{"id":279910,"date":"2017-10-08T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=279910"},"modified":"2017-10-08T00:16:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T07:16:55","slug":"swimming-world-presents-choose-to-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-choose-to-be-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents &#8220;Choose to be Happy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Choose to be Happy!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 32\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Have you ever had one of those\u00a0days?\u00a0You\u2019ve prepared well: trained\u00a0to the best of your ability for months and months.\u00a0You\u2019ve eaten the right foods, gotten plenty of sleep, and you\u2019ve never been in better shape mentally and physically.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 32\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>You arrive at the meet, feeling powerful and positive. You can\u2019t wait to get in the water and start racing\u2014today is YOUR day.\u00a0Then&#8230;for some strange reason, you swim slowly in your first event.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of allowing it to continue to be one of\u00a0<em>those<\/em> days, instead you can choose your swimming destiny by turning around negative thinking and dealing with things positively in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about choosing to be happy, check out the October 2017 issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2017-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"278824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=278824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;October 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-278824\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png\" alt=\"october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover\" width=\"416\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Not a subscriber?\u00a0<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/3-year-swimming-world-magazine-total-access-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe With This Special 3-Year Offer!<\/a>\u00a0Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0gives you access to all of the back issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0dating back to 1960! \u00a0Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2017\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming World Magazine Vault<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Order a single \u201cCollectors\u201d issue\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">print copy here<\/a>\u00a0or download a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2017-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\">single .pdf copy here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>Save 25% on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/1-year-print-and-total-access-download-past-12-issues-of-swimming-world-magazine-automatic-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\">1 year subscription<\/a>\u00a0and download more issues from the Swimming World Vault and get the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Coupon Code:\u00a0<strong>realnews<\/strong>\u00a0and save 25%<\/li>\n<li>A monthly print copy of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0in the mail for 1 year!<\/li>\n<li>Free download of the next 12 issues and the past 12 issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Free download of next 24 issues and the past 24 issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Biweekly!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Free download of next 4 issues and the past 4 issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming Technique Magazine!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/1-year-print-and-total-access-download-past-12-issues-of-swimming-world-magazine-automatic-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here For This Special Offer<\/a>\u00a0with coupon code\u00a0\u201c<strong>realnews<\/strong>\u201c during checkout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>014 PREPARING FOR THE \u00a0NEXT LEVEL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nToday\u2019s stars from the FINA World Junior Championships may become the stars of tomorrow at the 2019 World Champion\u00adships in Gwangju, South Korea and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>017 GAINING EXPERIENCE AND HAVING FUN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Andy Ross<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nNot only did the World University Games this summer offer excellent competition, but it also provided the athletes who competed in Taipei with invaluable lessons that could help themwith future success.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>019 WANTED: FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE PSA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Professional Swimmers Association (PSA), charted to kick off in 2018, is being spearheaded by the executive director of the American Swimming Coaches Associa\u00adtion, John Leonard, and the president of the World Swimming Coaches Association, George Block.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>026 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH HANNAH STEVENS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers and Dawn Weatherwax<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nHannah Stevens, a rising senior at the University of Missouri, won her first national title this summer and qualified for the World Championship team. She tells us what she feasted upon during Team USA\u2019s training camp as she prepared for peak performance at her first international meet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>028 MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThere was a time when American superstar Caeleb Dressel didn\u2019t like swimming. But after his seven-gold-medal performance at the Budapest World Championships, the American superstar admits he is obsessed with the sport and loves it more than ever.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: STAN TINKHAM<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>013 BACK TO WORK<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMission Viejo\u2019s Sarah Dawson, the 11-12 division director for the Nadadores, shares what she does to prepare her age groupers for the season ahead.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>021 SPECIAL SETS: TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY (Part II)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the second of a two-part series on training for the individual medley. This month, North Baltimore Aquatic Club coach Paul Yetter provides some of his IM training secrets.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>044 Q&amp;A WITH COACH McGEE MOODY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>045 HOW THEY TRAIN EMMA BARKSDALE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>035 DRYSIDE TRAINING: THE IM STROKE SERIES\u2014FREESTYLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by J.R. Rosania<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>032 GOLDMINDS: CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Wayne Goldsmith<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nChoose your swimming destiny by turning around negative thinking and dealing with things positively in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>047 UP &amp; COMERS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>COLUMNS &amp;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>023 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>036 PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>048 GUTTER TALK<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>050 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose to be Happy! 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