Breathe in, breathe out. Focus on the stroke. Right…left. Right…left. Stay steady and keep pushing. Get ready to flip. Now turn.
Day in and day out, for no less than an hour at a time, this is the abbreviated routine Dr. Keith Bell puts his mind and body through, slicing through the tepid lap pool at Deep Eddy off Lake Austin Blvd. Amazingly enough, this world-renowned sports performance expert and local swimming icon has been doing it every day for as far back as he can remember.