Category: Mental Training

Motivation or some variation of it is by far the most common query I get from readers of my weekly newsletter. “How do I get

During my noon-hour swim today, my mind wandered back to my age group days. The swimmers I trained with. The swimmers I raced against. My

Ryan Murphy is yet another in a long line of American backstroke dynamos. Murphy, who starred at Cal, took over from legends including Naber, Rouse,

The hard work has been completed in practice. Now it’s time to put it all together on race day. Here are some proven strategies for executing under pressure.

Swimming is a physically demanding sport. The breathing, the timing of the strokes, the endless yards in the pool. The early morning swim workouts, the

Doing big things in the water is hard enough… But what makes it infinitely harder is when we bring a victim mindset to the pool.

One of the classic pieces of advice I received from coaches during my swim career was to “expect the unexpected.” Which, for a lot of

Every swimmer knows that self-confidence is hard to build, impossible to fake, and can be fragile. After all, we’ve all had that swim meet where

Improvement in the water can often feel maddening. Some days, we go to the pool, feel absolutely amazing through the warm-up and pre-set… And then

For swimmers struggling to master technique and performance in the water, the secret to unlocking faster swimming starts with mastering small habits.

Dreaming big with your goals is a lot of fun. Until you realize the other side of it—what might happen if you fail. Here’s a strategy to help you commit to big and scary goals in the pool.