Does anyone know a woman who was able to swim at their top form after she had a child? In running, Marion Jones was able to come back in international form after giving birth. I was just wondering if swimmers are able to do this yet. This woman doesn't have to be an Internationally ranked swimmer as well.
I was thinking about this after a girl I knew was going to go under 5 minutes in the 500 free but she got pregnant in high school and she never got back to her top form. Where else could I ask this question than the USMS discussion board.
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was a recreational swimmer. She did alot of breaststroke and was swimming up to about 2 days before her first child. She had an emergency c-section (unrelated to the swimming). Her child was born in early September.
The following summer, when she took the little boy into the water and swished him back and forth in the water (while holding on tight under his arms)---the look on the baby's face was pure bliss--like he was remembering something from the previous summer!
She also swam up to about 10-12 hours before her second child was born. She swam from 9-10 at night, took a shower and went home. Her water broke around 10:30 that night and by 7:45 the next morning she was calling people about the birth of her daughter!
was a recreational swimmer. She did alot of breaststroke and was swimming up to about 2 days before her first child. She had an emergency c-section (unrelated to the swimming). Her child was born in early September.
The following summer, when she took the little boy into the water and swished him back and forth in the water (while holding on tight under his arms)---the look on the baby's face was pure bliss--like he was remembering something from the previous summer!
She also swam up to about 10-12 hours before her second child was born. She swam from 9-10 at night, took a shower and went home. Her water broke around 10:30 that night and by 7:45 the next morning she was calling people about the birth of her daughter!
