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 […]
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: 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: Hello 🙂 I’ve been swimming since I was 6 years old and I love it so much. I am 15 now and my times are not the best, I’d say okay, but I try my best to improve and I’m sure I will if I train a lot more. It’s also because I had […]
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 […]
