Eight Swimmers on How the Sport Has Stuck With Them

“Swimming is all about friends. You retire from the sport, but you keep your swim friends forever."

If you’ve ever been a swimmer, you know that it’s not just a sport. It’s a lifestyle. A lifestyle that, if you’re committed, pushes you to your limits and changes you as a person. We asked eight swimmers how swimming is still with them, even years after retirement. Here’s what they said:

1. Swimming helped me control my life and take all my energy into a positive outlet. I cannot imagine my life without the pool. It is the one place that never left me and the one place that gives me peace. 

- Brittany Anne Buchanan, Michigan