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Documentary by @fleurpierets about @aelbrechtfreya : an ex-Yellow Tiger training for the 10k open water swim at the LA ‘28 Olympics.
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Season 2 - 56 weeks 🧱✅
It has been a long season and it wasn’t an easy one. Racing for the first time alongside Olympians at beautiful European venues was pretty cool but also an eye-opener. Lots of work to do but first: time to rest, debrief, recharge and reload.

Massive thanks for all your support. I can’t believe it’s already 2 years & over 4000K of swimming the lungs out of my body 🏊🏻‍♀️

Thank you Coach @ronaldgaastra for all the kilometers & the 4R’s ;)

Thanks to @samrforce for being the most intriguing teammate I ever had. You bring on the weirdest topics who, strangely enough, always make sense at the end. Thanks for all your stories, questions, your belief and the friendship 🌳

But of course THANK YOU @fleurpierets for standing right beside me in this challenging process. Many pro athletes and teams would be over the moon with you as their mental coach/team manager/agent/dietist/activist...
Thank you for your uplifting energy and insane patience. One of my favorite memories so far is me passing by each lap while you’re deep squatting with the feeding stick ready & just screaming ‘I love you baby’
Well, I LOVE YOU TOO ❣️

Just keep swimming✌🏼

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🇹🇭 Thank you, @varanakrabihotel, for letting me spend so much time in your beautiful 50-metre Olympic pool, practicing and improving my underwater filming skills while @aelbrechtfreya was training twice a day.
I loved every minute of our stay, from the pool to the wonderful staff who made us feel so welcome. Thank you for such a memorable month.

#documentary #narwal @narwal_thedocumentary #thailand #krabi #travel @polarbear.tv @guidodeepfocus @arenabenelux

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A month in Krabi, because the 50-metre pool in Antwerp is taking a holiday.
In a place where Freya is regularly called ‘sir’, we ended up thinking about the ways we read each other.
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New essay on Substack: link in bio.
@kimmeylemans @nicole__silveira #womenatsea
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*Note: I write all my essays in Dutch. The translated versions are AI-assisted translations of the original texts.
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@aelbrechtfreya @narwal_thedocumentary #substack #gender #thailand #love

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Slowly getting better at this whole underwater filming thing 🐬 @narwal_thedocumentary
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#fish #documentary @aelbrechtfreya

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New underwater camera. First time testing. Just missed it 😅
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@aelbrechtfreya @varanakrabihotel #documentary #sports #womenandwaves #openwaterswimmer #olympicdream

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Zone Surfeur 🌊🏄🏼‍♀️ 🏊🏻‍♀️
#allbright

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When does sport become art?

Watching elite athletes while making @narwal_thedocumentary has changed the way I think about endurance, repetition and discipline. My newest essay begins with performance artist Tehching Hsieh and ends beside @matthieu_bonne at a swimming pool in Bruges.

Read the full essay on Substack. Link in bio.

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Wanneer wordt sport kunst?

Sinds ik aan @narwal_thedocumentary werk en topsporters van dichtbij volg, kijk ik anders naar uithoudingsvermogen, herhaling en discipline. Mijn nieuwste essay begint bij performancekunstenaar Tehching Hsieh en eindigt bij Matthieu Bonne, aan de rand van een zwembad in Brugge.

Lees het volledige essay op mijn Substack. Link in bio.

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@lagobruggeolympia @carole.nierynck @nickname_mistermoon #art #sports #matthieubonne #endurance #swimming

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Life lately 🏊‍♀️❣️🫧🎬
@narwal_thedocumentary @aelbrechtfreya
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Dankjewel voor de foto en het fijne gezelschap @helenerousseaux
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#documentary #narwal #womenandwaves #olympicjourney

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Nieuw boek in de maak.
Omdat uren naar documentaire materiaal kijken, op een bepaald moment mijn hersenen stoven.
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@narwal_thedocumentary
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#documentaire #boek #schrijven #maken #film

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Bittersweet trip to Protaras 🇨🇾 I was so ready and excited to swim my first 10K out at sea! Due to the weather conditions the organization decided to cancel the race. It feels weird to work towards a race and then it’s over before you even touched the sea. So it feels a little bit unfulfilled. Thank you all for the massive support though! Now one week off to reset and then we go again!
Special thanks to @fleurpierets who turns out to be the best team manager, coach, feeder and cheerleader. Love you big time ❣️

#openwater #womenandwaves #sports #documentary #olympicjourney @vlaamse_zwemfed @belswim_official @arenabenelux

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Perfect shot of the waves. Wet pants. Worth it. 🌊
@narwal_thedocumentary
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#filming #narwalthedocumentary #documentary #europeancup #cyprus

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Joining @aelbrechtfreya and filming for @narwal_thedocumentary at the first European Openwater Swimming Cup of the season in Cyprus 🏊‍♀️🌊🎬
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#documentary #narwal #filming #travelling #swimming

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