Yale Daily News

Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:46 a.m.

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SWIMMING | Training in the tropics

Contributing Reporter
Published Monday, January 12, 2009

When you think Puerto Rico, you might think a nice warm tropical island vacation, but for the women’s and men’s swimming teams their trip to the island was anything but. The captain of the women’s team, Aidan McKinlay ’09, said the trip was very challenging, with the teams swimming two workouts a day and lifting every other day.

“This type of training that pushes us to our physical limits is necessary in order for us to perform at our best when we are rested at championships,” she said. “Being away from school allows us to focus on swimming.”

While in Puerto Rico, the teams...

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