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Motivational Monday: How Orinda Country Club Has Prepared for 22 Consecutive Summer League Championships Over the past two decades, the Sharks of the Orinda Country Club in Northern California led by head coach Steve Haufler have captured 22 titles in a row at the Orinda-Moraga Pools Association (OM...

Motivational Monday: 20 Quotes to Provide Inspiration and Help You Through Tough Times In the sport of swimming, setbacks are inevitable. We miss qualifying times, fail to hit that personal best we were aiming for, and have bad days at practice. There’s no question that these things will happen to a...

Motivational Monday: Positive Affirmations for Swimmers Breathe in, breathe out. The moment has arrived. All swimmers know the feeling of having a big race in front of them. You stand behind the blocks, anxiously adjusting your cap and goggles. You count down the heats in front of you until it’s fin...

The Ripple Effect: How Team Dynamics Power Swimmer Success Swimming may seem like an individual sport. However, beneath the surface, every champion's journey is fueled by personal drive, relentless training, and the unseen effects of a strong team dynamic. A swimmer's success is closely linked to te...

Motivational Monday: Evaluating Your Recently Completed Season; How to Learn Ah, yes. The offseason. For many athletes, this time of year could mean multiple months without organized training. For swimmers, however, the offseason picture is painted much differently. Upon the conclusion of the short ...

Motivational Monday: Getting Back on the Blocks After a Poor Performance By Evangelia Vasilakis, Swimming World College Intern. Every swimmer knows the excitement of a great race. The feeling of achieving a best time or placing well in a meet always seems to excite athletes. But in many cases, a swi...

Motivational Monday: Swimming with Teens Helped Make Swimming Fun Again When I came home from college in May, I was burned out. I knew that if I wanted to hit the goals I set for myself for my senior season, I had to train often this summer. However, I was so emotionally, mentally and physically dra...

It is no question that swimming is a tough sport. It is very time consuming, and balancing academics with athletic responsibilities can be challenging. In addition to swimming being a major part of one's life, it can be physically and mentally taxing. Swimming requires the use every muscle in the bo...

As the short course season wraps up, many swimmers are taking their well-deserved break from the pool. After a long season full of rigorous practices, early mornings and numerous meets, it is natural to want to exercise your body in different ways. Cross training during the offseason is not only ben...

5 Ways to Generate Motivation and Promote a Positive Personal Environment Swimming is a sport with a long season, which can lead to challenging moments. It is important to not only keep yourself motivated, but ensure your teammates remain hungry throughout the season. Listed below are five ways to h...

Motivational Monday: Race Videos Provide Perfect Pump-Up Before Competitions Do you have an important championship race coming up? Perhaps a particularly challenging practice as the high school swimming season gets underway in certain states or the club swimming season soon after? Get fired up for t...

Motivational Monday: Don't Overlook the Little Things That Matter It’s that time of year again. Early November has a tendency to be dreaded by swimmers. Training is ramped up, and meets are out in full force. The holidays are approaching, and for swimmers, this means painful sets. You’re sore, tired...

Motivational Monday: Putting Pen to Paper - The Benefits of Keeping a Journal Have you ever written in a journal? Many of us kept diaries as kids, writing down our deepest and darkest secrets. While the concept may seem youthful, journaling can be extremely beneficial for one’s mental health. By wri...

Motivational Monday: Rest is Needed - Learning the Hard Way Growing up, I was taught that taking time off to rest was a bad thing. I believed that all my hard work and progress would go to waste if I took a day off. Before Covid-19, the most time I took off from swimming in a year was a week for spr...

Motivational Monday: No Reason to Wait - Put in the Work Now! “I’ll start it in the New Year.” “Sounds like a great New Year’s resolution.” “I’ll worry about it when the New Year comes along.” ‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions! We have arrived at the time of year where many people establish...

Motivational Monday: Try These Movies as a Source of Inspiration Sometimes, finding the motivation to go to practice each day can be difficult. Picture this: It’s the middle of the winter, your next competition is weeks away, and the last thing you feel like doing is going to practice. In times like...

Motivational Monday: Early in the Season, There's Importance to Trusting the Process Ah, October. There’s a chill in the air. You break out your stash of flannels and cozy sweatshirts. Green leaves turn red and orange. Stores are selling pumpkin spice-flavored everything. For swimmers, the meaning o...

Overcoming Performance Plateaus: How to Break Through and Achieve Personal Bests (Video) Performance plateaus are common for swimmers, but can be turned into growth opportunities with the proper approach. To overcome plateaus and achieve new personal bests, consider adopting the following strategies...

Motivational Monday: How Can Swimmers Benefit from Visualization? As many swimmers are currently in the throws of championship season, here is one way to rehearse a race without getting into the water. Visualization is, quite simply, sitting yourself down, closing your eyes, and thinking (or rather,...