Swimming for Life

Motivation

Kevin Cleary — As a coach, I often hear my athletes say to me, “I can’t do this!” or “I can’t keep going!” or some other version of “I can’t!” in the middle of a tough practice. A couple of years ago, I was knee-deep in a particularly intense training session, and at […]

“I Can’t” vs. “I Don’t Want To”

June 9, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Fitness / Health / Mental Training / Motivation / Training by Kevin Cleary

Ralph Mohr — We in the US have not been aware of it very much, but swimming outdoors in rivers, lakes, ponds, the oceans, etc., is called “wild swimming” in the British Isles, and there is a long tradition there of swimming all year around everywhere. Here in the US we have always […]

Swim Bits – July 2021

June 9, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Motivation / Open Water / Open Water / Swim Bits / Training by Ralph Mohr

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Our body is an amazing machine which can adapt to almost anything. However, if you want to keep it working smoothly for a long time, it is better to make it work the way it is intended to, in complete balance and alignment or in its natural way. Most physical […]

The Natural Way is Always the Best Way

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

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Spring is here, the days are getting longer, the sun is peeking thru the clouds. This is usually my favorite time of the year. It feels like renewal. A time open to new opportunities. Covid-19 is still here,but the vaccination campaign is under way.The pools and gyms are slowly reopening […]

Spring is the best time to be consistent with a ...

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by 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

Do you have New Year’s resolutions? You hit the ground like a bull New Year’s Day, then 2 weeks later, the inspiration slowly fades behind the layers of distraction, and, by February, most are fully reverted, with New Years a distant memory. A good background to begin this story, about […]

Janette and Alan’s Odyssey

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

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