I believe that each parent decides to lead by example and takes time to explain to his/her child how to behave at the table, how to hold the spoon, not to slurp the soup, not to chew loudly or talk with the mouthful, to wipe his/her hands and mouth after the meal, etc. I also wish to believe that we all learned not to throw used paper and other rubbish around the house, not to stick your chewing gum to the carpet, or chair, not to spit on the floor, to flush and wash your hands every time you use the toilet. I really want to believe in all this! House rules exist not only in the privacy of your own home but also in public places, such as swimming pools. First of all, they exist so they could

Verujem da svaki roditelji izdvoji vreme da svom detetu na ličnom primeru pokaže, objasni kako se ponaša za stolom, kako se drži kašika, da li se srče supa, da li se mljacka ili priča dok su nam usta puna hrane, da li se nakon jela ruke i usta obrišu. Želim da verujem da smo ih naučili da se papirići i smeće ne ostavlaju svuda po stanu, da se žvaka ne lepi na tepih, niti na stolicu, da se ne pljuje na pod,da se voda nakon toaleta pusti, a zatim operu ruke. Stvarno želim da verujem! Pravila ponašanja, kako postoje u svakom domu, tako postoje i na javnom mestu, kao i na bazenu. Na prvom mestu da bi postojao neki red, a zatim radi bezbednosti svih. Zato, kad odvedete dete na bazen, bilo na tren

It feels as if it were only yesterday. I remember our first joint stroke, jumping into the unknown. It was a magical moment, but full of uncertainties, what’s going on the other side of the edge. I’d had no clue what this water, in which we jumped in together, would have brought us… These 18 years have passed in the blink of an eye. From the very first moment, we learned together which elements we were missing in our swimming styles. We also improved the best way to breath while swimming. How many strokes exactly we have and how to perfect our flip turns with a strong underwater kick. We swam hundreds of kilometres of both salty and fresh water. We sure had a lot of challenges, because no gr

Kao da je bilo juče. Sećam se prvog zajedničkog zaveslaja, skoka u nepoznato. Bio je to čaroban trenutak, ali pun neizvesnosti, šta je sa one strane ivice. Nisam ni slutio, šta sve može doneti voda u koju smo uskočili... Dok sam trepnuo proletelo je 18 godina. Od prvog momenta, zajedno smo učili koji su to elementi koji nedostaju našem stilu plivanja. Naravno, usavršavali smo koji je to ispravan način da se udahne vazduh tokom zaveslaja. Koliko tačno imamo zaveslaja i kako da usavršimo okret ka lepom uz snažan podvodni kick. Preplivali smo kilometre i kilometre slatke i slane vode. Da je bilo izazova, bilo je, jer nijedno odrastanje nije lako. Naišli bi i talasi, ”šibali” bi nas, ali smo hra

Velimir Stjepanovic, two-time European swimming champion in small and big swimming pools, as a Swimming Dad #Blog guest, while preparing for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, is revealing whether he prefers morning to evening trainings, and what he manages to do until 10am. Are you a morning person? Which one do you prefer, a morning or an evening training? I wouldn’t necessarily say that I’m a morning person, but I’ve never had a problem getting up early. If I really need to get up early, I find it much easier to do it if I set a certain goal that I would like to achieve as soon as possible. I definitely prefer the evening training because I somehow feel better then and more ready for it. What do

Velimir Stjepanović, dvostruki evropski šampion u plivanju u velikim i malim bazenima, dok se priprema u Srbiji za Olimpijske igre u Tokiju, za Swimming Dad kao #Blog gost, otkrio je da li više voli jutarnji ili večenji trening, do kada spava i šta sve stigne da uradi do 10 satiujutru? Da li si jutarnji tip? Šta ti više prija jutarnji ili večernji trening? Ne bih rekao da sam jutarnji tip, mada nikada nisam imao problem da ustanem rano. Ukoliko baš treba da se ustane rano, uvek mi je lakše ukoliko sebi zacrtam neki cilj koji želim što pre da ostvarim. Definitivno volim više večernji trening, tada se bolje osećam, i nekako sam spremniji. Šta sve uradiš do 10 sati ujutru? Dok sam trenirao u Du

Sometimes I wonder whether I am a morning or night person? I do enjoy staying longer in bed in the morning, even though I can’t remember the last time I did that. On the other hand, I love those late-night hours when everything goes silent and I am able to finish some of my own stuff. However, when I got my little shark and fish, I’d say I became a good mix of both types of person. I’m not complaining, just noticing . If I really had to choose, I would go for the morning option. I like using it as much as possible. I like getting up before anyone in my family, because my morning coffee has a completely different taste then. When I finish it, I start waking up the others and then the action s

Ponekad se zapitam: da li sam jutarnja ili noćna ptica? Volim da odspavam ujutru, mada ne sećam se kada mi se to skoro desilo. Sa druge strane, obožavam večernje sate kada nekako sve utihne, da završim neke moje sitnice. Međutim, od kako su došli akjulica i ribica, rekao bih da sam postao mix jednog i drugog. Ne žalim se, samo konstatujem. Ukoliko trebao baš da biram, rekao bih da je jutro moj izbor. Iskreno sve više volim da ga iskoristim maksimalno. Volim ona jutra kada ustanem pre svih, tada je jutarnja kafa dok još svi spavaju nekako drugačija. Zatim budim sve ostale i kreće akcija. Nikom nije teško da ustane, ranoranioci su, a i na jutarnju ”gimnastiku” su navikli od malena. Moja ajkuli