Open Water Swimming Nutrition with Greg Shaw

Triathlon Nutrition Academy · Oct 19, 2023 · 29m

When it comes to swimming nutrition, there is no one more knowledgeable or qualified than Aussie Sports Dietitian Greg Shaw. He is an ex-swimmer himself, the sports dietitian lead for Swimming Australia and has worked with swimming for 20 years. He wrote the paper on Nutrition Considerations for Open Water Swimming and kindly shares so many knowledge bombs with us during this episode.

The physiology of swimming and what this means for your nutrition

What are the nutritional challenges at longer 10km open water distances?

At what point does open water swimming become glycogen depleting?

Do you…