Nutrition

Swimmers' Path to Personal Wellness with 21 Body Care Strategies Swimming is a sport that demands dedication from its athletes. It's not uncommon for swimmers to wake up before dawn and jump into a cold pool as part of their daily routine. Weekends are often spent at competitions, where athletes pus...

The Big Deal About a Swimmer's Nutrition By Bailey Duran Swimming requires massive amounts of energy, whether it’s an elite-level practice or an age group practice. Because of this high energy expenditure, swimmers need to take the right steps to replenish the nutrients lost. According to wellness c...

5 Tips To Best Prepare for College Midseason Meets For many teams, midseason is the first meet of the season where athletes are rested and suited up. Some swimmers might feel stressed out or nervous leading up to longer meets due to feeling the pressure to perform at a higher-level competition. Here...

By Grace Nordquist, Swimming World College Intern. The final set concludes, and cool down begins. Red faces are paired with sighs of relief throughout the lanes. After hours of grueling work, practice is finally over. Swimmers lift themselves out of the pool and make their way to locker rooms. They'...

Flowers are more than just pretty! When the flower is diluted, the extracts can promote emotional and psychological well-being. It is believed that the energetic properties of the flowers can positively impact a person’s mood, emotions and overall health. Flower essences may help athletes by promoti...

Commentary by Norah Hunt, Swimming World College Intern.  For many athletes, nutrition is a mystery. They are able to recognize the importance of obtaining nutrients  and fueling their bodies  for optimal performance, but the actual process of eating well sometimes becomes lost in the day to day shu...

A message from Dawn Weatherwax: Building a better athlete by optimizing every stage of growth, health, and athleticism through sports nutrition that best fits your athlete aimed for Parents of Athletes Ages 6-18 years old  I want to share my exciting news! Many of you don't know me but I have been ...

A Look At Salt Intake and Sports Performance The latest installment of Swimming World's monthly look at nutrition by Dawn Weatherwax focuses on sodium intake. SALT Table salt (sodium chloride) is a combination of two minerals: sodium and chloride. The body needs it to function. Without it, you would...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday, February 10, 2022. Sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last swim poll, we wanted to know: What is your favorite pre-meet fuel? Maintaining a balanced diet is critical to performing well at meets. Carbohydrates should make up one-hal...

Every holiday season 75% of swimmers do not maximize their holiday training. This type of training can be daunting for those who have never had to do it before. Some of the questions you may face are not knowing how much to eat, what to eat, and when.  Dawn Weatherwax's Online Sports N...

These online nutrition programs will feature aspects for Holiday Training, daily and all-day swim meets. This is a first in the world of holiday-focused programs for youth swimmers. The Holiday Training program launches on December 9th, 2021.  Replays of archived content are available as well as acc...

Join Dawn Weatherwax for her Feed for Speed podcast, featuring Grant House on Tuesday, November 30, at 7 p.m. EST (US and Canada). Listen to his story on implementing nutrition seriously into his training regimen since he was a freshman in high school. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting here....

Dawn Weatherwax, ​​RD, CSSD, LD, ATC, CSCS, is moving her sports nutrition program for parents of swimmers online.  “I am excited to share my 20 plus years of experience working with swimmers online!” said Weatherwax. “Now anyone who wants to can get the knowledge of Fueling like a World Champion.” ...

5 Foods and Drinks That Prove Helpful for Workouts and Meets By Shweta Krishnan, Swimming World Magazine Intern Foods and drinks that fuel the mind and body are the recipe to success for a great workout. It seems like every day when swimmers are not in the pool, they are scouring their kitchen pantr...

The Cranberry Sauce Dilemma: How Many Calories Are in My Thanksgiving Dishes? Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, bringing with it the promise of meticulous cooking and ample food for the dinner table. Though swimmers are often characterized as enthusiastic eaters, they pose little competition to t...

The Benefits of Healthy Eating for Student Athletes For swimmers, or any student-athlete, having a healthy diet can be an important and beneficial way to stay in shape during the season. Following a good diet can provide the energy a swimmer needs to finish a race. If an athlete does not eat enough ...

Commentary and science (various authors) The importance of a strong immune system has been highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic. Athletes and coaches have long known the value of building a body with the right fuel and exercise to pack a powerful performance punch & keep illness at bay. Here ...

Max Litchfield's Daily Diet There are many ways to describe the 400 medley ace. Hungry, for starters. Not just for success in the fast pool but literally every day for a species of swimmer used to being in the water first, out last, in training sets that demand whopping calorie intakes. Take Max Lit...

By Madilyn Sindelar, Swimming World College Intern. You’re halfway through morning practice and the clock glows 6 a.m. Your stomach begins to grumble as your coach explains the main set. As you try to focus on understanding the practice, your mind slips away to visions of the meal you are going to d...

By Madeline Ladd, Swimming World Intern. Championship season is quickly approaching, yet again. For many swimmers, this entails multi-day meets and long, hot days. It is times like these - the combination of nerves, fatigue, and adrenaline - when nutrition is more important than ever. Swimmers, just...