A Swimmer's life
5 reasons why you could never stop swimming
During an intense training session or on the morning before a race, I have very often felt like stopping and giving up swimming. But then after all the intense effort …
Fitness & Wellness
How to make your swimsuit last longer
You chose it from so many others due to its distinctive pattern and other features that none of the others had, but now look at it, dull and lifeless and …
Just for Women
Locker room horror stories
The 5 worst things that can happen to a female swimmer in the locker room “Everything that happens in the locker room stays in the locker room”, Brad Pitt would …
A Swimmer's life
5 things not to do unless you want to be hated in the pool
Have you ever finished a training session and noticed you had some bruises without knowing how you got them? Swim lanes, particularly when they are packed, can be accidents waiting …
A Swimmer's life
Race day and…everything that can go wrong!
Sooner or later everybody, beginners and more experienced swimmers alike, will inevitably have something go wrong on race day. Here is what might happen and how to deal with it …
A Swimmer's life
The art of losing … with a smile on our face
I like to win. I like it so much that when I find myself in at bookshop I am always attracted to the “motivational books” section that have taught me …
Fitness & Wellness
Train while you are asleep!
For many people eight hours’ uninterrupted sleep is literally what they dream of. There is never enough time in the day, we are always in a hurry, and we only …
A Swimmer's life
You’re a sprinter if…
I am always startled to find myself swimming against athletes who manage to swim incredibly fast times in races even though they are always the slowest in the lane at …
A Swimmer's life
Putting on your racing suit
Before even buying one, you will probably have heard all kinds of stories about them. Stories about just how difficult they are to put on, about the terrified look in …