Today's TOWER 26 Be Race Ready Podcast

Gerry Rodrigues literally won over a hundred ocean or lake swims over the course of his career in the 20th century.

Now the Southern California coach, mentor, and podcaster hosts the world's most popular triathlon podcast: TOWER 26 Be Race Ready Podcast (here).

Viewers can watch and ask questions via Facebook Live today, Tuesday February 21st at 3:15 pm Pacific Time (see here).

Coach Jack Fabian, who coached his daughter Eva Fabian to multiple FINA World Cup titles and a world title in 2010, joins Rodrigues and his crew to discuss how to best create and harness more power into your swim stroke.

Rodgrigues explains, "Viewers and listeners can interact with the show by watching and asking questions which will be answered live on the show.

As always, the Workout of the Episode will be given, and Athlete Questions will be answered including the newest segment called Ask a Cyclist with former Professional Cyclist Andrew Talansky. Email questions ahead of time to jim@TOWER26.com.

Interested athletes, spouses, and coaches can subscribe to the TOWER 26 Be Race Ready Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you find your podcasts.

You can also do the exact same workouts the TOWER 26 crew does by joining the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan. With video, audio, and feedback components, this plan is designed to help you get the most of of your triathlon swim. For more information and to sign up go here.

TOWER 26 by Gerry Rodrigues was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association. He maintains several core principles and values that have guided him throughout the years:

1. There are no shortcuts
2. There are no secrets
3. You have to show-up with a positive attitude
4. You must believe in yourself
5. You must have a goal
6. You must be patient
7. You must apply yourself diligently in mind, body and spirit.

He believes that all good coaches must be prepared and have a well laid-out plan for each workout. Training sessions need be specific and meaningful and must have an absolute and direct purpose with an end result in mind. A mechanism to measure or quantify return or improvement must be in place. The coach should allow the swimmers to learn from other coaches: no coach has a monopoly on technique, training or motivation.

Rodrigues believes that recreational swimming enthusiasts, Masters swimmers and triathletes can all be successful in an ambitious training environment – a structured atmosphere that accommodates both the serious competitor and the casual participant who just wants a workout. A less ambitious format only caters to the lowest common denominator. His motto is simple: You may not be training to be the best athlete in the world or even compete in an event, but you will end up being the best athlete you can be.

By Steven Munatones. Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (2022), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007 and 2010), and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (until 2011) and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, a 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff including 4 FINA World Championships, and 2008 NBC Olympic 10K Marathon Swim commentator.

Location: Huntington Beach, CA, USA

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