Struggling to stay focused in the pool? This guide to focus for swimmers shows how to control attention, avoid distractions, and perform better in practice and at swim meets.
Motivation for swimmers—what drives it, why it fades, and proven ways to stay motivated through long seasons, hard practices, and slow progress.
The self-talk we use is in the water influences how fast we swim. Learn the two types, five proven techniques, and how to build self-talk skills that makes you faster.
Struggling with pre-race nerves? Here is what swimmers need to know about using pre-race nerves for faster swimming when it counts.
Visualization is one of the most powerful mental skills swimmers have for improving performance. Here’s how to use it the right way for faster swimming.
Mental training is one of the most powerful tools in a swimmers arsenal–and one of the most neglected. Learn the core skills that help swimmers train better and race faster when it counts.
Most swimmers set goals backwards. Here’s how the research says goal setting actually works and how to build a system that drives real performance in the pool.
Dryland training builds the strength, power, and stability sprint freestylers need to explode off the block, nail the turn, and hold speed to the wall. Here’s what to do and how to program it.
Learn why stroke rate matters for sprint freestyle, what happens when you push past your natural maximum, and how to build the turnover that holds up on race day.
Everything you need to know about the sprint freestyle pull—how it works, how it differs from regular freestyle, and the training methods that actually build pull power and speed.