Arild Tveiten - from triathlon to swimming, and reflections on Paris 2024 | EP#458

<p>Arild Tveiten is most well-known as the head coach and sport director of Team Norway, and has overseen countless triathlon successes with Kristian Blummenfelt's Olympic Gold in Tokyo 2021 being the jewel in the crown. Arild is now the High Performance Director of the Norwegian Swimming Federation, and joins us to share insights into what he's bringing to swimming from his triathlon experience, and what he's learning about swimming in his new role. </p><p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: </strong></p><ul><li>The reasons for moving from triathlon into swimming</li><li>What has surprised Arild about the high performance setup in swimming and about the way swimmers train</li><li>The stark differences between training for distance events and sprint events in swimming</li><li>How the swim training methods used by the Norwegian triathletes compare to Norwegian (distance) swimmers</li><li>Is Arild changing anything in how he coaches swimming for the triathletes he's coaching based on his ...