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This is a typical competitive swimming pool that is used for competition.

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Swimmers eat a lot and this because they burn so many calories. A 150 pound swimmer will burn about 210 calories every half-hour, if the work out is moderate and not to vigorous. Although if the work out is vigorous, that same swimmer burns 330 calories every half hour. So it depends on how tough the work out is to determine how many calories are burned every half hour. A normal swim work out is two hours long, so if a swimmer has a vigorous work out he or she could burn a total of 1320 calories that day. That’s a lot of calories! Because swimmers burn so many calories off, they need to intake a lot of calories. Diet is very important in the life of a swimmer. It is important that they eat a lot of protein, fruits, veggies and meat to stay healthy and keep calories in their body. Water is also very important. A swimmer must drink a lot of water to keep their body properly hydrated. Chocolate milk is good to drink after swim practice because it gives the body vitamin, fat and protein that the body has burned off. A wise swimmer will eat healthy and take care of their body. ^[1].