﻿{"id":435077,"date":"2020-06-10T04:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=435077"},"modified":"2020-06-10T05:31:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T12:31:12","slug":"swimming-world-presents-goldminds-the-most-powerful-force-in-swimming-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-goldminds-the-most-powerful-force-in-swimming-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents &#8220;GoldMinds &#8211; The Most Powerful Force In Swimming: Choice&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">GoldMinds<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The Most Powerful Force In Swimming: Choice<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">By Wayne Goldsmith<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The greatest power that swimmers can possess is the power of choice. With that one power, all swimmers\u2014regardless of age, experience or level of swimming capability\u2014can accelerate their improvement and realize the full extent of their potential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the majority of swimmers around the world, swimming is about seeing and hearing the instructions from a trained swimming teacher or coach and following those instructions as precisely as possible.<\/p>\n<p>However, there comes a time in the career of every swimmer where it\u2019s possible to break free from the confines of being just another squad swimmer who endlessly follows the lines.<\/p>\n<p>There comes a moment where you can choose to think things, to say things and to do things for which few others are prepared: a moment where you can choose to dare to be different.<\/p>\n<p>It requires a personal commitment\u2014a deliberate and purposeful decision to choose to be successful. It requires you to use THE POWER OF CHOICE!<\/p>\n<p>As you get older, you start to realize that it\u2019s your responsibility to make the choices that will help you be all you can be and to achieve the full extent of your potential.<\/p>\n<p>The choices you make\u2014and the decisions you take\u2014are your real power!<\/p>\n<p>Once you understand these words\u2014\u201cIF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME\u201d\u2014and you come to embrace the incredible power of choice, everything changes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You go from being a follower&#8230;to a leader.<br \/>\n\u2022 You shift from being just another athlete&#8230;to an exceptional one.<\/p>\n<p>Everything changes once you accept the power of your choice and how it can impact on every aspect of your life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To find out what the power of choice looks like in the pool,\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Check out the May\/June 2020 issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2020\/swimming-world-magazine-may-june-2020-issue-pdf-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"433914\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-may-june-2020-issue-sister-act-gretchen-and-alex-walsh-chasing-their-olympic-dream-together\/swimming-world-may-june-2020-issue-gretchen-and-alex-walsh-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Swimming-World-May-June-2020-Issue-Gretchen-and-Alex-Walsh-Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1070\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming World May June 2020 Issue &#8211; 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Limited Time Offer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">020<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">TOSSED INTO TURMOIL<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nThe spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a far-reaching impact not only on everyday life, but also on the sport of swimming across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">022<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COVID-19 AFTERMATH: UNCERTAIN TIMES<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to sports around the world, the full financial impact of the pandemic will not be known for some time\u2014especially in college sports, which could lead to uncertain and even a fearful future for the sport of swimming.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">024<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> TIMING IS EVERYTHING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><br \/>\nEveryone knows how important timing is\u2014races can be won or lost by hundredths of a second. For swimmers competing at the NAIA and NJCAA Championships, the most important timing was measured in days. Both associations were able to complete their championship meets just before other major sports championships were being canceled due to the threat of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">026<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">SILVER LINING COULD TURN TO GOLD<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael Randazzo<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Olympic postponement was hardly perceived as a positive, but it could lead to hope and opportunity for any men\u2019s or women\u2019s water polo team that aspires to Olympic competition\u2014including the United States\u2019 national teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">028<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH ASHLEY TWICHELL<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">030<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">IMPACTING LIVES THROUGH COACHING<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><br \/>\nDave Durden, University of California and U.S. national team coach, simply refers to himself as a swim coach. But he\u2019s also a leader, an expert at maximizing performance, removing doubt, instilling confidence and navigating young men through demanding situations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">034<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> CHASING THE ULTIMATE DREAM&#8230; TOGETHER<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><br \/>\nAlex and Gretchen Walsh have worked their way up the pecking order of American swimming, and in 2021, the talented sisters from the Nashville Aquatic Club and two-time national champion Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn., will get their shot at their greatest goal: the Olympics!