Swimming World August 2021 Presents – GoldMinds: 10 Great Reasons to Get Back in the Pool

Swimming World August 2021 - GoldMinds - Ten Great Reasons To Get Back In The Pool

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The Swimming World August 2021 Issue Presents

GoldMinds: 10 Great Reasons to Get Back in the Pool

By Wayne Goldsmith

So…let’s say you’ve been out of the water for a while. In the meantime, you’ve suddenly discovered the joys of sleeping in. You’ve experienced what life is like without the stress of constantly chasing qualifying times for your next big meet.

You’ve found out what it’s like to be “normal”…and you love it!Maybe you’re even starting to think, “Mmm…I might just keep on feeling ‘normal’ again!”

Well, before you decide to take a very long—or even “permanent”—break from swimming, here are 10 great reasons to get back in the pool.

(Even if you’re not thinking of taking a break from swimming, these 10 reasons also serve as positive reinforcement to stay right where you are—in the pool!)

1. FITNESS
There’s nothing like feeling fit! You feel unbeatable. You stay healthier. Little challenges in life seem insignificant because you’re stronger, you have more endurance, and you can bounce through the day with unlimited energy and enthusiasm.

2. FRIENDS
Swimming friends are friends for life.
Ask a former swimmer about what they miss the most about the sport, and without hesitation, they will say, “My swimming friends.” The most enduring friendships often come when people have trained together, faced challenges together and have overcome those trials…together.

3. YOUR COACH
Remember that crazy person who really cares about you who stands at the end of the pool yelling stuff about streamlining, not breathing on your last stroke and other stuff like that?

Well, they’re still there yelling the same crazy stuff—and they can’t wait to see you and help you be all you can be. If there’s one person who can inspire you to love swimming again, it’s your coach.

4. “THAT” FEELING
Retired swimmers often talk about how sad it is to lose “that” feeling: the feeling of flowing easily and effortlessly in water. It is special. There’s nothing like it. You feel like your flying through the water! That feeling is waiting there at your local pool for you to rediscover.

5. SETTING GOALS AND ACHIEVING THEM
Goal setting is an essential element of success in all areas of life. School success, work success, financial success—all depend on setting goals and working hard to achieve them. Swimming is one place where you learn all about setting goals, reaching goals and how to overcome setbacks and challenges in the pursuit of your goals.

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Wayne Goldsmith is one of the world’s leading experts in elite-level swimming and high-performance sport. Be sure to check out Goldsmith’s websites at www.wgaquatics.com and www. wgcoaching.com.

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SWIMMING WORLD AUGUST 2021 FEATURES

012 | READY FOR A NEW CHALLENGE
by David Rieder
Torri Huske finished her high school career by setting national high school records in the 100 yard fly and 200 IM and by being named Swimming World’s Female High School Swimmer of the Year for the second time (2019, 2021). The 18-year-old senior from Yorktown High School (Arlington, Va.) will be moving on to Stanford in the fall, but first, she set an American record in the 100 meter fly at U.S. Trials that earned her a trip to Tokyo to compete in her first Olympics.

014 | TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
by Dan D’Addona
Everything appears to be OK for Norman North (Okla.) High School senior Aiden Hayes. He set two national high school records (100 fly and 50 free) this past season. He competed and gained experience at the U.S. Olympic Trials as the fastest 18-year-old in the country in butterfly. And he was named Swimming World’s Male High School Swimmer of the Year.

016 | CREAM OF THE CROP
by David Rieder and Andy Ross
There were some mighty fast swimmers who finished the 2020-21 high school season right behind Swimming World’s Female and Male High School Swimmers of the Year, Torri Huske and Aiden Hayes. Of the four runners-up, two of them are underclassmen and will be returning for more fast swimming in 2021-22.

018 | TOP HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS
by Chandler Brandes
Swimming World takes a look at the swimmers it considers to be the 10 best high school recruits—both male and female—from the Class of 2021 and where they’ll be attending college in the fall.

021 | NUTRITION: WHAT TO EAT BEFORE THE “BIG RACE”
by Dawn Weatherwax
To reach your swimming goals, it is important to know what to eat—at what times and in what amounts. It is different for everyone, but very important to master.

022 | ISHOF: THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS—DONNA DeVARONA AND THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF WOMEN’S SWIMMING
by Bruce Wigo
At the recent U.S. Olympic Trials, there was one moment that linked the past with the present and future of swimming like no other. It came when Donna de Varona presented Olympic qualification medals to Katie Grimes, the youngest member of the 2021 Olympic swimming team, and three-time Olympian Katie Ledecky.

025 | ONE OF THE GREATEST SPRINTERS OF ALL TIME
by John Lohn
The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney are widely remembered for the home-nation success of Australia, which was spearheaded by teenage sensation Ian Thorpe. But the Games Down Under also served as a redemptive locale for the Netherlands’ Inge de Bruijn, who used the stage to define herself as one of the sport’s legends.

028 | MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH KATE DOUGLASS
by Shoshanna Rutemiller

COACHING

030 | SPECIAL SETS: TRAINING KAYLA WILSON
by Michael J. Stott
Coach Richard Hunter of TIDE Swimming in Virginia Beach, Va. discusses goals and workouts for one of his top swimmers, Kayla Wilson, a rising senior at Norfolk Academy who recently committed to Stanford for fall 2022.

034 | SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 4)—MINIMIZING THE ARM ENTRY PHASE TIME IN BACKSTROKE AND BREASTSTROKE
by Rod Havriluk
To minimize the arm entry phase time in backstroke, a swimmer must quickly move the hand downward directly behind and below the shoulder. Minimizing the arm entry phase (glide phase) in breaststroke requires precise control of the timing between the finish of the kick and the beginning of the pull. A decrease in the non-propulsive entry phase decreases the time for a stroke cycle, increases stroke rate and increases swimming velocity.

038 | SPECIAL SETS: ENERGY SYSTEM TRAINING
by Michael J. Stott
George Heidinger, former USA Swimming National Team High Performance Consultant and owner of Pikes Peak Athletics (Colo.), specializes in long-term athlete development. As such, he is well-schooled in the science of energy systems and shares some sample sets he has given to rising high school senior Quintin McCarty and his PPA senior teammates.

040 | A COACHES’ GUIDE TO ENERGY SYSTEMS (Part 3): WHILE THEY’RE YOUNG
by Michael J. Stott
In Part 3 of our series on energy systems, two age group coaches—one from Clovis, Calif. and one from Richmond, Va.—share how they inform and guide their younger athletes through energy system training.

043 | Q&A WITH COACH NICHOLAS ASKEW
by Michael J. Stott

044 | HOW THEY TRAIN: MILES SIMON
by Michael J. Stott

TRAINING

033 | DRYSIDE TRAINING: GOLD MEDAL WORKOUT
by J.R. Rosania

JUNIOR SWIMMER

036 | GOLDMINDS: 10 GREAT REASONS TO GET BACK IN THE POOL
by Wayne Goldsmith

47 | UP & COMERS: BRIAN HAMILTON
by Shoshanna Rutemiller

COLUMNS

008 | A VOICE FOR THE SPORT

011 | DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT ETHELDA BLEIBTREY?

046 | HASTY HIGH POINTERS

048 | GUTTERTALK

049 | PARTING SHOT

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