Development Quote by Amanda Beard

In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance.

— Kirsty Coventry

Swimming is probably my main conditioning. It gives you a full-body workout. It builds endurance, builds your lungs strong, I mean you name it.…

— Vince Wilfork

I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part…

— Teddy Sears

I didn't just swim when I was younger. I did ballet, horse riding, everything. I was very active.

— Ellie Simmonds

I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Mastering a few simple techniques helped me to improve my technique massively using equipment like the pull buoy and central snorkel to isolate certain…

— Gethin Jones

Everything I do in the gym translates to being a better swimmer.

— Caeleb Dressel

As for swimming, I'm now in the pool 5 days a week from 8 to 10 a.m. And I'm in the gym for an…

— Dana Torres

When I started swimming again two years ago, it felt like I was starting from scratch. My mind-set was [to tell myself that] every…

— Janet Evans

I just get creative with my training. I can be doing swims individually, or with one other person. I can be doing sprints. I…

— Jeremy Stephens

The key to building long muscle as you swim is stretching arms far ahead of you in the water, sort of like a swan.

— Mary Helen Bowers

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

— Mark Spitz