How to Stay Sane and Motivated When You Get Injured
Every swimmer experiences the frustration, helplessness, and depression of being sidelined. Here’s how to stay sane and motivated when injured.
12 Ways Coaches Can Help Their Swimmers Get Laser Focused
Focused swimmers are more engaged and improve at a faster clip than their day-dreaming teammates. Here’s how to build a culture that develops focus.
10 Things Swimmers Can Do for Exceptional Team Culture
Great culture can help produce great performances. Here’s how you, the elite-minded swimmer, can do your part to create exceptional team culture.
7 Things You Can Do Today for a Better Practice Tomorrow
Here are 7 simple things that you can do today or tonight to make sure tomorrow’s practice goes down like a cool glass of success.
The Pool Belongs to Those Who Show Up
You can’t always control how other swimmers do, but there is something you can control about your swimming, and it still counts for quite a bit.
20 Swimmer Stereotypes We Love and Hate
Swimmers are a breed apart. Here are some of the characters we share the lane and the pool with at practice and in competition.
7 Things Your Swim Coach Wants You to Know
Your swim coach will be teacher, counselor and friend to you over the course of your career in the pool. Here are 7 things they would like you to remember.
Want to Be Mentally Tougher This Season? Sleep More
Mental toughness isn’t just about being more gritty than the next swimmer; it’s about taking care of yourself between practices.
Jon Sieben and the Power of Rocking the Underdog Mindset
17-year old Jon Sieben pulled off one of the greatest upsets in swimming history at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Here’s how it went down.
How Swimmers Can Learn to Be More Present in the Pool
When swimmers are present in the water they work harder, have more fun, and practice goes by faster. Here’s how to be more present.
Tired of Choking on Race Day? This Book Can Help
You’ve worked hard in practice all season. Here’s how to maximize your hard work and commitment on race day when the pressure is on.
Missy Franklin’s Strategy for Building Self-Confidence Before Competition
Missy Franklin captivated the world during her reign as one of the best swimmers on the planet. Here’s one way she built her confidence before competition.
Surprise: Hard Workouts Make Us Grouchy (and What We Can Do About It)
Breaking news you already knew–tough bouts of training make you cranky. Here’s how to cope during hard stretches of training.
When You Don’t Feel Motivated to Go to Practice
No matter how committed you are to your goals there will be days where the last thing you want to do is go to the pool. Here’s what to focus on.
Rowdy Gaines and the Importance of Swimming Regret-Free
The greatest pain comes not in the water. It’s wondering if we could have pushed ourselves a little further. Dealing with the elusive “what if?”