{"id":495011,"date":"2022-01-06T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=495011"},"modified":"2022-01-06T12:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T19:35:21","slug":"swimming-world-january-2022-presents-goldminds-the-art-of-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-january-2022-presents-goldminds-the-art-of-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World January 2022 Presents – GoldMinds: The Art of Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em><\/span>
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GoldMinds: The Art of Swimming<\/span><\/h1>\n

By Wayne Goldsmith<\/span><\/p>\n

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The key to fast swimming is to follow the coach\u2019s leadership and guidance, but also choose to make the workout special and unique just for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In every swimming pool around the world, swimming coaches arrive to practice usually with a well-planned and perfectly crafted workout in hand.<\/p>\n

The swimmers wait for the coach to reveal the complex combination of sets and repeats and drills and skills that make up the workout.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s at that moment when the majority of swimmers make the same mistake: They actually do the workout as written!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important that every swimmer on the team follows the coach\u2019s workout plan\u2014don\u2019t get me wrong. The coach has spent a lot of time and energy designing the session to help every swimmer learn and improve.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not the workout itself that determines how effective your training will be: It\u2019s the way you choose to complete the workout.<\/p>\n

The real breakthrough you\u2019re looking for will come when you take ownership and responsibility for your workout\u2014by turning every workout into your workout.<\/p>\n

IT\u2019S NOT WHAT\u2019S WRITTEN THAT REALLY MATTERS\u2014IT\u2019S WHAT\u2019S NOT WRITTEN<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn most places around the world, workouts are\u2014more or less\u2014the same. They follow a reasonably standard format:
\n\u2022 Warm-up
\n\u2022 Skills and technique practice
\n\u2022 Kicking and\/or pull sets
\n\u2022 Main set
\n\u2022 Race simulation\u2014e.g., sprints, relays, time trials
\n\u2022 Swim-down<\/p>\n

If you accept that in general terms, the actual workout your coach has written is very similar to many, many other workouts written and delivered by swimming coaches across the globe, including the workouts of the swimmers you will be racing at your next meet.<\/p>\n

The question is: How do I make the workout special for me?And the answer: You need to see what\u2019s NOT written.<\/p>\n

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Wayne Goldsmith has worked with swimmers, coaches, swimming clubs, swimming parents, sports scientists and swimming organizations all over the world for more than 30 years. He has contributed to Swimming World Magazine for more than two decades. He is one of the world\u2019s leading experts in elite-level swimming and high-performance sport. <\/em><\/p>\n

Be sure to check out Goldsmith\u2019s websites at www.wgaquatics.com<\/a> and www.wgcoaching.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Swimming<\/a>[Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro \/ USA Today Sports]<\/p>\n

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