Can I Compete Again After 8 Years? My Journey Back to Swimming Begins at H2OMAN

After eight years away from competitive swimming, I'm finally giving myself another shot. But this time, I'm learning that finishing happy might mean more than finishing first. Eight years ago, swimming was practically my entire life. Training was crazy. It was taxing in everything: time, energy, and discipline. I trained for six hours a day while making sure I could keep up with everything else. You had to constantly push yourself and make sure you didn't fail, because if you did, swimming...

Can I Compete Again After 8 Years? My Journey Back to Swimming Begins at H2OMAN
After eight years away from competitive swimming, I'm finally giving myself another shot. But this time, I'm learning that finishing happy might mean more than finishing first. Eight years ago, swimming was practically my entire life. Training was crazy. It was taxing in everything: time, energy, and discipline. I trained for six hours a day while making sure I could keep up with everything else. You had to constantly push yourself and make sure you didn't fail, because if you did, swimming...