Lord Bamber
Legendary Chairman
That's a good start then; you're likely to get the swimming speed and endurance back very quickly. I'd never done any competitive swimming so had to learn proper front crawl tekkers before my first triathlon 3 years ago. I'm still fairly crap at it, but training in a group at my local gym/pool helps, and I now manage a sub 15 min 750m without making myself too knackered.
Cycle to run is a killer transition. However, you'll find that you can run the worst of the lead legs feeling out in about 1K. Practising a short run after a hard bike session will get you used to this feeling!
@strings I would agree with the this, cycle to run and concur with practicing the short run after hard bike. I would also say I had loads of problems with the first two mins from swim to cycle. I felt totally disorientated. Every time i left the pool I would try and simulate (as best as possible) a speedy exit into transition (changing room) Good luck, the sprint is so much fun.