About Inattentive Diaries

We built The Swim Diary because we needed it — and couldn't find anything good enough.

We are a Sydney-based swim family. Two competitive kids. Early mornings at the pool. The kind of chaos that comes with race days, training schedules, and children who need a system to stay on top of it all.

We also bring a background in education — specifically in visual and comic-based learning for children. That combination of lived experience and research shaped every decision we made in building The Swim Diary.

Most swim journals hand a child a blank page and hope for the best. That doesn't work — not for kids with ADHD, not for kids who struggle with open-ended tasks, and honestly, not for most young swimmers at all. Children thrive with structure, visual cues, and prompts that make the next step obvious. That's what we built.

What The Swim Diary is

The Swim Diary is an A5 refillable binder designed for swimmers aged 6–12. It combines illustrated comics, goal-setting tools, training logs, personal best trackers, meet prep guides, and reflection prompts — all in a format children can pick up and use without being reminded.

It isn't a homework book. It isn't a generic planner. It was designed specifically for the swim environment — poolside, in the car on the way to a meet, at 5am before a training session.

Who it is for

Any young competitive swimmer who could benefit from owning their routine. Families who are tired of being the ones holding everything together. Coaches who want their swimmers showing up prepared and reflective.

We built it for children who need a bit more structure to thrive — but most swimmers benefit from having their goals and routines made clear and visual. The research supports that. So does the feedback from families at over 15 swim clubs across Australia who now use it.

— The Inattentive Diaries Team, Sydney