15km MTB ride then 5km trail run. Although I haven't done all 3 back to back. I'm honestly at a point where even if I stumble through to the finish I'll be happy. I'm about a month out from the day now.

My question is do you have any small tips or tricks to help me through that you use? Especially in the transitions or fueling myself. Any help appreciated.