Potential Olympian http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:26:26 -0800 Yahoo! http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/jofargus/12/olympic-swim-trials-just-around-the-corner Hey everyone!<br />&nbsp;<br />It has been a while since my last blog and a lot has happened in the interim. Well, firstly I hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year period and managed to stick to their new years resolutions! Personally, I don't tend to make them because past experiences have taught me that I last about 3 hours before I break them :)<br /><br />Thankfully i got to spend the holiday season (or the 2 days i got off training!!) with my family in their new house on the ... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:26:25 -0800 Jo Fargus http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/jofargus/10/training-asthma-and-a-house-with-no-steps <p>Welcome back</p><p>It has been another eventful couple of weeks for me. We are in the depths of our hard training phase which is stressful to say the least, but I am producing some great training times which is always encouraging. We have our State titles in about 2 weeks, so that will be another opportunity to fine tune our race strategy. Although we will be racing pretty tired and without rest, the way I have been training has given me confidence in my ability to race fast. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:45:42 -0800 Jo Fargus http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/jofargus/7/training-regime Well what a busy couple of weeks it has been <p>With around 270 days until the Olympics, it is all engines firing up here in Brisbane. Although that seems like a long time, time will definitely fly and trials will be upon us in no time. There is still so much work to do in the next 4 months, and although the workload over that period can seem a little daunting, the prospect of improving myself as an athlete is very exciting. ... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:10:13 -0800 Jo Fargus http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/jofargus/1/jo-fargusswimmer <p>Hello. My name is Joanna Fargus and welcome to my blog! I am a member of the Australian swim team and over the next few months I will invite you into the day to day life of a swimmer in preparation for the Beijing Olympics. I have already had a pretty colourful swimming career, so before I take you on my journey towards Beijing 2008, I should probably fill you all in on the journey that has brought me this far. ... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:33:52 -0800 Jo Fargus