FALL 24 - Fitness Swim Program | Bíos Triathlon Team

WELCOME SWIMMERS!

Thanks for your interest in fall 2024 FITNESS SWIM PROGRAM, with the Bíos Triathlon Team!  This fall we are offering an exciting program for triathletes, swimming enthusiasts, and anyone who is interested in swimming for fitness! 

(21) Facilitated Swims with a focus on both distance swimming & all strokes development & conditioning.  CLUB CALENDAR TBA SOON

Scroll down for membership cost, programming details or to select a program catagory and register!

WHO CAN JOIN?

• Anyone 15 years or older
• Participants need to be able to demonstrate a 100m continuous swim unassisted for safety.
• Anyone interested in a challenge
• Beginners are welcome, however, a basic front crawl ability is required. 
• You are strongly encouraged to have a 2024 Triathlon Alberta Membership for your insurance. 
• Compeditive swimmers are also welcome, however be aware that we have all abilities in the Bios Traithlon Team. 

DO I NEED TO BE A TRIATHLETE TO JOIN THE CLUB?

• No.  Anyone can join and many people join just for fitness and/or community & social connection.
• You are also welcome if you only want to swim and we have registration options available to you.  We practice all strokes in the Bios Club and although front crawl is our primary stroke.

WHAT ABOUT RUNNING & CYCLING WITH THIS CLUB? 

We are a swim club for the most part, however group members often self organize for Running & Cycling.  We meet Thursday evenings at 6:30pm at the Tri Hub Store in the MacEwan Student Center for running.  This group is a run at your own pace meet and is not coached.  When the weather is nice we go outside.  When the cold weather comes we will run at either the Oval or Jack Simpson (depending on facillity availability).  There is no organized indoor cycling at this time. 

Run Group Dates:

OUTDOOR

1. October 3nd - 6:30pm Outside
2. October 10th  6:30pm Outside
3. October 17th  6:30pm Outside
4. October  24th  6:30pm Outside

October 31st NO RUN INDOOR

1. November 7th  7:00pm Olympic Oval - (Meet at Oval)

November 14th - NO RUN

1. November 21st  7:00pm  Olympic Oval
2. November 28th  7:00pm  Olympic Oval
3. December 5th 7:00pm  Olympic Oval
4. December 12th 7:00pm  Olympic Oval
5. December 19th 7:00pm  Olympic Oval

WHAT DO I NEED TO JOIN THIS CLUB

• Swim suit & goggles at minimum.  We prefer you to have swim paddles and fins as well.
• A valid Triathlon Alberta membership provides you with insurance for all activities with us and we strongly encourage participants to have this.  A 2023 or 2024 ATA membership is available HERE.  If you do not purchase a Triathlon Alberta Membership, you will not be insured during your activities with Bios Triathlon Team.

WHAT GEAR WILL I NEED?

• Swim gear including athletic swimsuit, fins, paddles, pull buoy, goggles and cap.  If you don’t have these items or need advice on what to get please contact us.  Or visit trihub.ca for swimming & cycling gear and a Tech Shop location for running shoes. 

TIMES 

Tuesdays_________5:45pm - 7:00pm (Limit 20 spaces). Max 5 per 25m lane

Wednesdays_____7:30am - 8:30am (Limit 20 spaces).  Max 5 per 25m lane

Fridays___________8:00pm-9:00pm (Limit 40 spaces)  Max 10 per 50m lane

THE TYPE OF TRAINING AT A GLANCE

• Swim Training for fitness & training for triathlon (super sprint, sprint, standard or long distance)
• Swim training 2 x a week with the group.  Compeditive and non-compeditive options.   
• Swims often, but not always involve front crawl drills and "prep" /  "base" volue training for distance swimming 
• We often focus on strength conditioning and technique more in the fall and higher intensity swimming in the winter semester. 
• (3) Coaches with triathlon or compeditive swim backgrounds (1-2 on any day) 
• Strokes development and drills in all strokes.
• Swim film analysis oppertunities time permitting.    
• Some swims will concentrate more on distance, while others include more stroke variety and sprints.     
• Informal group running & cycling - weather permitting
• Perceived exertion scale of 1-10 to describe the intensity of workouts
• We try to meet everyone where they are at in terms of fitness so that everyone has a challenge without feeling overwhelmed.

