The blissful ignorance of a swim parent

by Lisa Altenbernd, Flying Fish Parent from February 2015 To paraphrase from the book “First Marathons,” a swimmer’s first marathon will forever be imprinted in the mind. At least in the mind of their parent. I remember my daughter’s first swim marathon 5 years ago when she out swam her coach goal by 36 lengths,… Continue Reading The blissful ignorance of a swim parent

by Nancy Anderson, Flying Fish Coach I read somewhere that you should pay attention to the things that make you cry – the things that unexpectedly give you a lump in your throat – because they tell you something about yourself and what makes you tick. For me, many such moments have occurred on the… Continue Reading The swim marathon makes me cry