Hey guys welcome back to the site. We have been in Florida for the past three weeks since racing in Austin at the Grand Prix.  We are in Key Largo and training at the Founders park pool where the famous race club trains.  The goal of this camp has been focused on individual race prep and each afternoon we focus on a different aspect of our respective races.  The level… Read more

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy new year!  I hope this holiday season has given you time to reflect and cherish the things you are lucky to have in your lives.  I was fortunate to be able to travel back east to New Jersey with my girlfriend Lindsay to spend a week with my family.  It is always so wonderful to get home for the holidays… Read more

Hey everyone happy Movember and thanks for checking in at stefanhirniak.com.  I am currently down in Key Largo, Florida, training for two weeks before we head to Atlanta for the US nationals on December 1-3.  It has been awhile since my last blog update so I have some things to fill everyone in on.  We are nearing the tale end of an eight week intense training cycle.  This has been… Read more

I wanted to share this great USA today article about a friend Alex Meyer.  Alex is a member of the 2012 USA open water Olympic team after finishing 4th at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai.  Alex and I both looked up to Fran Crippen as a role model and friend.  Check out this article about Alex’s journey to the games next year and how Fran has inspired him.

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So my step dad Bruce sent me this very interesting article about pushing ourselves to our limits.  The idea is that by changing the parameters of what we believe to be our limit, we can actually exceed this self imposed limit.  I am going to use this idea in training this week as I push myself to discover what my body can do and what limits I can reach and… Read more