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By Claire Alongi, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Myth of Speed<\/strong><\/h3>\n

From the outside looking in, swimming is just a sport of speed. It\u2019s how quick you can flip, take a breath and jump off the block. It\u2019s the millisecond between the touches of first and second. It’s the pan of the camera because Katie Ledecky<\/strong> is so far ahead she\u2019s not even in the same shot as everyone else. \u00a0Yes, at the end of the day speed is a big part of swimming. It defines who you see on the podium and who goes home with the weight of a medal heavy around their neck. But speed is only one piece of the puzzle. When it comes down to it, to say swimming is just <\/i>a sport of speed is doing everyone involved a great disservice.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>When I think of a good swimmer I think of someone who first and foremost is a good person,\u201d said Brent Summers<\/strong>, head coach of Willamette University Swimming. \u00a0This was a response mirrored by Willamette Swimming Assistant Coach Erin McVeigh<\/strong>.\u00a0 She said swimming was less about coming in with a certain speed or physicality as it was how you took a \u201c<\/span>mental standpoint on the sport and how willing you are to [suffer the suck] and like the suffer.\u201d\u00a0 While both coaches did note that talent and speed were certainly desirable, it was not the first thing that they thought of when it came to describing a good swimmer.
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The Give and Take<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright<\/p><\/div>\n

Like most sports, the tricky part of swimming is that most people only see part of the picture – or more accurately, the final product. Only swimmers and coaches truly know the painful hours upon hours in and out of the pool that go into every race. What a lot of people might not realize is that even if you\u2019re not that person surging into first place with the speed of a dolphin, there\u2019s a lot you can offer to the sport <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> take away. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sophomore Willamette swimmer Britt Shunn-Mitchell<\/strong> notes that she has gained a lot from the sport both mentally and emotionally. \u00a0In high school, she went through several foot surgeries that made it difficult for her to walk. During this time, swimming was her rock: \u201c I think being able to swim definitely gave me a lot of confidence in myself and to be able to do a lot of things I would not have otherwise done. And it just helped me, on a deeper emotional level, gain a pretty positive spot during all of my surgeries,\u201d she said. \u00a0She went on to call the sport of swimming \u201cdynamic\u201d in that it impacts you on multiple levels. Even if you think there isn’t space for you on a swim team, there probably was, whether you were providing physical or social strengths.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t Compare Yourself<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Brian Jenkins-UVM Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re discouraged because you\u2019re not fast, just know you have a spot on that team and you may get stronger with whatever you\u2019re doing\u2026. I just don\u2019t think swim teams would work if everyone was just fast and that was it,\u201d Shunn-Mitchell said.<\/span><\/p>\n

McVeigh echoed this point when she said, \u201cDon\u2019t compare yourself to other people. The black line doesn\u2019t talk back to you; you\u2019re doing this sport because you love it. \u00a0So you can\u2019t compare yourself to other people. You\u2019re competing against yourself. That\u2019s how you need to look at it.\u201d While not a new idea, the concept that you don\u2019t need to be the next Phelps to succeed in the sport of swimming can be difficult for swimmers to wrap their head around.\u00a0 The intensity of the sport – from morning practices to grueling days of meets – can certainly force an all-or-nothing mentality. But that\u2019s not how the best teams work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summers noted that, \u201c<\/span>If you remove ego and realize that each member of the team contributes, the team as a whole can improve.\u201d It\u2019s not called a swim “team\u201d for no reason. Impacting team environment, whether you\u2019re the hype man counting for someone\u2019s 500 or helping a struggling teammate outside of the pool, all factor into how people perform.<\/span><\/p>\n

Roller Coasters, Friendship, and a Lifelong Sport<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Samantha Schoenecker<\/p><\/div>\n

Sophomore Willamette swimmer Elaine McQuillan<\/strong> also notes that swimming has brought her friendships and a \u201ckind of community aspect.\u201d\u00a0 Chuckling, she also added that <\/span>\u201cto be a swimmer, you kinda gotta be a little crazy, ’cause the sport is just going back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

McQuillan notes that perhaps more important than innate speed is perspective: \u201cI think in the words of my father, \u2018You\u2019re not majoring in swimming.\u2019 \u00a0[…] It\u2019s my hobby. I get joy from it. Again, it\u2019s a lifelong thing. I\u2019m still gonna do Masters. Flash forward to me at 80 just like wiggling across the pool.\u00a0 I won\u2019t be fast then either, but I\u2019ll still be having fun, ya know?\u201d
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Both Summers and McVeigh have their own takes on their lifelong relationship with swimming. \u201cThis sport is a ride, that is for sure! \u00a0It\u2019s a roller coaster [where] you sometimes want to jump off at the top, and sometimes it\u2019s a roller coaster you don\u2019t want to get off of,\u201d McVeigh said of her ongoing love\/hate relationship with the sport. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summers kept it simple. <\/span>He said, \u201c<\/span>If it wasn’t for swimming, I’m sure I would not be the person I am today. I will forever be grateful for my time in the sport as a swimmer and all the challenges it presented me. It allowed me to grow and push myself to be better each day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/span>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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