For endurance sports that require food for fuel, maintaining a healthy diet that does not just consist of salt tabs and fuel bars is important. The key to an athlete’s success, according to Shannon’s personal trainer Melinda Molinas, is not only the long hours of training an athlete is logging in, but the calories they  Read More

So You Want to be a Triathlete? Sounds intimidating, doesn’t it? Tackling a triathlon can be a daunting, even for the most experienced fitness buffs. But you will be surprised that with the right direction and coaching, anybody can complete a triathlon. Triathlons used to be the area for the super elite athletes, but that  Read More

Part 1: The Challenge We’re happy to announce some exciting news here at Texas Swim Academy. One of our very own swim instructional coaches, Shannon Schuster, will be training for her very first Half Ironman this year. This grueling Half Ironman 70.3 mile course consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride,  Read More