Swimming for Life

Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As most Master swimmers, we all have taken breaks from swimming at one time or another in our long career. The reasons have been numerous: either burnout from the long exhausting practices of our teen years or to explore new horizons such as studies, jobs, families, pregnancy. As we got […]

Enjoy the thrill of being back in the water and ...

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — The year 2020 was not what any of us expected, and although we just hit the reset button, nobody really knows what 2021 will be like. The vaccination campaign, which just started, definitively gives us hope and shows us some light at the end of the tunnel. But it is […]

2021 calls for a different approach to resolutions and goals

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — One of the many qualities of the swimmer is being strong and resilient. Especially if you are a long distance and an open water swimmer, your resilience has already been tested more than once by the rough and always changing conditions in the open water. The pandemic is definitively testing […]

2020 did, and 2021 Will Test Our Resilience

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Whatever your level in swimming currently is, this strange pandemic time offers you your best opportunity to improve your technique and go to the next level. Learning the proper technique will go a long way in improving your stamina, your speed, and your level of fitness. In swimming, the resistance […]

Technique, Technique, Technique

October 16, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Fitness / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As September is here, the kids are back in school (at least virtually) and the pools in the tri-counties of the Portland area might finally reopen with some restrictions, it is time to reset the start button. If you have children at home and a full-time job, your schedule and […]

Quality over Quantity

September 25, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — By all standards, 2020 has not been the year any of us had in mind. Everything feels out of our individual control. A lot of swimming pools are still closed; the ones open have restrictions and might close again at any time and without much notice. For most of us, […]

How to adapt and set new goals

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As we all know, the COVID-19 virus is a tough enemy. It is still all around us; it is hard to beat, it is mutating but mostly it is very contagious. So, wear your mask, wash your hands, and keep your social distance. Some of the few consequences for most […]

How to shed that COVID layer?

July 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Gyms and pools are closed. Open swims and races are cancelled. It is easy to understand why you may lose your motivation to work out. In this unprecedented time with more questions than answers, with no specific timeline, with no specific goals, with new protocols and requirements on pool openings […]

How and Why to Stay Motivated

June 12, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — During this very stressful time of the Covid19 worldwide pandemic, I want to wish you all to stay healthy and to keep everybody around you healthy. It is very important to be conscious of the difference between health and fitness. Your health is what keeps your body working smoothly, fighting […]

Health vs. Fitness

April 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe