About the Author

Andrew Starykowicz has competed as a professional triathlete since 2006. His athletic accomplishments include professional triathlon victories in Olympic, half, and full iron distances, a Big Ten Championship in water polo, and All American honors in swimming. Although Andrew's swim career did not begin until he was a teenager he has been student of the sport since he swam his first lap. With the knowledge acquired from various swim, water polo, and triathlon coaches, Andrew has logged millions of yards and spent hundreds of hours on the pool deck coaching swim clubs and master's programs over the last two decades.