The Big Dance is finally here. The Hawaii Ironman World Championships takes place in less than two weeks, and the Kona swim is an iconic (and unique) one: swimskins, rolling waves, and a lots of flailing arms. QR pro Haley Chura gives us five of her best tips to approach the Hawaii Ironman swim (and most warm swimskin-legal races) to set yourself up for a killer race day in Kona!

Many of us know the basics of wetsuit wear: put it on, zip it up, swim. But there’s a few little secret tips and tricks we’ve learned over the years to make your wetsuit swim experience a bit easier. Below are five of our favorites.

Quintana Roo pro triathlete Haley Chura is one of the best swimmers in triathlon, and in her years racing she’s seen it all, has made every rookie mistake, made every wrong turn (and made it right!). So she came to us with five can’t miss tips to make your race day swim as smooth as can be!

High schoolers Kimani and Kayla have gone from triathlon neophytes to comfortable swim/bike/runners. And its happened in the span of just three months, all under the guidance of GRIT USA, a D.C.-area tri team driving the advancement of people of color in multisport. This week of Juneteenth, we check in with Kimani as he learns how to pull on his QR wetsuit, experiences proper race pacing and get more comfortable on the bike. Follow their journey.