Torpedo Swimtalk Masters Swimming

Proof that photos can lie 😃

This was taken after what felt like a shocker of a day at the State Long Course Championships yesterday 🙃

I had hopes of swimming a good LC 200 backstroke time, after doing some good times at SC Nationals recently. Instead, I swam quite a lot slower. And boy did it hurt 🙃

Not exactly the times ⏱️ I had in mind. But that’s sport 🏊‍♀️

Some days you’re rapt with a swim and everything goes right. Some days you’re standing on pool deck wondering where those extra few seconds came from 🙃

The important thing I am reminding myself, is not to confuse one disappointing result with the bigger picture 🌎

Six weeks ago I had a great Nationals campaign. Yesterday was a reminder that I still have work to do.

So I’ll rest, reset and get back to chasing that Budapest ‘27 dream.

After a long break, the Torpedo Swimtalk newsletter is back 😁

Over the past few months Torpedo Swimtalk has evolved beyond the podcast archive into a home for feature articles, coaching insights, training ideas and Masters swimming news from around the world.

If you’re interested in training smarter, racing better and staying connected to the global Masters swimming community, I’d love to have you along.

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Today’s Enhanced Games have sparked global debate around performance-enhancing drugs, elite sport and the future of athletic competition.

But for Masters swimmers, the discussion reaches far beyond records and results.

This new opinion piece explores ageing, resilience, identity and why Masters swimming may represent something increasingly valuable in modern sport: honest effort within human limitation.

Read it at ➡️ torpedoswimtalk.com

Torpedo Swimtalk is evolving 😃

What started as a podcast during Melbourne lockdown has gradually grown into something bigger - a space for swimming stories, performance ideas, featured interviews and conversations from across the masters swimming world 😃

Over the past few weeks I’ve been refreshing the website and building a new “Newsroom” section featuring long-form articles, opinion pieces, training insights and deeper storytelling from Masters swimmers to Olympians 🏊‍♀️

The podcast remains at the heart of everything, with more to come in that area soon 🎤 🎧

But this feels like the next step 😃

The new newsroom is now live, including the first feature article:
“The Cameron McEvoy Effect: Why Sprinters Are Training Less and Swimming Faster.”

Read it on torpedoswimtalk.com

Thanks for being part of the journey 🏊

Reflections from Nationals 🏊‍♀️😃