Brooklyn Tri Club

Join us this Saturday, June 20th for our Open Water Swimming Clinic! 🏊

The clinic will be led by coaches John Stewart (Race Day Coaching) and Peter Helling (Startline Coach).

During the clinic you will learn the fundamentals of open water swimming in a group setting. Coaches will work with you on sighting, swimming in a straight line, and effectively maneuvering through current and chop.

OWS requires a different approach than pool swimming, so being comfortable in open water is crucial to race success. This clinic is capped at 15 swimmers so book your spot on the forum today!

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Join us for our open water swim clinic on June 20th! 🏊‍♀️

During this coached clinic, you will learn the fundamentals of open water swimming in a group setting. Coaches will work with you on sighting, swimming in a straight line, and effectively maneuvering through current and chop. 🌊 OWS requires a different approach than pool swimming, so being comfortable in open water is crucial to race success. This clinic is capped at 15 swimmers.

When: Saturday, June 20 @ 10 - 11:30 AM
Where: Coney Island (details on website)
Cost: $30 - Register on our events page!

The clinic will be led by coaches John Stewart (Race Day Coaching) and Peter Helling (Startline Coaching), who you may know from our weekly bike and brick workouts. (Coach John is also an accomplished open water swimmer who has swum across the English Channel!).🏊

Join us next Thursday, 6/11 @ 6pm for an injury prevention clinic with Dr. Marc Bochner, Chiropractic Sports Injury Specialist/Bochner Performance Care.

This annual clinic can help you discover your “weak links” that predispose to injury, and every year all participants learn something new to look for and what to do about it!

Visit the Forum to learn more and RSVP!

Join us for a group open water swim 🌊🏊‍♀️ at Brighton Beach every last Sunday of the month from May through August! All speeds are welcome, club members only. Bag watch will be provided for approximately one hour.

The first meetup will take place Sunday May 31st at 9:00 am. We’ll meet at Grimaldo’s Chair, on the sand when you enter the beach at Brighton 4th St.⛱️

Please note that these are not coached workouts or swim lessons, just a casual member get-together. Be sure to hydrate ahead of time and bring extra water, plenty of sunscreen, and optionally an open water swim buoy.

🚨 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!🚨

Brooklyn Tri Club is excited to support the Big Apple Triathlon as one of our official club races this season! The race is being directed by Alpha Win , a longtime supporter of BTC and one of the organizations that helps make our local triathlon community thrive.

Alpha Win has generously provided BTC with one 50% off race entry coupon, which we’ll raffle off to a lucky club member. 🎉

To enter the raffle and for more information, visit the forum!

We can’t wait to see a sea of BTC kits at the Big Apple Triathlon.

We’ll announce the raffle winner soon—good luck!

Join us for our upcoming indoor swim clinic next Tuesday, May 19th!

Coaches John and Roman have redesigned the session to give swimmers clearer feedback, practical race skills, and specific tools to improve speed and efficiency in open water. Sign up at the link in bio!

Here’s what we’ll cover:

▶️ Video analysis- individual feedback

🏊‍♀️ Technique & Efficiency
As a group, we’ll work on:
– Better breathing and body position
– Timing the pull more effectively from front to back
– Increasing speed while reducing stroke count and wasted energy

🌊 Open Water & Race Prep
– Efficient wetsuit use
– Sighting methods and how to swim straighter
– Pacing zones
– Training sets

See you there! 🏊‍♂️

Congratulations to our very on Coach, Ben Kessel, on finishing his USAT Level III certification!! 🎉🎉

Please join us in wishing him a heartfelt congratulations. You can also see him every Monday for Monday Strength. 🏋️

Congrats, Coach. 👏👏👏

Join us for the G**O 2026 ride! 🚲

On Saturday, May 9th, BTC’s 2026 G**O (Get The Eff Out of Prospect Park Ride) commences! This is a no-drop, 55 mile group ride led by several of our more experienced team members across the Brooklyn Bridge, up the west side, across the GW Bridge and north through NJ and NY. There will be 2-3 groups that are staggered 15 minutes apart.

For those looking for a shorter ride, there is an option to hop on the subway at the 175 St A station on the way back for a total of ~38 miles of riding, which would still let you experience riding on 9W and enjoy a coffee at The Market stop.

This ride is the perfect opportunity to meet teammates, while spreading your cycling wings and learning how to navigate the route from BK to 9W in order to complete longer rides!

As always, check the forum to register and get starting location.

Join us for our annual run clinic with Coach John Hirsch, THIS weekend! 🏃

When: Saturday May 2nd from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Where: Run training meeting spot (the water fountain at center drive)
Cost: $50 – the clinic will be capped at 14 people. Registration is open on our website under “events” now until May 1st at 8pm.

This run clinic will take runners through every aspect of running, from the best run warm-ups to perfect run form and proper cooldowns. Using over a dozen drills and exercises along with video software to break down each runner’s gait in real-time with the athlete, runners will leave with improved run form, new skills, and knowledge about their running. We’ll review small changes for meaningful gain that will improve your speed and help you stay injury-free. There will also be a useful Q&A about all things running including shoes, fueling, running in tris, and anything else you want to know!

Hosted by John Hirsch, 4-time top 10 pro ironman and 3-time ultra-marathon Spartan World Champ, John brings his 20 years of racing and coaching experience and enthusiasm to this interactive clinic.