﻿{"id":316312,"date":"2018-07-02T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=316312"},"modified":"2018-07-02T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T19:51:33","slug":"mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Inderlin: Turning Personal Struggle into Team Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Kayla Riemensperger, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you ever wonder how your swim team came to be? Every great team is born from a person with a dream and a passion to share it with others. Typically, this person is the coach who plays a powerful role in steering the direction of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Though coaches play a large role in their athletes&#8217; development, some can lose sight of where swimming should fit in their lives. It can be easy for coaches, parents and swimmers alike to lose sight of why they got into swimming in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the story of Mike Inderlin enters the picture. Read on to find out how a young man took his scarring experience as an athlete to create and coach a team unlike any other before it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Makings of a Young Athlete<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_316724\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316724\" data-attachment-id=\"316724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength\/mik-inderlin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mik-inderlin.png\" data-orig-size=\"569,508\" 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=\"mik-inderlin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mik-inderlin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Mike Inderlin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mik-inderlin-569x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mik-inderlin.png\" class=\" wp-image-316724\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mik-inderlin-569x500.png\" alt=\"mik-inderlin\" width=\"451\" height=\"396\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-316724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Mike Inderlin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mike Inderlin<\/strong> began his swimming journey at only a few weeks old: \u201cStory has it my grandfather pushed me in at a pool party. Everyone freaked over the new baby while he exclaimed, &#8216;That\u2019s how they learn.&#8217; And I did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>(Note: It is not recommended to teach children how to swim in this manner. Please use proper hands-on supervision to ensure safety.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to swimming, Inderlin kept busy with year-round sports, playing baseball in the fall and soccer in the spring. But to him, \u201cthey weren\u2019t fun.\u201d He remembers those sports as being both physically and psychologically exhausting: &#8220;<\/span>I joke with people about how I suffer from PTSD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inderlin\u2019s father saw his son taking on the world through sports and forced him to continue, even when he begged to quit. His father didn&#8217;t understand what his son wanted, focusing only on what he desired for his kid instead. His father would even bribe him to practice for money at the age of six.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019d drift off for<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> peaceful laps and earn five dollars for a couple hours of work. Not bad for a 6-year-old,\u201d Inderlin recalled. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This started out as harmless incentive to swim laps and make some money; however, when it was finally time to try out for a real competitive team, everything changed. Inderlin realized at his first official practice that he hated swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Breaking Point<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_316701\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316701\" data-attachment-id=\"316701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength\/20180702_115930\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180702_115930-e1531933443809.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" 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=\"underwater-T-lane-line-generic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1\/25\/26&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/24\/25&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/18\/25&lt;br \/&gt;\n2\/2\/24&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/4\/23&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/19\/22&lt;br \/&gt;\n3\/17\/22&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/24\/21&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/31\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/15\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/18\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nunderwater-T-lane-line-generic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ross&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180702_115930-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180702_115930-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-316701\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180702_115930-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"underwater-T-lane-line-generic\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-316701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andy Ross<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI remember looking at the black line on the bottom of the pool just thinking, &#8216;This will be over soon, and I\u2019ll never have to come to the horrible place again.&#8217;\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when he hopped into his parents&#8217; van post-practice, he was met by his father\u2019s huge smile and a, \u201cSo &#8211; how\u2019d you like it, honey? You looked like you were having so much fun!\u201d Inderlin, avoiding disappointing his father, lied and said, &#8220;Practice was fun.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the next few years and a variety of club teams, Inderlin endured all sorts of emotionally scarring practices. He recalls coaches chucking kickboards at his head, calling him horrible names and verbally harassing him, to name a few. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt around the age of 14, I truly hated what my life was,\u201d he says.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the constant harassment and abuse at swim practice as well as parental pressure, Inderlin would have crushing anxiety about practice and performing to his father&#8217;s standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Living Up To Expectations<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_316317\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316317\" data-attachment-id=\"316317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength\/unnamed-4-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,642\" 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=\"Mike Inderlin #3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;unnamed-4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Mike Inderlin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-4-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-4.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-316317 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-4-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"struggle\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-316317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Mike Inderlin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Inderlin&#8217;s father wanted his son to be a person that he simply was not. He set high standards for his son and expected him to follow through no matter what. With swimming, Inderlin wasn&#8217;t allowed to skip a single practice: His father forced him to go even if he was ill. