Techniques to remove stress and add confidence leading up to that inaugural race.

Freaking out in open water happens to the best of us. Even avid swimmers can use training tips and tactics to de-stress in open water on race day.

You can build your fitness in the pool, but there’s not much that can prepare athletes, especially first-time triathletes, more than regularly practicing the basics of racing in open water. With that, here are a few ways to practice for what awaits in the first leg of your first triathlon.