"Mike's approach to coaching really brings out the best in your performance" Chris, Berkshire

Open Water Swimming

Open water swimming is an essential part of triathlon training.

Join one of the world's best open water swimmers in triathlon for coaching in triathlon's most technical discipline. Ten-time winner of the swim leg of the London Triathlon and Double World Aquathlon Champion, Richard Stannard can offer you exclusive tuition in the art of open water swimming.

Richard has teamed up with several very experienced Triathlete's to bring one-to-one Open Water Swim Tuition from his base at OpenWaterSwim.co.uk in Datchet. Richard and the team of outstanding coaches have all been working together in the lake to bring you the best Open Water Tuiton available. Richard has been training and racing in Open Water for over a decade and has passed his knowledge onto all his team.

Depending on your needs, Richard and the team of coaches can coach you one-to-one or in group sessions covering topics from wetsuit and goggle fit to starts, sighting, turns and transitions. Richard and the team can offer you advice available nowhere else which has been gained through the many hours he trained at his secret lake, hidden away in the English countryside.

You will need the following equipment:

• Swimsuit

• Goggles and swim hat

• Wetsuit (these may be loaned courtesy of 2XU)

• Towel

• Vaseline or Slip Stick to avoid wetsuit rash!

For full information on the Open Water Swim lake at Datchet, please visit the Open Water Swim website.

Wetsuit Challenge

2XU are so sure that their wetsuits are faster in the water than any other brand that they will lend you a suit to test on the main 750m loop on the lake. Swimin your suit, then swim in a 2XU suit and compare the times. Next visit you can swim in the 2XU first and then swim in your old suit and we bet you'll join the growing number who, like pro athletes Richard Stannard and Emma Davis, are finding that 2XU's suits simply can't be beaten!

All sizes of suit are available to test but we may not have more than one each each size available at any one time to test. We will do our best to help you out and to date have not failed to supply anyone with a wetsuit. We generally operate a first come first served policy but please feel free to email us if you have any specific questions or enquiries.