Olympic-distance triathlon—comprising a superfast swim, grueling bike ride, and an exhausting run—is shorter than the well-known Ironman races, but just as demanding. The sport’s popularity has been ...

TRIATHLON DEATHS HAPPENED DURING THE SWIM. EMERGENCY CREWS PULLED TWO PEOPLE FROM THE WATER IN MADISON RIGHT AFTER ATHLETES HIT THE WATER DURING THE HALF-IRONMAN EVENT SUNDAY. ONE DIED. ONE WAS LAST ...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Bobbing in Washington’s American Lake like a buoy, I noticed my swim coach was saying something as she paddled up in her kayak. I wasn’t quite sure I heard correctly. I’d crammed in ...

HARVEYS LAKE — Thomas Doran missed a buoy on his swim, accidentally adding about 200 yards to his leg. Then, a lost straw rendered his water bottle essentially useless on the bike ride. It didn’t ...

Swimming is perhaps the perfect athletic complement to running because the two sports are so different. "Just about everything about swimming is exactly the opposite from running in terms of stresses ...

You don't need much equipment for a basic swim session, but you can seriously improve your time and your technique with a few pieces of very specific kit It's no use just ploughing up and down the ...

Matt McClellan has participated in triathlons for nearly 20 years. If there’s one thing the Saegertown resident said he’s learned over those decades is that such events are never won based on the ...