How Competitive Swimming Shapes Character
From the SwimSwam website...
By SwimSwam Contributors
Courtesy: Dr. David Manolo Sailer
This article takes some aspects from David’s recent book, “Strenuous” (or in German: “Schonungslos”), which he co-authored with Jan Kerkmann. You can find the book here.
With the Olympics approaching, the world will once again look at swimming as the most-watched sport of the Games. Personal triumphs and disasters share the stage, with the weight of the world resting on the athletes’ shoulders. Sometimes, only hundredths of a second separate swimmers. Yet, the lessons learned at the highest level of competition – similar to the lessons every competitive swimmer learns through years of training and racing – last a lifetime.
