This program is a product of over 15 years of coaching experience and over two decades of competing as both swimmers and triathletes. Crew Swim School is designed to improve your swim performance while streamlining decisions around swim training as a triathlete. If you're looking to improve your swim performance in your next triathlon, you're in the right place.
For years we've been guiding athletes on the journey to improve their triathlon swim. But, up until now, all our work has been either in-person or 1:1. NOW, for the first time, you can learn from us virtually, no matter where you are located!
Chances are if you're a triathlete, you spend a lot of time questioning your swim training.
You may have questions like -
💦How often should I swim?
💦What do triathlon-specific swim workouts look like?
💦How do I improve my form?
💦What do I need to know as an adult transitioning into swimming for a triathlon?
💦How do I find the right coach?
The work we do with triathletes boils down to consistent, efficient training. As triathlon coaches who work endlessly to break down the barriers around swimming, we've created the perfect program for you.
All About Crew Swim School
Crew Swim School is aimed at giving you the swim skills needed to maximize your time in the water and meet your performance potential on race day.
SPOTS TO CREW SWIM SCHOOL ARE LIMITED! We are only accepting 20 swimmers with this enrollment period of Swim School. If you're looking to race this year, there is no better time to take advantage of this program. Enrollment is open now until April 10th.
Once you sign up for Swim School, you will either connect or create a basic TrainingPeaks account with Coach Caitlin where we upload your program. You'll also be emailed your digital syllabus. Throughout the course of Swim School, there are two main touch-points with your coach. This includes a swim test at the beginning of the program and one on the last day of the program.
We are here to serve YOU! Swim School is an intensive 12-week program and we are here to ensure your success!
There are two options when it comes to signing up for Crew Swim School. The Advanced Program is for you if you can swim up to 3,000 yards within one workout. The average duration of your swim workouts will be around 3,000 yards with the longest swim being 3,500 yards. Aside from a difference in duration, the Advanced Program does include more workout intensity.
With the Intermediate Program, the average swim distance is 2300 yards, with the longest being 2,600.
Sign-ups for Swim School are officially open! Doors will close on April 10.
You will need a few pieces of equipment for your swim workouts. These include a kickboard and pull buoy. The pool should have these items available to you. If not, or if you'd rather have your own, these items are linked below.
Our Unique Backgrounds
We both have very different personal narratives when it comes to swimming. Our backgrounds give us a unique perspective on how to approach swim training for a triathlon. This allows us to understand how to work with athletes of all backgrounds.
I (Drew) grew up swimming competitively since the age of 6. I was a top distance swimmer for Edinboro University. Soon after graduation, I missed the competition. This is how I became a triathlete. However, I faced one common theme most runners and triathletes alike struggle with: I kept getting injured.
Meanwhile, I (Caitlin) was an adult-onset swimmer trying to figure out the whole swimming thing. After a few years of attempting swimming on my own and sub-par performances, I knew I needed to invest in a swim coach. After meeting Drew at a triathlon in 2013 and later finding out he coached a master's swim team, I reached out for help.
This is how Crew Racing flourished. We realized we could speak to the top two struggles runners and triathletes face -
1. How to stay injury-free.
2. How to be best prepared for the swim portion of a triathlon.
Fast-forward 8 years and here we are! Drew’s triathlon resume is packed with Ironman first out of the water accolades. Caitlin’s top performance is coming out of the water 10th overall age group female at an Ironman National Championship.
With backgrounds in physical therapy and performance coaching, we have helped hundreds of athletes like yourself. We are so excited to use Crew Swim School as a platform to get word out about how to best approach swim training for a triathlon. You deserve to feel confident in your training and on race day. We are here to help!
