Athletics for Beginners
I recently attended the World Aquatic Development Conference in Lund, Sweden. I said to Shane Gould* that I found the 'sacrifice' of elite athletes unfathomable. She immediately corrected me: "Commitment not sacrifice. It's a commitment." I am not a natural athlete. I can walk, run and cut interesting shapes on the dancefloor. Intermittently, I force myself to go the gym. I follow fitness gurus like The Body Coach on Instagram for "inspiration" and "tips" for intense workouts
WADC 2016
Last week I kicked off work on CONTENDER with a trip to Lund in Sweden for the 2016 World Aquatic Development Conference. As you can see, I was excited to learn that I had been upgraded from a British artist of questionable fitness to an American competitive swimmer... FINA scandals, IOC debacles, doping, burnout (in elite coaches as well as athletes) and innovative training approaches were all subjects on the agenda. Speakers and attendees included Professor John Hoberman fr
