What should triathlon swim training look like in the off-season? Big volume, lots of technique work, high intensity focus, controlled threshold progressions, or something else entirely? Scientific Triathlon coaches Mikael Eriksson and Jack Hutchens discuss best practices for what to focus on in your swimming during the base training period.HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: When, why and how to work on your swim technique, and how to actually improve itWhat types of swim workouts should you do in the base training phase?How important is volume in swimming for age-group triathletes?Which swim toys are useful and recommended at this time of year?Strength training and mobility workPreparing for open water swimming in the poolListener questionsDETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES: We have detailed shownotes for all of our episodes. The shownotes are basically the podcast episode in written form, that you can read in 5-10 minutes. They are not transcriptions, but they are also not just surface-level overviews. They provide detailed insights and timestamps for each episode, and are great especially for later review, after you've already listened to an episode. The shownotes for today's episode can be found at www.scientifictriathlon.com/base2/LINKS AND RESOURCES: Jack's coaching profile and InstagramTriathlon Base Training Series 1 – How to train smarter in winter to race faster in summer - the first episode of this base training seriesWHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following episodes:Swim Types and Fault Fixers with Swim Smooth’s Paul Newsome | EP#188 - a classic episode, introduction to swim archetypesPaul Newsome | EP#389 - round 2 with PaulTechnique improvement and swim training for triathletes with Brenton Ford | EP#320 - the most well-known swim coach in triathlon (thanks to an incredible Youtube-channel) shares his wisdom on swimmingTriathlon swim training with Russ Barber | EP#310 - Russ has worked with some of the best swimmers and triathlon swimmers in the UK, including Olympic gold medalists Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth and is a wealth of knowledgeYou can find our full episode archives here, where you can filter for categories such as Training, Racing, Science & Physiology, Swimming, Cycling, Running etc.You can also find separate archives for specific series of episodes I've done, specifically Q&A episodes, TTS Thursday episodes, and Beginner Tips episodes. LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON: The Scientific Triathlon website is the home of That Triathlon Show and everything else that we doContact us through our contact form or email me directly (note - email/contact form messages get responded to much more quickly than Instagram DMs)Subscribe to our NewsletterFollow us on