Performance Insight - Aimee Willmott

03/13/23 • 45 min

Aimee is a former competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain and England at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, FINA world championships and European championships.

She has competed for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics in London, 2016 Olympics in Rio and 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Aimee has also represented England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi (2010), Glasgow (2014) and Gold Coast, Australia (2018) where she won her Gold medal in the 400m individual medley.

In this episode we:
· take a look at Aimee's sporting history and what motivated her to get into competitive swimming

· hear about how she prepared for the Olympics and Commonwealth Games

· learn what lessons she’s learnt as an elite athlete that we can all apply

Aimee is a former competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain and England at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, FINA world championships and European championships.

She has competed for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics in London, 2016 Olympics in Rio and 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Aimee has also represented England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi (2010), Glasgow (2014) and Gold Coast, Australia (2018) where she won her Gold medal in the 400m individual medley.

In this episode we:
· take a look at Aimee's sporting history and what motivated her to get into competitive swimming

· hear about how she prepared for the Olympics and Commonwealth Games

· learn what lessons she’s learnt as an elite athlete that we can all apply

Previous Episode

Performance Insight - Rest and Recovery

Stress, fatigue and exhaustion are often a constant in the lives of people today. Long work hours, chasing after kids or pets, worrying about health, both of their own and that of their family, and even training or exercise can contribute to this.

Considering that these issues can affect our ability to exercise or train effectively, we need to be conscious of how these work-life events affect our bodies, and subsequently, manage our rest and recovery.

In this episode we will:
· Outlining why rest and recovery is important

· Look at how the body responds to stress and strain

· Consider the impact recovery has on our training so that we know when to go hard or take it easy

· Explore ways we can measure and monitor stress during training

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Performance Insight - Injury Prevention and Prehab

Mairi Cumming is a Senior Chartered Physiotherapist who has also completed additional training in Orthopedic Medicine, Pilates and Acupuncture.

She is the owner and founder of M-Power Physiotherapy and Pilates based in Auchterarder, where she treats high performance athletes and the general public.

Mairi has a keen interest in cani-cross with her sidekick Tina the dog and is an accomplished triathlete.

She has competed in events Full Distance and Middle Distance triathlons such as the Outlaw, Aberfeldy and Castle Howard where she podiumed.

In this episode we:

discuss why injury prevention is important
hear about the common injuries Mairi has seen with athletes involved in sport and triathlon
learn about what we can do as triathletes to prevent injuries and practical prehab routines we can do to stay injury free