by Olivier Poirier-Leroy. You can join his motivational newsletter for swimmers by clicking here.
Ah, the mystifying, terrible and ultimately this is the best ever phase of training, taper. For some swimmers it provides a respite from the never-ending intervals into that quick and effortless speed, and for others it is an awful two weeks of neurosis and self-doubt.
Wherever you may fall in the mental landscape of tapering athletes, here are 15 signs that you are hitting your taper–