The TRIFEST Conference is a free two-day event in Tucson, Arizona on March 6th – 7th that will cover a wide range of topics to benefit multisport athletes, coaches and race directors. The free conference is open to the general public.
TRIFEST offers running, cycling and swimming information and kicks off three weekends in March to provide opportunities to learn information from the world of running, cycling and swimming from a multitude of coaches, athletes, manufacturers and training experts.
Steven Munatones, a coach at the 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 World Swimming Championships and coach at the 2004 World Open Water Swim Championships, will give a presentation on The Tactics of Open Water Swimming where attendees can learn what the world’s best open water swimmers look for, think about and do during races and its implications for triathletes as well as the latest trends, techniques and training methodologies of the top open water swimmers around the world.
Pool and open water swimmers, endurance athletes, multi-sport athletes and interested fans will see videos of world championship races and observe specific racing tactics of Olympic medalists and world champions. They will also hear how these tactics are practiced in a pool (via POW or Pool Open Water Training) so the tactics can be easily and quickly utilized during a race.
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 and KAATSU Research Institute. 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), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.