Monthly Archives: July 2020
Workouts off the beaten path: July 20-24, 2020
Workouts off the beaten path: Voices from the 1980 Olympic Boycott
Lately, I’ve been thinking…
The postponement of the 2020 Olympics affects many of us and it affects us in multiple ways. In 1980, I was a rising star in Canadian swimming; I was one of the top backstrokers in Canada. And, then, the boycott. Much later, in 2002, I completed my PhD in counseling and the topic of my dissertation was the 1980 Olympic boycott. Perhaps it will resonate with your current situation or with someone you know. I’m including the paper which highlights the stories of 3 Canadian women swimmers and their experience of the boycott; read it (at least the first 105 pages–that’s the “meat” of the study), pass it on if you like. I appreciate your comments. Hope you are finding a way to the water!
Workouts off the beaten path 