{"id":379349,"date":"2019-07-09T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=379349"},"modified":"2019-07-08T14:37:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T21:37:59","slug":"swimming-world-presents-tips-techniques-from-olympic-open-water-swimmer-haley-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-tips-techniques-from-olympic-open-water-swimmer-haley-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “Tips & Techniques From Olympic Open Water Swimmer Haley Anderson”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beyond the Yards:
\nTips & Techniques From Haley Anderson
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BUILDING OFF THE MOMENTUM OF A SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/span><\/strong>
\nAfter a great meet, you can either sink or swim. The pressure of improving can cloud your focus, or you can ride the momentum of your success and build off it. As we approach the 2019 World Championships and close in on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, it\u2019s crunch time for athletes.<\/p>\n

Olympic open water swimmer Haley Anderson is feeling the heat\u2014however, she\u2019s using her victorious swim at the USA Open Water National Championships in May to fuel her motivation.<\/p>\n

Anderson finished in second place among Americans\u2014and third overall\u2014at the Open Water National Championships this May, punching her ticket to the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea this summer. Though it was a successful swim, her race strategy was different than her normal approach. Generally, Haley tends to hang out in the back of the group for a bit and gradually work her way up to the front, but in this race, she started at the front of the pack and held her spot through the finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to know that I can be successful with different race strategies,\u201d she said, \u201cwhich is really important in open water swimming because you can have an idea of what you want to do in a race, but (if) that goes out the window, you need a plan B, C or D.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading up to that race in May, Haley\u2019s training was going well so she was excited to compete, but she\u2019s since shifted her focus to prepare for Worlds. Haley is self-motivated by nature, but knows that 2019 is a pivotal year in open water swimming leading up to the 2020 Olympics. She holds herself accountable to get herself to the pool and give it her all, but also knows when to cut herself some slack.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned over the years how to stay focused when I need to, and how to relax when I need to. It\u2019s all about balance,\u201d Haley explained.<\/p>\n

To view swimming tips and techniques from Haley Anderson,
\ncheck out the full July 2019 issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n

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