Swimming

The new swimming season has begun

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Swim season 2020 - 2021 has begun. Follow professional open water swimmer and swimmer Lars Bottelier in his journey dream to the Olympic 10K in open water swimming. How is he doing both physically and mentally?

I’ve been back in training for five weeks already, so it is clear that the swimming season of 2020/2021 has begun. This will be a swimming season to remember, as there are still no races. It is time to take a moment to look where we are after these five weeks and where we want … Read more The new swimming season has begun

Maxim Sports Nutrition is my new partner

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Maxim is Lars Bottelier - professional open water swimmer - his new sponsor and partner. Thanks to their products Lars can achieve better results in the ultramarathons. Follow Lars his swim blog and Road to Paris 2024 for the latest updates.

‘We bring the fuel, you bring the body.’ That’s what my new partner Maxim Sports Nutrition stands for. I am very happy that, together with Maxim, I can reach better achievements. Going back to Maxim I know Maxim for years. I am a huge fan of their products and I used them for a long … Read more Maxim Sports Nutrition is my new partner

#StayFit 5: My fitness after 7 weeks of no swimming

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#StayFit 5: my fitness after 7 weeks of no swimming - Swim blog of Lars Bottelier for open water swimmers and open water swimming training. How is it to swim after a 7 week break? And what did I learn from 7 weeks of no open water swimming?

I am so happy that I can say I am swimming regularly again. The past week I did almost 20K of swimming. This is a good start of the new swimming season, which basically started last week. Because the possibility to swim is growing week by week, this will be my last blog in the … Read more #StayFit 5: My fitness after 7 weeks of no swimming

#StayFit 4: Keep your overall fitness high with cycling

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#StayFit 4 - cycling is the perfect alternative training session for open water swimming and swimmers. In this swimming blog open water swimmer Lars explains how he used cycling to stay fit during the corona crisis. It is the perfect work-out as a replacement for the longer cardio work-outs of swimming.

Is has been more than one week now since the swimming pools have opened here in the Netherlands. Finally, I was also able to swim a couple of times. The first conclusion for myself is that I stayed incredible fit in the past 8 weeks that I (almost) couldn’t swim. I must admit that my … Read more #StayFit 4: Keep your overall fitness high with cycling

#StayFit 3: Dryland is more important than ever

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Lars Bottelier is a professional ultra marathon swimmer - open water training and excercises - gives in this StayFit swim blog series tips about dryland stability, flexiblity and mobility. How can you use this to your advantage as a open water swimmer. Fort instance a better freestyle and front crawl.

Yes! It is time for blog 3 of the #StayFit series. But before I start I must say: I (and probably a lot more swimmers in the Netherlands) am very happy that our government announced a reopening of the swimming pools. This is for both the indoor and outdoor pools. I hope that they come … Read more #StayFit 3: Dryland is more important than ever