Greenville Triathlon Winter Swim Clinic 2025

GVL Tri Club is offering a winter swim clinic for beginner and intermediate swimmers. The clinic will run on Tuesdays in January and February of 2025.

Week 1: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

• Kroc Center Waggoner Conference Center (424 Westfield St, Greenville, SC 29601)
• Both beginner and intermediate 6-8 pm
• Dry-land swim-specific mobility clinic
• Wear athletic clothing and bring an exercise mat

Weeks 2-8: Tuesday, January 14, January 21, January 28, February 4, February 11, February 18, February 25

• Kroc Center Pool (424 Westfield St, Greenville, SC 29601)
• Beginner 6-7pm
• Intermediate 7-8pm
• Plan to arrive 15 min early if possible, for mobility warmup.
• Wear a bathing suit and goggles. Triathlon kits are also acceptable. Wetsuits are discouraged.
• Please bring a water bottle, swim cap, paddles, fins, ankle straps, and buoys if you have them, but these are not required to participate.

What level should I register for?

• Any level, even people who have never gotten in the pool before are welcome in our beginner group.
• In order to serve all our swimmers with the highest quality experience, to register for the intermediate level, the expectation is that you can:
  
  • Swim 100yd in 2:30
  • Swim 400yd without stopping
  • Swim 1000yd in 30:00
  • We reserve the right to switch a swimmer if they’re not registered for the appropriate level in the interest of safety and coach/swimmer ratio.

What will be included in the clinic?

• Entry into the Kroc Center for the specified times
• Swim mobility screening with baseline ranges of motions documented for each swimmer
• Tailored mobility improvement plan
• Above and below water video stroke analysis for each swimmer (filmed toward the end of the clinic)

Techniques and Skills covered:

• Water safety
• Body position
• Breathing
• Arm recovery
• Hand entry
• Pull
• Kick
• Open water specific skills
• Speed