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">038<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: T \u2018N\u2019 T\u2014A FRIENDLY RIVALRY FOR A DYNAMITE DUO<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the Olympic campaign of 2000, Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres\u2014complete opposites out of the pool, but with few differences as competitors\u2014were engaged in a friendly, but not-so-easy rivalry\u2014one that brought out the best in both swimmers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">042<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">TAKEOFF TO TOKYO:MISTY\u2019S MAGICAL MOMENT<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><br \/>\nThe United States\u2019 Misty Hyman turned in one of the biggest upsets in Olympic swimming history, beating Australia\u2019s Susie O\u2019Neill\u2014the defending Olympic champion, world record holder and the host country\u2019s favorite\u2014in the women\u2019s 200 fly at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">046<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ISHOF: A DUKE, A MERMAID, A WAR AND THE FLU<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><br \/>\nCOVID-19 isn\u2019t the first pandemic disease to have brought the world of competitive swimming to a halt, and the 2020 Olympic Games are not the first to be postponed or canceled. This is the story of the years between 1914 and 1918, when the world was suddenly and unexpectedly turned upside down by events not so different from what our sport is experiencing today.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">048<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ISHOF: TRAGEDY &amp; TRIUMPH AT U.S. TRIALS&#8230;60 YEARS AGO<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, since they were first held in 1904, has always seen favorites fail and underdogs rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>COACHING<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">016<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VALUE OF HAND FORCE ANALYSIS: PART II\u2014BACKSTROKE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><br \/>\nSynchronized video and hand force data is an essential tool for optimizing technique. A coach can use the force data to pinpoint limitations, refer to the corresponding video images to explain changes and monitor a swimmer\u2019s progress in improving technique.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">018<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VALUE OF HAND FORCE ANALYSIS:\u00a0 PART III\u2014BREASTSTROKE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><br \/>\nThe two previous articles in this series (Part I\u2014Butterfly and Part II\u2014Backstroke) presented information about the value of using hand force analysis to identify specific technique elements that limit performance, and in many cases, substantially. This month\u2019s article includes more general information about force analysis with a breaststroke example.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">052<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">MOTIVATING SWIMMERS TO NEW HEIGHTS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nMemorable are the sporting events where an athlete or team is \u201con fire.\u201d Swimming World checks in with two high school and two age group coaches for insight into how that happens. Spoiler alert: the common denominator is \u201cbuy-in\u201d from athletes who connect with a coach.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">056<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">AEROBIC OVERLOAD: VOLUME REVISITED<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the first of two parts, Swimming World Magazine re-examines the role of volume in\u00a0 swim training.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>058<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">SPECIAL SETS: CHANGE-OF-PACE FUN<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nUSA Swimming master coach consultant Bob Steele provides some favorite change-of-pace exercises that are designed to insert spice and fun into in-season training.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">060<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> SPECIAL SETS: STARTING OVER<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nBruce Gemmell, head coach at Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club (Georgetown Prep site in North Bethesda, Md.) provides some sample sets\u2014and some guidelines\u2014for when it\u2019s time to return to the water for training.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">066<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Q&amp;A WITH COACH DOUG FONDER<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">067<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">HOW THEY TRAIN OLIVIA BRAY<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">069<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Q&amp;A WITH COACH RON &amp; DON HEIDARY<\/span><br \/>\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">070<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">HOW THEY TRAIN MADDIE SMITH AND EMILIA BARCK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRAINING<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">012<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE STRENGTH SERIES\u2014FREESTYLE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">015<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">DRYSIDE TRAINING: DRYLAND EXERCISES TO DO WHEN YOU CAN\u2019T SWIM<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">063<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">GOLDMINDS: THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN SWIMMING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Wayne Goldsmith<\/strong><br \/>\nThe greatest power that swimmers can possess is the power of choice. With that one power, all swimmers\u2014regardless of age, experience or level of swimming capability\u2014can accelerate their improvement and realize the full extent of their potential.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">072<\/span> UP &amp; COMERS: FINN CONLEY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>COLUMNS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">010<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">051<\/span> DID YOU KNOW? 1920 U.S. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S OLYMPIC TEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">073<\/span> GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">074<\/span> PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GoldMinds The Most Powerful Force In Swimming: Choice By Wayne Goldsmith The greatest power that swimmers can possess is the power of choice. 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