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A Letter to Klete Keller: An Opportunity to Grow for Fallen Olympic Champ<\/strong><\/p>\n

On occasion, Swimming World will run an article or commentary submitted by a member of the readership. Ben Fisher<\/strong>, a former swimmer for and 2006 graduate of the University of California-Santa Barbara, reached out over the last few days with a letter he drafted for Klete Keller<\/strong>. It was a letter he crafted in response to Keller\u2019s involvement in the Capitol insurrection<\/a> and drew on Fisher\u2019s personal experiences and observations based on his time in the sport.<\/p>\n

As the staff interacted with Fisher and weighed whether to run his letter, Fisher offered the reasons for his stance. He indicated that he competed in the sport through the age of 22 and noted that swimming was his full identity.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Screenshot from Townhall Media\/Julio Rosas<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI believe that it\u2019s easy as a swimmer to rely upon how good one\u2019s body feels rather than to develop skills to manage the ebb and flow of life. I am not sure if it\u2019s nature or nurture, but a lot of ex-swimmers seem to have challenges with anxiety. Maybe we are just high energy people to begin with and that\u2019s how we were able to train so hard. But I see a thread of a lack of emotional resilience not only in Klete\u2019s story, but in my own, and in several of my peers\u2019 stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had to learn some lessons the hard way and really would love for the world to seize this opportunity to meet Klete\u2019s story with compassion and do better. I came from the era where we just pounded out the yardage. Just as people are smarter now in the pool, I believe the next generation can be better outside of it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is Fisher\u2019s letter to Keller:<\/p>\n

Dear Klete Keller,<\/em><\/p>\n

I wanted to let you know that you are not alone, nor unique, but you do have a gift to share.<\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t sympathize with your political views or recent decisions. But I do feel compassion and optimism for your path.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have spoken to several Olympians and Division I swimmers and a lot of us had a challenging time adapting to civilian life. It\u2019s a lot like kids who have too much sugar and grow addicted to the feel-good chemicals. Swimmers become addicted to the chemicals our bodies release when we swim. Something similar happens to surfers, which we don\u2019t hear about until stories of someone like Andy Irons come out. Perhaps you are the Andy Irons of swimming today, except you have an opportunity for redemption in your lifetime.<\/em><\/p>\n

Like many drugs, I think swimming is therapeutic when applied appropriately and as part of a well-rounded treatment. Competitive swimmers basically experience a mild overdose at least once a day six days a week. There is a high we experience. That\u2019s what it feels like after a hard swimming practice. Nothing matters. When you\u2019re numbed out like that, you don\u2019t really have the chance or reason to develop mind and spirit resilience.<\/em><\/p>\n

But at some point, most of us have to grow up and cannot sustain both the life of an athlete and the life of a normal functioning adult. It is at that point when a swimmer must face their shadow, because they can\u2019t fall back on feeling amazing but must move directly through moments of discomfort. For me, it took a decade of a lot of hard work to develop the resilience to face my own shadow with my shields down and begin the path to my best self.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some of us (myself included) require moments of crisis to really step up and make the changes our mind and soul require. It would appear the same is true for you, Klete. If this moment<\/a> is your bottom, relax and let life live through you so you can float back up to the surface, take a deep breath and contribute to a better world.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Bill Collins \/ Swimming World Archive<\/p><\/div>\n

You will have your day in court. But you will also have your opportunity for redemption. Perhaps your story can be the catalyst for a real conversation on the criticality of developing the next generation of swimmers into more resilient, well-rounded individuals. Just as you would treat an overused muscle with exercises to balance out the muscle groups and stabilize the moving parts, so should they treat somatic swimmers who self-medicate with feel good hormones. It\u2019s wonderful for our bodies to feel great, but to avoid an over-reliance on the inherently temporary physicality of this moment, a robust training routine in stillness of mind and a connection to something larger than ourselves are essential. I am not talking religion as the tool for the soul necessarily, but more so connectedness and purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n

Just as no one wanted to talk about concussions or off-the-field violence in football or drug use in surfing, no one wants to talk about emotional resilience in swimmers. Your story is being told in the press as if you are a lone wolf. But I am here to say that we are part of the same pack. We are not the same, but we have traveled a very similar road. While most swimmers I know may not have lived in their vehicles, they certainly have suffered to learn many lessons the hard way.<\/em><\/p>\n

Study your path but don\u2019t let your decisions haunt you. Let them feed your growth and improvement. Let them fuel you to contribute to healing those you have hurt and helping those you can help. You have made mistakes and there will likely be more cost to pay beyond what has already happened.<\/em><\/p>\n

I would also ask that the general public, the swimming community and your own friends and family allow justice to take its course but to not play judge and jury. There is a tremendously rich opportunity here if we avoid placing Klete on a shame island and realize we have work to do to heal and prepare for a better future. We must do better to support one another and help us all develop into a more compassionate, more well-rounded community.<\/em><\/p>\n

Klete, may you see your own light and shine it upon the Earth so that future generations can do better than we have been able to so far.<\/em><\/p>\n

With great hopes for your future,<\/em><\/p>\n

Ben Fisher<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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