Do swimmers need to eat a special diet?

Former Member
Former Member
I have a 17-year-old son who is a professional swimmer. I’m wondering, does he need to follow a particular diet or can he eat anything? In this photo from Michael Phelps’ Instagram it looks like his diet isn’t too restrictive.
Parents
  • I may be wrong, but I'd think that since he's a "professional" that the team/organization/entity that he's contracted with might have a dietician or nutritionist on staff, or on retainer, for assisting their athletes with such matters. Just a guess. Dan
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  • I may be wrong, but I'd think that since he's a "professional" that the team/organization/entity that he's contracted with might have a dietician or nutritionist on staff, or on retainer, for assisting their athletes with such matters. Just a guess. Dan
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