"Tower 26" Open Water Water Training at Lifeguard Tower 26, Barnard Way at Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
Join Coach Gerry Rodrigues every Friday morning at
weekly Sunday 8:00am starting at Ocean & San Vicente or Will Rogers State Historical Park (see "Important News" on home page for location)
Every Sunday
Becoming a better swimmer requires coaching, technique, fitness and practice. TRIFIT Multisport is committed to helping you become that swimmer. In conjunction withTRIFIT Club & Studios, extensive coachedpool and open water programs are scheduled.
Pool classes are open to those with a TRIFIT Club & Studios health club membership or with the purchase of a TRIFIT Day-Pass. Private swim coaching is also available through TRIFIT Club & Studios. During warmer weather months, TRIFIT Multisport sponsors a weekly Friday morning open water (ocean) workout. Led by world-class open water swimmer and coach, Gerry Rodrigues,these workouts are open to the public.
Join Coach Gerry Rodrigues every Friday morning at 6:00am for OPEN WATER TRAINING. These workouts are open to the public and intended to help make swimmers and triathletes better in open water. They are very structured, coached workouts, led by Gerry Rodrigues (click the following links for more information on Gerry: http://www.10kswimmer.com/search?q= gerry+rodrigues and Gerry_Rodrigues). Expect to learn and execute:
Open water skill training and race preparation,
Transitions from swimming to running,
wetsuit removal,
water starts,
land starts,
navigation,
buoy turns,
setting up for the finish,
riding waves,
exiting the water,
and most importantly getting really comfortable with the dynamic environment.
These workouts are not just continuous circuit swimming, or straight point to point open water swims as Pier to Pier. They are highly structured and organized.
Workouts start every Friday at 6:00am and will continue through early November. They run approximately 75 minutes.
Requirement: This is NOT a beginner workout. You should be able to swim 1.5 k under 45 minutes, swim 1,000 meters without stopping, and swim faster than 2:30 per 100. Wetsuits are encouraged. If you are slower than stated but want to attend, bring a buddy to swim with you. Please do not swim alone. If you are totally unfamiliar or concerned about your open water swimming, we will periodically provide coaching to get you familiar with the water. These sessions will be strictly limited in numbers.
* Please see either the home page “upcoming events” or the TRIFIT MultisportCalendar for more information about the times and locations for these swims.
Join Coach Gerry Rodrigues every Friday morning at 6:00am for OPEN WATER TRAINING. These workouts are open to the public and intended to help make swimmers and triathletes better in open water. They are very structured, coached workouts, led by Gerry Rodrigues (click the following links for more information on Gerry: http://www.10kswimmer.com/search?q= gerry+rodrigues and Gerry_Rodrigues). Expect to learn and execute:
Open water skill training and race preparation,
Transitions from swimming to running,
wetsuit removal,
water starts,
land starts,
navigation,
buoy turns,
setting up for the finish,
riding waves,
exiting the water,
and most importantly getting really comfortable with the dynamic environment.
These workouts are not just continuous circuit swimming, or straight point to point open water swims as Pier to Pier. They are highly structured and organized.
Workouts start every Friday at 6:00am and will continue through early October. They run approximately 75 minutes.
Requirement: This is NOT a beginner workout. You should be able to swim 1.5 k under 45 minutes, swim 1,000 meters without stopping, and swim faster than 2:30 per 100. Wetsuits are encouraged. If you are slower than stated but want to attend, bring a buddy to swim with you. Please do not swim alone. If you are totally unfamiliar or concerned about your open water swimming, we will periodically provide coaching to get you familiar with the water. These sessions will be strictly limited in numbers.
* Please see either the home page “upcoming events” or the TRIFIT MultisportCalendar for more information about the times and locations for these swims.
An extensive swimming program is provided through TRIFIT Club & Studios at their Yahoo! Center pool in Santa Monica. A minimum of five classes are scheduled every week. These include a Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday masters classes.* All classes at TRIFIT are coached byGerry Rodrigues. With the exception of those learning to swim, all levels are accommodated and encouraged at any of the classes. Join us and see how much fun a good swim workout can be.
TRIFIT features a 3-lane 25-yard indoor lap pool with locker rooms, towel service, filtered water, and full locker room amenities. Pool temperatures are kept between 79-81 degrees.
* Classes at TRIFIT Club & Studios are available with a health club membership or with the purchase of a TRIFIT Day-Pass. Please confirm class schedules with TRIFIT Club & Studios. Schedules are subject to change.
Required Equipment for Gerry Rodrigues' Masters Swim Program (Items are listed in order of priority)
(Equipment list below is available from numerous vendors. TheSwimMall.com and SwimOutlet.com are shown for description and convenience only)
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