"The way to build stamina in the pool is by swimming. Slowly build yourself up. Don't try to do too much at the beginning because you will be exhausted and it is easier to burn out. Make sure you do more than just swimming. Use a kickboard and kick. Use a pullbouy and pull. Try putting fins on. Maybe go a 25 as fast as you can and then a few 25's really easy to recover. Throw some oddballs at your body and it will soon adapt to what you give it."
That's him on the left in the picture next to Michael Phelps after the 4 x 100 meter relay team won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Garrett is a great guy - he's overcome high blood pressure early in life to become a world class athelete. And he's a great role model for kids - after he won his medals he came to my daughter's school and did an entire presentation. He answered all their questions and was a great influence on them.
Be sure to check out his Web site - http://www.gwgswims.com/ and his blog http://garrettwebergale.blogspot.com/
He is also a great chef - partly because of his high blood pressure - and has great ideas for healthy meals. I'm sure we'll see him on Food Network someday!
Thanks, Garrett for your advice. We'll see how it works, starting tomorrow!
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