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Triathlon Swim Clinics:
When: Open Water Swim Clinic: TBD Swim Clinic Part I: TBD Swim Clinic Part II: TBD Where: Open Water Swim Clinic: (Dolphin Beach in Montclair, VA) 4398 Spillway Ln., Montclair, VA 22026 Swim Clinics Part I and II: The Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center (click above for directions) What: Open Water Swim Clinic: This is a great clinic for intermediate to advanced triathletes that want to practice open water skills such as spotting, drafting, beach starts, in-water starts. turning buoys, dealing with body-contact, etc. in the real open water! The clinic takes place in the beautiful Lake Montclair in the Montclair Community (which is where the Lake Montclair takes place). This will also be a great opportunity for athletes to practice the race course and gain comfort and confidence in the open water! Cost: $30.00 for USAT Members, $40.00 for Non-USAT Members (includes $10 one-day USAT license fee) Swim Clinic Part I: This is terrific swim clinic for novice to intermediate triathletes who want to improve their freestyle technique and skills! Participants will start with about an hour and a half pool session where they will learn a variety of freestyle drills and extremely helpful tips when it comes to triathlon swimming! Participants will also be filmed using an underwater video-camera and during the final hour of the clinic, Shandra will provide an analysis of all participants strokes! Participants will even receive their very own copy of their underwater swimming footage on dvd! Cost: $55.00 for USAT Members $65.00 for Non-USAT Members (includes $10 one-day USAT license fee) Swim Clinic Part II: This is a new swim clinic offered to triathletes/swimmers that have participated in "Swim Clinic Part I" or are intermediate/advanced swimmers looking for some new ways to not only improve their freestyle technique but want to train smarter instead of harder. In this clinic, emphasis will be placed not only on stroke mechanics, but also triathlon swim training. Participants will learn how to structure their swim workouts towards their specific swim goals (such as long swim days, technique days, speedwork days, interval training, etc.) and they will also learn drills that will help them become better open water swimmers (such as spotting, drafting, passing, etc.). Participants will also be video-taped using a brand new under water video camera and will recieve their very own copy of their under water swimming footage on dvd! The swim clinics are run by head coach/owner of the Riptide Swim Team, Shandra Richardson. Shandra has over twelve years of coaching experience and is a USA Swimming/Masters coach. She is also a top age-group triathlete who has participated twice at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships (2003-2004), was the first place finisher at the 2004 Reston Triathlon, second in 2005, and placed third overall for the women at the 2005 Columbia Triathlon. She was also an "All-American" triathlete in 2004 and 2005. Cost: $55.00 for USAT Members $65.00 for Non-USAT Members (includes $10 one-day USAT license fee) Please e-mail Shandra at: riptideswimteam@yahoo.com for more information!
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