GUILDFORD'S Vince Romeo can breathe a lot more easily; swimming has boosted his lung capacity and helped him overcome chronic asthma.
``Vince had asthma when he was four,'' his mother, Alyson.
``The swimming has helped a lot, [as] he hardly uses the ventolin now. When he was six-months-old he started to learn to swim here.''
``Here'' is the Justin Rothwell Swim Academy, where 13-year-old Vince is coached by Darryl Howe.
Vince, with his size 12 feet acting as flippers, powered his 54kg frame to win a silver and bronze in the 100m-200m breaststroke respectively at the state age titles at
Homebush.
The mad South Sydney rugby league supporter trains twice a week with Howe, and Rothwell oversees the endurance work.
``The endurance work has given me explosive power,'' Vince said.