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3 articles on swimming, newest first. Every one is sourced and links to the calculator it applies to.
How Léon Marchand Trains (Phelps's Coach, and a Stopwatch Instead of a Heart Monitor)
Marchand trains under Bob Bowman, the coach who made Michael Phelps, on pace and short rest rather than heart rate. Why swimmers set zones from a stopwatch.
How Michael Phelps Fueled 80,000 Meters a Week (and the 12,000-Calorie Myth)
Michael Phelps never ate 12,000 calories a day. The real number, the 80,000-meter weeks behind it, and what it says about your own calorie needs.
How Katie Ledecky Trains (the Most Aerobic Athlete in the Pool)
Katie Ledecky races a pace, not an opponent, on huge aerobic volume held to precise splits. How she trains, and why swimmers set zones by stopwatch.