ABOUT BÍOS

The name Bíos is one of the two words the ancient Greeks had for life - Zoé and Bíos.  Bíos described the activities of life, while Zoé meant something more like organic life.  We chose to recapture the original meaning of Bíos, as the name that describes what we are most interested in accomplishing as a sports club / team: living a healthy lifestyle.  Therefore, at Bíos Triathlon Club we train together as a supportive community, for the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle.  That's why we say we are training for life!

COST & WHAT THE PROGRAM INCLUDES

Full Program (21 swims) -  Either Tue/Fri, OR Wed/Fri.  

NOTE:  The program continues in the winter with a new registration.  

- Full Program_______________ $360  ($17.14 per session) 

- Student discount - 20%_____$290 ($14 per session) 

- 10 Pass (limit of 10)_________$240 ($24 per session). Use on any day.  

U of C  Students no longer register and pay through Active Living.  We are collecting student registrations through this site as this simplifys the process.  

THE FULL  PROGRAM INCLUDES

• (21) Swims
• (Swimming twice a week most weeks) at the University of Calgary Aquatic Centre
• Option to purchase a team cap for $10
• Non student access to facility (only during the alloted swim time).
• Access to the online Bíos community page where you can chat, share photos & video, have discussions and stay in touch with other club members!
• Possible swim video analysis (time dependent)
• Informal outdoor running and cycling sessions
• Swim workout content created for you and shared via our private group chat area of the trihub.ca website
• Tech Shop Discount - 10% off all regular-priced footwear and accessories, and 15% off all regular-priced apparel.
• Tri Hub Swimwear & Multisport Discount - 5% storewide 
• Access to purchase branded club clothing including Team Swimsuits!
• Team event participation
• Early bird notification for future programming.
• Notification of upcoming events
• Team social / program wrap-up event
• Social meet-ups & other fun stuff!

ABOUT YOUR COACHES

Head Coach (Program Facilitator) - Lorin Inglis 

A passion for helping new athletes flurish.  Lorin loves being a part of athletes individual journeys and the discovery of triathlon as a lifstyle sport for health and fitness.  Lorin enjoys competition, but always views sport primarily as an essential ongoing pursuit of mental and physical well being.  

• Specialize in Shorter Distance Events (Sprint & Super Sprint Triathlon)
• Former Triathlon Alberta High Performance & Development Team Coordinator 
• National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) - Swimming Level One & Triathlon Community Coach Certified
• Race Director
• 13 years amature compeditive Triathlon Experience 
• 20 years amature compeditive road running experience
• UCAC Middle distance track athlete - masters class

Assistant Coach - Grace Graham

Grace is a fantastic observer and listener which makes her an incredible coach.  Grace’s strength is in her one-to-one interactions with swimmers.  She is always in tune to what swimmers are experiencing in their lanes and can offer insightful feedback to all levels of swimmers.  We love having Grace on our team!

• Former compeditive swimmer with the Calgary Patriots.
• Current swim instuctor with a Calgary learn-to-swim youth program.
• (NCCP) Triathlon Community Coach
• Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders Certified 

Assistant Coach - Adam Bradshaw

Hi! I'm Adam, and I'm a current Masters student in Biomedical Engineering at the UofC. I have been a swimmer as long as I can remember, and I raced competitively for 12 years as a kid growing up in Seattle, WA. While attending the University of Colorado Boulder for my undergraduate degree, I raced for the CU Triathlon Team, and fell in love with tri. I've raced about a dozen Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons, duathlons, and aquathons over the last 7 years, including the 2018 and 2019 USA Collegiate National Championships and the 2022 XTERRA USA Championships. I have always enjoyed sharing my love for swimming with other athletes, and I'm excited to help our Bios athletes succeed in the water!

• (NCCP) Triathlon Community Coach
• Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders Certified 

Our Team Philosophy - Social engagment, fitness as a lifestyle and our overall health is our primary concern.  We can strive for competition and set lofty goals for ourselves, but this always secondary to the intrinsic rewards of sport training contained within a personal challange to make fitness a fundemantal part of our lives.