Upon being put forward by a lecturer at university, I was given the opportunity to work with one of the university’s swimming scholars, who is part of the British Paralympic swim team. Given the nature of the athlete’s disability it made chopping and preparing meals difficult, so my role was to go into her student halls and help her to meal prep nutritious meals appropriate to aid her performance in training and recovery. Each week we would prepare different meals previously agreed upon prior to the session.
I really found this experience invaluable as this is not something that I had done prior to this opportunity. Each week we would discuss training or upcoming competitions and how her nutrition around these events can help to dictate her performance. Whilst this was a great experience for myself, the athlete herself really enjoyed the sessions and allowed her to focus more on her training and preparation for competitions.
