Thoughtful guidance for open water and endurance swimmers
Better Swimming, Without the Noise
Foundations — Start Here
If you’re new here, start with these.
I wrote them after noticing the same quiet pressure show up again and again in swimming — the need to optimize everything, to justify your training, to prove yourself through distance.
Most of that noise doesn’t actually help. It just makes swimming harder than it needs to be.
These three pieces explain how I’ve grown to think about training and distance. What matters. What doesn’t. What I’ve had to unlearn.
They’re not about doing more. They’re about stripping things back.
You don’t need to read them in order. But they belong together.
You Don’t Need to Optimize Every Stroke
On the tension that comes from trying to fix everything at once — and what happens when you just swim instead.
You Don’t Need to Justify Where You Are
On the quiet urge to explain your mileage, your pace, your race — and what shifts when you stop trying to prove you belong.
5km vs 10km — Identity Without Hierarchy
On hierarchy, ego, and why farther isn’t necessarily better.
Swim Guides
Open water is different. These pieces help you prepare for it — without turning it into a project.
Getting Started in Open Water
What open water actually feels like, what surprises people, and how to begin without turning it into a project.
Pool Training for Open Water
How pool work supports open water — without trying to turn one into the other.
Gear Guides
A small collection of gear that earns its place — wetsuits, goggles, buoys, and a few accessories.
Start here. The gear that earns its place — and the rest.
When the water shifts, your choices should too.
When a wetsuit helps — and when it doesn’t.
The Thinking Behind The Swim Edit
The Swim Edit is a calm, considered space for open water and endurance swimmers who value steadiness, preparation, and thoughtful guidance.
It’s built on the belief that comfort and confidence come from understanding what matters — and letting go of what doesn’t.
This perspective comes from years spent swimming long distances in open water, learning through experience what truly helps — and what simply adds noise.
About Jaime