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Mallory Comerford<\/strong> left the Olympic Trials stunned, but a year later, at the International Team Trials, she left in tears \u2026 happy tears.<\/p>\n

After the most difficult year of her career, including a disappointing finish at the Olympic Trials, Comerford proved her resurgence in Greensboro, making Team USA for the World Championships \u2014 something that seemed impossible a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the happiest I have been after a race for a long time,\u201d Mallory Comerford told Swimming World. \u201cI walked out crying after they told me I was going to Budapest. It was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comerford finished sixth in the 100-meter freestyle, which was enough to make a relay spot for Worlds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving the 100 the first day is nice. I was nervous for it. Had a good morning swim and knew I had a chance. Obviously I would have loved to touch better than sixth, but I am happy to have made it. The hardest part is waiting and counting roster spots until that becomes official,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The wait was worth<\/a> it for Comerford.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty excited to get to the meet. My mindset has been a lot healthier and I have fallen back in love with swimming. I never hated it but I was in a really bad place with it,\u201d Mallory Comerford said. \u201cI have enjoyed racing and the process of it all. That has been really refreshing and exciting. It has allowed me not to feel the pressure and race like I used to.<\/p>\n

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Mallory Comerford. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

“My confidence is back with how it was before. I felt confident and so proud of the work I had done to get me out of the dark place I was in.\u201d<\/p>\n

That darkness lasted nearly a year. After looking like a favorite to make the Olympic team in 2020, the postponement because of the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything for Comerford.
\nHealth problems began, and piled up \u2014\u00a0so did the mental toll everything was taking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had some health issues and had struggled since September of 2020. That is when everything started. I really struggled through that entire year, then trials was the (bad) cherry on top. I had hope for trials, but I wasn\u2019t shocked by my results,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Swimming hadn\u2019t been fun for her anymore, and the results reflected that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would cry at practice every single week. I couldn\u2019t figure out why I was struggling so much. I really struggled to find out what was going wrong. After a couple of months you get to a place when there is not a lot of positive going on,\u201d she said. \u201cI was in a bad place. It is really hard to go to trials and the year before I had a really good shot at making the team, but a year later, I wasn\u2019t confident and wasn\u2019t swimming to the level I was capable of and all of that affected me that meet. It was tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along the way, Comerford dealt with many physical ailments, but also realized she was suffering from Overtraining Syndrome.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go through that for months without a change. It became harder to see the light. It was the same thing over and over again,\u201d Comerford said. \u201cThere is a lot that goes on in our sport that feeds into overtraining. A lot of coaches and swimmers believe more is better. The more you do, the more in shape you are. But I have learned that that is not necessarily true and that can affect you mentally. I understand where (Simone Manuel)\u00a0 was coming from and fully support her. It is not easy.<\/p>\n

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Mallory Comerford. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cEveryone is so different. As a swimmer, that is hard to balance. It ultimately comes with what is best for you and believing in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Olympic Trials, Comerford was at a crossroads, but determined to figure out what she needed in and out of the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter trials, I took a month off completely \u2026 avoided the pool,\u201d she said. \u201cI traveled some and hung out with friends, things that I usually have to say no to because of swimming. I took that month fully for myself. I would have taken longer but I decided to do ISL, so I wanted to get in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Training for the ISL, she started focusing more on sprinting, and it opened up a physical revolution for Comerford.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started training with Chris Lindauer<\/strong>. I went to ISL after training for a couple of weeks. I had a really good time at ISL. It was completely different from what I have ever done in swimming. It was so refreshing to have a meet without pressure. That helped me figure out that I loved to do this. Part of that is people on my team,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I got back to Louisville, I continued training with Chris and he has really helped me figure out that balance between life and swimming. I have been so thankful for him and his guidance this year \u2014 his love and his tough love.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have started lifting different and sprint training is different than what I have been doing the past six years. Mentally I have enjoyed the change and new perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

The physical refreshment has led Comerford to a mental refreshment that has built more confidence heading into the World Championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited every time I go to practice. Last year, I kind of dreaded going to practice,\u201d Mallory Comerford said. \u201cThis entire year, I have not gone over 5,000 in a practice. Before I was swimming 6-7K per practice. The quality and intensity is super high, but everything has a purpose that translates directly to my 100. In weights, for the first time I have learned new lifts. I feel so strong. It is fun to learn and be challenged in a new way. Some more power. I learned how to hang cling, power cling and adding different jumps to increase my power. I can tell the difference in my body. I think before my body got kind of stale because it was used to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is pretty frustrating when you are so in shape but it isn\u2019t translating. I had realized that was happening, but I didn\u2019t know how to communicate it or do anything about it. You have to make sure you get what you need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comerford needed a refresh and transformed that into a resurgence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited. I am super pumped to be on the team again and be in that environment. I am really excited to be on the relay with these girls, some of whom I have never been on a relay with before. I want to help them and be there for them, but also learn from them because they are crushing it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe got back and hit it hard in the weight room the first two days, then hard in the pool. It is just getting the training back then sharpening everything. That will get me to the quality I need to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her progress puts her back on track to her ultimate goal of making the Olympic team in 2024. Comerford knows she can\u2019t have another year of struggles, but more importantly, knows how to get out of those struggles now.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal has always been to go to 2024. Making the team definitely validates that goal a little bit,\u201d Mallory Comerford said. \u201cIt was really hard to not make the team at trials, but it was a relief to start looking at what was going on. I kept saying I needed a change, but never did anything. I will never let that happen again.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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