Once, during a training session in the pool, I met a long-distance swimmer, who was just finishing his training session: “how many kilometres-a-day do you swim?”, I asked and he …
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Sometimes I begin a training session in a lane that is far too full for me to be able to successfully complete what I had planned. Whether you swim in …
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Swimmers have an abundant amount of everyday issues to face. That much is clear. How about when we combine the constant struggles of lactic acid buildup, annoying lane mates or …
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Your first day swimming with a new team is a bit like your first day at school. You will feel strangely nervous in the locker room and start thinking: “I …
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Like all sportsmen and women, swimmers have their own good luck rituals, superstitions and habits that they keep on repeating like a mantra before their races. So what are a …
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Photo credit: “Baywatch alla corsa” by Pochestorie is licensed under CC BY Everyone calls them “lifeguards”, the unmistakable red shirt or tank top, their lookout station, whistle, rescue boat and life …
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Swimming is a sport which takes years of practice to even begin to understand concepts like technique and racing strategies. That is why a large portion of swimmers have started …
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The other day I had one of the nine year old girls that I coach tell me that she had bought a navy blue Arena training suit just like the …
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The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, right? Well, let’s just say that for swimmers it’s debatable because winter can only mean one thing: training camps. …
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I guess first of all I should quantify what I mean by cold water swimming. To some swimming in open water of 16 degrees can be cold, but for me …
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