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy dad was hard on me, with a lot of things,\u201d Inderlin says.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also forced to be involved in a multitude of activities besides swimming. He had difficult chores that none of the other kids he knew had to do on weekends. There was no time for relaxation in life &#8211; for Inderlin, it was just go, go, go. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he earned his license and a car, he didn&#8217;t throw the normal celebration that most teens have. Instead, he realized that he would be driving himself to morning swim practice, doubles and sometimes even three workouts a day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of these factors added up to a negative relationship between Inderlin, his father and swimming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inderlin swam all through high school and was even voted a team captain; however, regardless of his swimming talent, he ended his career the first chance he could. He hung up his goggles after the last meet of his senior year, finally able to make a decision outside of his father&#8217;s control. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to Inderlin&#8217;s negative experience with the sport\u00a0of swimming, he refused to ever touch the water again. That is, until he was able to reconcile his issues with the sport years later.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A New Beginning<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_316731\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316731\" data-attachment-id=\"316731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool.png\" data-orig-size=\"562,411\" 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=\"bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Bryan Glazer Family JCC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool.png\" class=\" wp-image-316731\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool.png\" alt=\"bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool\" width=\"369\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool.png 562w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool-533x390.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool-273x200.png 273w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bryan-glazer-family-jcc-pool-500x366.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-316731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Bryan Glazer Family JCC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the age of 22 &#8211; a few years after ending his swimming career &#8211; Inderlin was given the opportunity to make amends with the sport. With a desire to share the sport of swimming in a new and uplifting way with other young swimmers, he <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">formed the very first developmental swim team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bryanglazerfamilyjcc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Glazer Family JCC<\/a> location in Tampa, Florida. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This team, called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bryanglazerfamilyjcc.com\/fitness-and-health\/aquatics\/swim-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Makos Swim Club<\/a>, contrasts with other competitive teams found across America today in that the focus of practice is on development and having fun over winning. It<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows for young kids to learn about competitive swimming without all the blood, sweat, and tears shed after an intense practice with a less-than-empathetic coach. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inderlin believes that the Makos developmental style team is \u201crevolutionary for swimming, or any sport for that matter.\u201d His philosophy focuses on children&#8217;s well-being and education, rather than running a program based on a computer-generated workout that leads to injury and burnout. If a coach truly cares about the athletes&#8217; success, their psychological and physical well-being must be nurtured and maintained. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When working with his young athletes, Inderlin inquires if they\u2019re having a good or bad day. When he finds out that one of his athletes is having a rough time, he gives them the extra encouragement needed to push through a workout. This style of coaching contrasts drastically with the rough style that Inderlin grew up with. By\u00a0being compassionate towards his athletes, Inderlin is able to help them find their own love of the sport. He endeavors to foster a healthy relationship with sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If swimmers have an injury complaint, he stresses its severity to the parent or guardian rather than ignoring it. Because many athletes tend to brush off health issues until they hit a breaking point, Inderlin wants to take a proactive rather than reactive stance. A healthy swimmer is a happy swimmer and can continue athletic pursuits in the long term.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inderlin believes that &#8220;if your philosophy in coaching isn\u2019t for the absolute best interest of the child, then you are working for your own goals [rather than the swimmer&#8217;s].&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Coming Full-Circle<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_316315\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316315\" data-attachment-id=\"316315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mike-inderlin-turning-personal-struggle-into-team-strength\/unnamed-2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,747\" 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=\"Mike Inderlin #2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;unnamed-2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Mike Inderlin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-316315 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"struggle\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-316315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Mike Inderlin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Though swimming has not always been a positive aspect of Inderlin&#8217;s life, his view of athletics has been redeemed through coaching and pushing for positive change in the sport. From working with the Makos Club, Inderlin has learned life balance and the bigger picture of athletic pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>He learned that as a parent, there is a struggle between wanting your own kids to succeed and allowing them to make their own decisions. Succeeding should not come at the cost of a child&#8217;s well being. This is a struggle many parents face when involving their kids in sports, and Inderlin realizes that his father only wanted what was best for him &#8211; even if they didn&#8217;t always see eye to eye.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inderlin also feels very strongly that \u201csome children will be champions in swimming. But I know I am the light for some of these children who want to be a champion in something more [than athletics].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This new style of coaching will hopefully help young swimmers find their own passion for the sport, fostering a life-long love for swimming rather than an anxiety-filled career of trying to live up to others&#8217; expectations.<\/p>\n<p><i>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kayla Riemensperger, Swimming World College Intern. Do you ever wonder how your swim team came to be? 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