{"id":434721,"date":"2020-06-06T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T04:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=434721"},"modified":"2020-06-07T21:30:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T04:30:30","slug":"how-some-of-the-worlds-best-swimmers-are-staying-performance-ready-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-some-of-the-worlds-best-swimmers-are-staying-performance-ready-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"How Some of the World\u2019s Best Swimmers Are Staying Performance Ready During Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

After four years of training for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games<\/a>, the unforeseen circumstance of the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown athletes’ plans into disarray. The world\u2019s best swimmers were in peak condition to battle it out down the black line. However, in March of this year the decision was made to postpone the Olympics until July 2021. The global state of lockdown has forced athletes to soldier on with their training within the constraint of their own home.<\/p>\n

With pools closed, swimmers worldwide have taken to social media to show how they aren\u2019t letting the pandemic get in their way of their Olympic dreams. They are displaying an array of creative methods to stay fit, strong, and work on specific swimming skills in order to be performance ready for next years games.<\/p>\n

Simone Manuel<\/h3>\n
With no access to the pool, training specific skills can be difficult. Yet Simone Manuel<\/strong> from team USA has shown how she is practicing what she describes as \u201cflip turning without a pool\u201d. Tucking into a ball and rolling back on a gym mat, she then propels herself forward and jumps into a streamline position. A fantastic way to maintain powerful, quick turns.<\/p>\n
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