It was recently brought to my attention that there was some confusion about the training I was receiving and by whom. While there may be people who jump in and do a workout with me or swim open water if I am going outside for a dip, there should be no mistaking those jaunts for coaching or assisting me in any way. All of my workouts, my workout regimen, my race plans, dryland, feeding and any other swimming involved planning comes from one person and one person alone and that is my coach BONNIE SCHWARTZ. She has made many sacrifices to coach me and be there for me. She has made me a much better, much more experienced open water swimmer (and pool swimmer) and is the only one that I can credit. While others may have given their opinions about my stroke or workout regimen, I change nothing nor do I prescribe to any other style or philosophy then Bonnie’s. I trust her completely and would NEVER replace another coach’s or fellow swimmer’s advice over hers. Another coach whose opinion I value is Tim Treadwell’s who coached me through my Key West swim but who stepped aside when I needed a different type of training for my marathon swimming and started working under Bonnie. So please, if you hear that I have swam with someone or someone has posted information claiming that they are “helping” me or “training” with me, unless if comes from me or my coach BONNIE SCHWARTZ, don’t think too much into it.
