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Nutrition for Teen Athletes

Nutrition for teen athletes is especially difficult because of competing demands from school, training, family, and friends. A teen swimmer is on a different schedule from the rest of the family, a...

Meet Aaron Greenberg, 3x Ivy League Champion, 2020 hopeful

P2Life is excited to welcome Aaron Greenberg into the P2Life Athlete family, and we are proud to support him on his journey to 2020. The three-time Ivy League Champion and two-time NCAA Qualifier a...

What is the Female Athlete Triad and How Does it Affect Swimming Training?

There are many reasons to love the sport of swimming. It offers great physical training, an opportunity to make lifelong connections with coaches and teammates, and the chance to do something posi...

What Swimmers Should Know About Selenium

What separates good swimmers from great swimmers isn't just technique and time. It's nutrition. When you hear from the world's best swimmers about what they're eating and drinking, it's clear that ...

5 of Our Favorite Nutrition Tips from Masters Swimmers

Paying attention to your nutrition is hard work, but after eating all of the right carbohydrates and proteins, sometimes you wonder if that attention to your diet really pays off? If you've recentl...

Where Does Vitamin B12 Come From?

Staying on top of your nutrition plan is important, like making sure you're getting enough of the key vitamins and minerals to fuel your swim workouts and subsequent recovery. Vitamin B12, magnesiu...

The Banned Substance List Every Swimmer Should Know About

As a swimmer, you spend hours in the pool training, time planning nutritious meals, and in between all of that, try to meet the demands of work or school. But hard work does pay off. Think of how h...

3 Ingredients in Protein Shakes that Aren't the Best for Swimmers

Maintaining the right diet for optimal swimming performance isn't easy. There's the ideal amount of carbohydrates to eat, recommended levels of hydration, and different types of vitamins and minera...

How the Benefits of Magnesium for Athletes Applies to Swimmers

Taking the right vitamins and nutrients is an important part of nutrition for swimmers. With the intense training and workouts, it's imperative that your body is properly fueled at all times to max...

How Iron Helps Swimmers with Their Performance

When it comes to nutrition for competitive swimmers, we often hear about protein and carbs. But what about all of the other nutrients that swimmers need to compete as a top athlete? One of those ke...