You’re a beast. Keep on crushing it. Nothing better than watching you catch up and pick off people one by one on the bike and then fly into the run. Ya coming out middle or front of the pack is great. But hot dayum is it awesome watching you chase em down.
Would be interesting to know how often he swims in open water. His stroke has definitely improved in the pool. It’s a common challenge for runners who get into tri later in life. They learn how to bike on Zwift and swim in short course pools… results in limited bike handling / sighting skills :(
1: You cannot improve in all three disciplines at once. 2: Do not swim harder, that reinforces bad technique. A 1:00 per hundred yard college swimmer did a swim camp for 5 days, each day hours long. ALL TECHNIQUE!
Yes. Absolutely Freakin Yes! I’m not a top swim coach, but I look at his form and it screams drag. His head position, reach and grab is slipping, exit, kick and cadence. Yes, he’s heavier bottomed but If he just improves a little in each he’ll get quicker. Good thing is he’s so inefficient he can’t get any slower, so the only way is FASTER. And he can do it, with his big engine. I wonder if he even has a coach. He’s not going to get faster racing Lionel at the pool that’s for damn sure. That’s literally the blind leading the blind. I’m sure they’ll both agree. Hope he surprises everyone come April! We saw the frustration and anger in Dubai… LFG SAM. Yo Yo F’n Yo!!! 0:02
Dang diz Numbnut ain't gonna improve any in 2025 on the swim, He starts off with an excuse about not starting swimming until age 18! YOYODude will have a wake up call this 2025 season in 2025 with all the true complete atheltes that are coming up from the ITU world!! Them "hotshots" are no joke!! Dang, even frodo laughing at your weak crying moment! Dang son, freaking grow a pair and get to work with a quality swim coach, your gonna have to simply "re-wire" your swim stroke, the unfortunate situation is that your have already repeadly layed down so many training swim hours with negative form that to change that is likely not gonna happen! Just Pray and hope that the first 15 dudes ahead of you out of 20 all have flats and are not able to continue and then maybe you will have a chance to get on podium, or perhaps win an event! Your thoughts Sammie? All the best in 2025 and please do not disrespect "Old Glory" in your tantrums that are symboic of your character at the ending of these events! And you need to be HUMBLE as well!!!! you get an "F" on that! Get er done Sammie!!
Honestly, he doesn’t swim enough to be elite. Has he ever done a 3-hour swim practice completing 12,000 yards in those three hours? I raced Sam at Ironman Florida in 2020 and Ironman Maryland in 2023, and had faster swim times than him in both races as an amateur. 😅
Well this video just acknowledges the fact , spoken by Sam himself. Why the video? Its off season so I thought there would be insight into improving the swim. Good luck there are bigger problems in the world right now.
Yo! Yo! Yo! We support you Sam!
This is the year it happens!
Greatest video I have ever watched ❤
You’re a beast. Keep on crushing it. Nothing better than watching you catch up and pick off people one by one on the bike and then fly into the run. Ya coming out middle or front of the pack is great. But hot dayum is it awesome watching you chase em down.
Yo Your the man and you will figure it out. You as many other are taking this sport to a hole new level.. Thank you.
Sam’s the beast! Keep crushing it dude!
I started to swim at the age of 42. I'm too late. You on the other hand will figure it out. It's just around the corner. 💪
Get it Sam !!! Yo Yo Yo
much respect
Go Sam!!
We love you we are you ❤
big unit is one of the hardest workers out there. carrying the boats and the logs
Sam is why we all do ironman's
If the you do the same thing over and over again and expect DIFFERENT results is the definition of insanity.
quality
comparison is the thief of joy
Would be interesting to know how often he swims in open water. His stroke has definitely improved in the pool.
It’s a common challenge for runners who get into tri later in life. They learn how to bike on Zwift and swim in short course pools… results in limited bike handling / sighting skills :(
You still have a better stroke than Lionel.
Truth
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1: You cannot improve in all three disciplines at once.
2: Do not swim harder, that reinforces bad technique. A 1:00 per hundred yard college swimmer did a swim camp for 5 days, each day hours long. ALL TECHNIQUE!
Yes. Absolutely Freakin Yes!
I’m not a top swim coach, but I look at his form and it screams drag. His head position, reach and grab is slipping, exit, kick and cadence. Yes, he’s heavier bottomed but If he just improves a little in each he’ll get quicker. Good thing is he’s so inefficient he can’t get any slower, so the only way is FASTER. And he can do it, with his big engine. I wonder if he even has a coach. He’s not going to get faster racing Lionel at the pool that’s for damn sure. That’s literally the blind leading the blind. I’m sure they’ll both agree. Hope he surprises everyone come April!
We saw the frustration and anger in Dubai…
LFG SAM. Yo Yo F’n Yo!!! 0:02
Yo yo yo
Hes a big guy, lot of drag, best to become a student of the draft
Dang diz Numbnut ain't gonna improve any in 2025 on the swim, He starts off with an excuse about not starting swimming until age 18! YOYODude will have a wake up call this 2025 season in 2025 with all the true complete atheltes that are coming up from the ITU world!! Them "hotshots" are no joke!! Dang, even frodo laughing at your weak crying moment! Dang son, freaking grow a pair and get to work with a quality swim coach, your gonna have to simply "re-wire" your swim stroke, the unfortunate situation is that your have already repeadly layed down so many training swim hours with negative form that to change that is likely not gonna happen! Just Pray and hope that the first 15 dudes ahead of you out of 20 all have flats and are not able to continue and then maybe you will have a chance to get on podium, or perhaps win an event! Your thoughts Sammie? All the best in 2025 and please do not disrespect "Old Glory" in your tantrums that are symboic of your character at the ending of these events! And you need to be HUMBLE as well!!!! you get an "F" on that! Get er done Sammie!!
Dude needs a coach
Honestly, he doesn’t swim enough to be elite. Has he ever done a 3-hour swim practice completing 12,000 yards in those three hours?
I raced Sam at Ironman Florida in 2020 and Ironman Maryland in 2023, and had faster swim times than him in both races as an amateur. 😅
Don't assume you know when everyone else started swimming and then use that as an excuse. Ignore that crap and just work on technique.
That is a reality not an excuse. The dude isn't half assing and blaming others. He's in the fight.
Ok but also continues to swim in a 25yd pool. Can't be taken seriously. Also excuses. Definitely not all started swimming as children
Well this video just acknowledges the fact , spoken by Sam himself. Why the video? Its off season so I thought there would be insight into improving the swim. Good luck there are bigger problems in the world right now.
you cannot become a good swimmer as an adult.