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Curious to know if you took up triathlons and such? Kind of a natural transition for high level swimmers bc you can dominate in the water and slightly suck on the other two parts and still have a great time.

My wife did distance swimming in high school and a few years back decided to try a few sprint triathlons. She hadn't competitively swam in years but it was pretty wild to watch her post a top 2 or 3 swim time, then end up like 20th because her bike and run were so bad

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Posted by LSUfan4444

Member since Mar 2004

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Posted on 2/26/24 at 1:15 pm to YOURADHERE

If you had to pick one of the three sports to be good at to compete in triathlon, swimming would be the worst.

Even for s super sprint, the time in the water is just such a short amount of time when looking at the overall time. Now, to truly be competitive you do need to be a good swimmer (or just an off the charts cyclist or runner) but most people can compete in their age group just being adequate in the water.

Running is different...you can barely survive the swim but if you're a college cross country runner, chances are you're doing to do pretty well.

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Posted by tigerbandpiccolo

Member since Oct 2005

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Posted on 2/26/24 at 1:27 pm to YOURADHERE

Me and your wife are same. I’d dominate the swim for women and men, then I’d eat their dust on the bike and run. Still would wind up in the top 10% or so. I enjoyed it because it was the only thing that came close to competitive swimming. But then I did one mid summer in LA heat….ended up being my last one. It was disgustingly hard in the elements and then I didn’t like them so much anymore. Plus I didn’t have the time or money to dedicate to that sport.

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