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Brazil Masters đŸ‡§đŸ‡·(Pan American Natação Master) | #AskASwimPro Show

On this episode of the #AskASwimPro show, we’re in Orlando, Florida at the Pan American Masters Swimming Championships with some of the fastest masters swimmers in the world from Brazil đŸ‡§đŸ‡·! It’s an awesome discussion on what it’s like to compete in international meets and how to swim fast with strength training and race-specific workouts!
Huge shout out to one of our MySwimPro global ambassadors, Marcello Carrapito for helping put this blog together and transcribing parts of the interview to Portuguese!


Felipe, Estefania, and Thiago are among the fastest masters swimmers in the world. All three are from Vitória, Brazil. Felipe is a renown coach and Estefania trains in his program. Thiago swam at Nova Southeastern University in Florida and is an NCAA Champion. All three swimmers have numerous Pan American, FINA and Brazil masters records and championships. During our interview we discussed ‘super sprint’ training methodology in the pool and strength training.

“Acredito que Ă© uma experiĂȘncia muito boa. Como falei, em relação a principalmente o master, tem pessoas aqui com objetivos diferentes. A gente se dĂĄ por vencido, porque estĂĄ muito velho e acha que nĂŁo Ă© capaz de fazer algumas coisas. Tem gente aqui, por exemplo, em cadeira de rodas e cai na piscina e nada. EntĂŁo, o meu recado, Ă© vocĂȘ acreditar mais em vocĂȘ mesmo”. – Felipe Rosa Messias
“The masters environment is great because there are swimmers with different goals and abilities all racing together. It’s one big community. Everyone is working to be their best and that’s why this competition is great!” – Felipe Rosa Messias

“Para mim, esta competição master tem uma energia incrĂ­vel, nĂŁo sei como explicar. VocĂȘ conhece vĂĄrias pessoas diferentes, vocĂȘ faz amigos
 e quando vocĂȘ nĂŁo nada bem, vocĂȘ consegue encontrar uma alegria, uma energia em outras partes; VocĂȘ vĂȘ cada pessoa se superando, as pessoas mais velhas superando cada desafio. EntĂŁo acho que nĂŁo tem por quĂȘ nĂŁo vir para uma competição desta. É uma energia incrĂ­vel. Todo mundo deveria participar. Sentir isso. E Ă© isso. Cada um fazendo seu desafio e se superando a cada dia”. – Estefania Milanez
“The energy at this competition is incredible that everyone should enjoy. Even if you don’t swim well, there is a lot of support. Don’t worry about results, just come and join us and you’ll have a great time!” – Estefania Milanez

“It’s hard when you come to a different environment and everyone is speaking a different language, but don’t be shy, speak as much as you can. Have fun and have a great time. The experience is what matters, it’s a great environment.” – Thiago Sickert
Listen to the interview with Felipe, Estefania, and Thiago on SoundCloud:


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