We are excited to welcome Rob Swan from Critical Performance to our line up of coaches! Rob will be teaching the Open Water Swim Clinic this Saturday, June 26. Rob has been professionally coaching triathlon and endurance sports for 8 years, but started coaching in the mid 90’s. He started swimming when he was 17…

Fresh Air will be putting on a wetsuit demo day this Saturday, June 26 at 7am at the Gyro Swim Loop. Come down and try on a wetsuit from Blue Seventy and Zoot and take it for a spin around the loop.

This one’s a biggie – Leanne Manlove from Pinnacle Elite Athlete will be discussing “Starts, Re-entry’s, and Exits”. This will include everything from reviewing different start types (deep water and beach), proper start positioning, mass starts, and exit and re-entry strategies. You don’t want to miss this one! Registration is at 6:45am at Gyro Beach…

There is a race for everyone at the 28th annual Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon, taking place on August 20-22, 2010! The race weekend features Elite and Junior Elite races, Sprint and Olympic distance age group triathlons, relays, a Try-a-Tri, kids’ and youth races, an aquathon as well as FINA open water swim races. For…

So you’ve completed the race, and got your big, beautiful, fancy-shmancy Interior Savings Across the Lake Swim towel. Last thing you want is for some shmo to run off with it. Well, included in your race package will be a coupon so you can get your towel embroidered with your name and finish time! Just…

UPDATE 06/17/10: The swimmer has found a kayaker! A swimmer for this year’s race needs a canoeist or kayaker as his support person. He is 76 years old and has completed the race several times previously in the competitive category. He is also a member of the Edmonton Masters Swim Club. Do you know of…

Tomorrow, Saturday June 12th, is the next Open Water Swim Clinic! Leanne Manlove from Pinnacle Elite Athlete will be teaching how to put on your wetsuit correctly and will be continuing to practice sighting techniques, as it is very important to swimming faster and straighter in the open water. After the swim clinic we’ll hold…

With the assistance of the City of Kelowna, we have added a second loop to the Gyro Swim Loop. Dubbed the “Manteo Mile”, the loop is a 1300m out and back from the 100m buoy to just in front of the Manteo Resort. Completing this loop plus the regular Gyro loop gives you exactly 2km…

With the assistance of the City of Kelowna, we have added a second loop to the Gyro Swim Loop. Dubbed the “Manteo Mile”, the loop is a 1300m out and back from the 100m buoy to just in front of the Manteo Resort. Completing this loop plus the regular Gyro loop gives you exactly 2km…

Tomorrow is the first Open Water Swim Clinic, coached by Brent Hobbs. This will be a great clinic for those a little antsy about swimming in open water or for those who need to brush off the open water cob webs. Brent Hobbs is a great coach and this clinic will be perfect for all…