Byron McDonald explains the 'taper and shave' strategy of swimming

Coaching elite athletes is an art and knowing when to taper an athletes training is what distinguishes a good coach from a great coach. The head coach of the University of Toronto swim team, Byron McDonald breaks down what a taper is and discusses with host Brittany MacLean Campbell the reason for shaving down in swimming. This is an expert from our 2nd episode of Brittany Maclean Campbell's new swimming show, watch it in full here:    • Byron MacDonald relives 1972 Olympic race ...   Watch Live sports on CBC Sports' website here: https://www.cbcsports.ca Check out all the latest Olympic news and video here: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics