QUESTION: I’m 12 years old and I want to become an Olympian swimmer. How many hours should I be training a week and what should i be eating?? Thank you Nat:) ANSWER: Hi Nat, Thanks for your email. To become an Olympian is a great goal to strive for. As far as training is concerned most strong […]
QUESTION: Hi Gary, My 12year old daughter currently trains 2 days per week but would like to train more because she enjoys her swimming and her winter sport is about to finish. Currently her coach is telling us that some weekly classes are not available to her unless she commits to 5-6 classes per week. […]
QUESTION: Hello my dear, I have a son. My son is 9 years. He is good swimmer. I have a question of you. Due to his age, my son several times a week to swim practice. His coach says: 6 sessions of 2 hours a week to practice. It is not too much for him […]
For many parents having a “swimmer” in the family is not something they planned. Most swimmers begin in a learn-to-swim program and progress through to advanced lessons. From there they are asked to complete a couple of sessions in a junior squad and before you know it they are entrenched and absorbed by the sport […]
QUESTION: Hello, I am writing from Azerbaijan. Swimming is not yet a popular sport in my country like wrestling. My 9-year old son goes once in a week for swimming and he swims 1 kilometer without stopping (all 4 types). Do you think it is too long for him to swim given the fact that […]
QUESTION: I have a 8 year old girl and a 9 year old boy. They get entered into galas having to swim 800m as well as 200m IM, 100m freestyle, up to 7 or 8 races at a time. Is this very good for them? As a parent I would like to ask the question, […]
QUESTION: Hi, I am 15 years old and I quit swimming 2 years ago. I have still done swimming in between but now with a club and at a competitive level. Now I want to get back into swimming but I have very low endurance, how would you suggest that I improve? Sarah ANSWER: Hi […]
QUESTION: Hi, should my highly competitive 10 year old take a break from swimming? What are the benefits of taking say 4 weeks off in the winter season, contrasted with swimming all year with only a couple of short one week breaks? Would a shorter break of say two weeks be better than 4? She […]
QUESTION: How many times a week, should a 11 year old boy train swimming – if he is serious about training. How long should the sessions be for? Thanks Dina ANSWER: Hi Dina, The number of sessions an 11 year old boy should train from child to child. In general I would say 3 to […]
