Introduction
Good eating and hydration habits are an important part of swim training and competing. This page will provide advice and tips to help swimmers and their parents!
SPORTS NUTRITION, HYDRATION, LIFESTYLE ADVICECoaching Ireland has a great website, full of useful information about sports and coaching. Included is a series of leaflets sponsored by Lucozade, all about nutrition, hydration, halthy lifestyles, etc. See the Coaching Ireland website for more information and free factsheets. |
Sports Drinks
It's easy to make your own sports drinks. BBC Sports has recipes for a variety of sports drinks for different training requirements - see this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/health_and_fitness/4289704.stm
GI (Glycaemic Index) and Training
Here is an article on first published in the Irish Times Healthplus section, reproduced with the editors permission. The last paragraph deals with sports performance. The writer, Dr Giles Warrington, publishes weekly in the Irish Times, click here to find more articles.
Eating guide for training and competition
Here is a one page guide on eating for training and competition, particularly dealing with how to manage different time gaps between events. Click here to read more.
Emer's Energy Bars
Well, Emer didn't invent these, but she passed on the recipe. It's full of lots of goodies like oats and berries. Those of you who are chocolate fans could probably substitute melted chocolate instead of melted butter! Click here for the details.
Please treat these articles as general information, and check with your coaches for more information or advice as to whether the content above is appropriate for your age and swimming level.