Open Water Swim Clinics for Triathletes
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No black line to follow, No hard wall to push off! Take the mystery out of the open water with this race day dress rehearsal. RTA will offer you the tips, tricks, and techniques that will develop your comfort and shave minutes off your open water swim. Heighten your knowledge and boost your confidence, leaving the beach with a new appreciation for the open water!
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“8 Tips to Boost Your Confidence For Your Next Open Water Swim”
“Conquering Open Water Swim Nerves”
by Coach Chris
“Conquering Open Water Swim Nerves”
by Coach Chris
There will be lifeguards on duty and coaches in the water on kayaks/paddle boards. We will divide the group by ability to provide the best experience possible for each athlete.
Less talk, more swimming! Based on the feedback we have received, we will spend only a brief time having our dry land discussion prior to swimming. We’ll provide our TOP TIPS to avoid anxiety and have the best swim to your ability on race day. Then we’ll review the basics of the various techniques that you will practice once in the water. The remaining time will be spent swimming and practicing on your own with the supervision of coaches and lifeguards.
Clinics will take place at The Crystal Lake Beach Club in Oakland, NJ. The gates to the beach will open at 6:30pm and we will start promptly at 6:35pm; 65 Lakeshore Dr.; Oakland, NJ 07436.
*The Lake will be opening at 6:30pm JUST FOR US! Kindly wait in your car if you arrive sooner as Crystal Lake’s staff will not open up until 6:30pm. Thank you.*
*The Lake will be opening at 6:30pm JUST FOR US! Kindly wait in your car if you arrive sooner as Crystal Lake’s staff will not open up until 6:30pm. Thank you.*
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WHAT TO BRING:
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
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2023 Dates:
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Please "Contact Us" below if you are interested in the final clinic date. We are currently waiting on approval from the Lake and will update and communicate accordingly ASAP.
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Cost per clinic: $60 per person | $30 for RTA Club Members
Register NOW. Price increases the week prior to the clinic.
(early bird pricing listed above… price increases $5 one week prior)
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Register NOW. Price increases the week prior to the clinic.
(early bird pricing listed above… price increases $5 one week prior)
Would you like to join Team RTA and save over 50% OFF registration?
Click here for more info.
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CanceLlation / Reschedule Policy
In the event of in-climate weather (i.e. electrical storms), we may have to cancel the clinic for the date your registered for. This has only happened a 2-3 times in our 10 years of hosting these clinics. If this is the case, we will communicate cancellations using the email and phone (via text message) provided in your clinic registration (now's a good time to make sure your info in accurate). We will communicate by 5pm on the day of the clinic at the latest. If we are forced to cancel due to circumstances out of our control, you will be able to choose from one of the remaining clinics for your make up. If there are no remaining clinics, we will do our best to add one. Anyone unable to attend a make up clinic, will be able to defer to a OWS Clinic the following year. There are no refunds. |
Can’t make any of the dates? Would you like a little extra personal attention?
We can arrange a PRIVATE Open Water Swim Experience. Contact Us.
Need help swimming or want to get faster in the water?
We provide 1 on 1 Swim Instruction. Details HERE.
NOTE: Those attending should already know how to swim and be comfortable treading water. It is ok if you are not a very fast swimmer, but please understand this will NOT be a swim lesson. We require that all participants are able to swim 200 yards continuously in the pool in order to join our clinic.
We will break up the group based on ability level
We will break up the group based on ability level
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COMMENTS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS:
Your open water clinic was tremendously helpful in completing my first half IRONMAN at Atlantic City 70.3!" – Denis F |
The clinic was extremely helpful and huge for confidence building. The best parts were the tips on sighting, learning how to properly put on my wetsuit and the time we spend in the open water." – Zach S |
I was pleased with the clinic from beginning to end. I now feel very confident and I could not have it done without Chris and Elizabeth."– Tammy B |
How do you define a good coach? They help you get results. 4 sessions on swim, 2 of them open water swim clinics and 2 private in the pool. Time frame 4 weeks. Results: olympic tri lake swim improvement by 8 minutes. I call that excellent results! Thank you!" – Kristina |
I just wanted to tell you that I attended you class in preparation for the NYC Triathlon having never done an open water swim before and I found the lesson to be extremely informative and I learned a lot from it. The practice really helped me put the theory and concepts together and I am glad I joined the session. Thank you!” – Rafi |
After having some anxiety recently, this class seemed to relax me completely. I am very glad I took the class." -Darren |
Awesome Clinic, … I already used a few tips from last night’s class! – Dan K |
Practicing drafting has made me feel much more comfortable. I never knew where to swim relative to others and exactly how to draft. Now, I will actively try to get myself in behind someone and will feel more relaxed. Learning the proper way to “sight” was very helpful. OVERALL – Very informative clinic." -Sean L |
I liked that the class was precise, and the personal comments. It is great to hear from experienced athletes and professional coaches." – Patricia |
I thought the swim clinic was very helpful. I did the Staten Island Pancake triathlon and was 3rd in my age group in the swim and 4th in my age group overall.” – Jocelyn G |
Taught me to sight and pushed me to do something I would never try on my own which is drafting.– Jen R |
Just wanted to let you know that we did the Wyckoff Tri yesterday! It was an amazing experience. It was so great to see Eileen and Susan there. My time was 2:29 and I enjoyed every second of it and finished strong coming across the finish line and with a smile! Doing the open-water swim with you was definitely one of the best things that we did to help prepare.– Christeen I
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