Good nutrition, before, during and after a race is essential to ensure your body is performing at its best at all times. Take a read of some of the basic tips and feel free to ask your coach if you have any questions at all.

For those of you interested to know about the effects of swimming on your body in a little more detail, we have provided some additional information on nutrition and recovery in general which you can check out at your leisure. This section of the site will be updated at regular intervals to include relevant information written by some of the leading global experts in Swimming that may be of benefit to our members.

Below please find some nutrition for aquatic athletes information that was distributed at the recent FINA World Championships. A practical guide to eating for health and performance.

Nutrition for Aquatic Athletes

Links to General Recovery and Nutrition Information

  1. Competition Food and Drink
  2. The Art of Recovery