United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Michael KLUEH

Michael

Lounging on a coach with an addictive TV series, attempting an inverted pigeon in a home yoga session or submerging into a lavender-scented bubble bath may suffice as recovery after an eight-hour workday in the office.
But if your office happens to be a 50m swimming pool and you’re training

Swimming

Aquatics | Olympic Qualifier | World Championships | Fukuoka

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01:  A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club stretches before an early morning swim in the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park on July 1, 2015 in London, England.  The Met Office are predicting that today could be the hottest day of the year with morning temperatures already exceeding 30 degrees.  (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Stretching is often part of a swimmer's recovery routine

Pilates, philosophy books, piano rehearsals and mockumentaries: How elite swimmers recover from their intense workouts