Tapering for vacation [DEEP DIVE]

Published: Aug. 6, 2021, 10 a.m.

When preparing for the Olympics, swimmers set up a four-year plan to train, race, and compete. And part of this plan includes tapering. Tapering is when we start to decrease the work we do and become more deliberate with invisible training: sleeping, resting, and really taking care of ourselves. As a swimmer, taper time [...]