Why do triathletes often swim with less vigorous leg kicks?

To save leg muscles for biking and running.

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  1. To swim faster in pools
  2. To stay warmer in water
  3. To save leg muscles for biking and running ✔

Why: Triathletes conserve leg muscles for the cycling and running stages that follow.

Huh, didn't know that: Triathletes conserve leg muscles for the cycling and running stages that follow.

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Save your kick for the bike and run, or you will be leg-less later.
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Answer: To save leg muscles for biking and running. Triathletes conserve leg muscles for the cycling and running stages that follow.

  1. Triathlon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon
    conserving their leg muscles for the cycle and run to follow
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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