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Gutter Talk: The Importance of Pre-Olympic Year Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

How important is this summer’s competition to your preparation and goals for the Olympic year?<\/p>\n

Hunter Armstrong, USA<\/strong>
\nWR holder (50 back)<\/a>, gold medalist (2021 Olympics\/1, 2022 World Championships\/2)<\/p>\n

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Hunter Armstrong — Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

I think this summer\u2019s going to be a very big confidence booster, make or break, depending on how I do. This is my first year as a pro, so I expect to go substantially faster than I did last year. There\u2019s always going to be pressure, but I have to grow and learn how to deal with that stuff.<\/p>\n

Pieter Coetze, South Africa
\n<\/b>African record holder (100 back), gold medalist (2022 Commonwealth Games\/1, 2022 World Juniors\/1)<\/p>\n

I actually won\u2019t be competing in World Championships this year. I\u2019ll just be training and doing some racing elsewhere over the course of the year. This year is just all about racing at the right time, getting the work done and just having fun. Next year is a big year, so I\u2019m expecting big things. The training this year, it all builds up to the Olympics. We\u2019ll just grind out this year, make sure I\u2019m 100% ready for the Olympics next year and confident going into Paris.<\/p>\n

James Guy, Great Britain
\n<\/b>Gold medalist (2021 Olympics\/2, 2015-17-19 World Championships\/4, 2016-18-20 Europeans\/7, 2014-22 Commonwealth Games\/2)<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s that important, to be honest with you, only because the Olympic year is a different kind of year. Your diet is better. You\u2019re at the pool more. You\u2019re consistently better. Your muscle mass has gone up. Your body mass has gone down.<\/p>\n

The prep for the Olympic year is this year, so you\u2019re trying different things for what you\u2019re going to do next year. I know that Tom Dean (defending 200 freestyle Olympic gold medalist) has just gone to altitude. I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019s going to do that again next year. This is the year to try it, to test things. You\u2019re trying to work out what\u2019s right and what\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n

You want to swim fast, and you want to do well at the Worlds, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s the Olympics that matter. That\u2019s the one that you want to go there and perform. I feel like you don\u2019t want to get too pumped up for the Worlds this year. Even though the Worlds is really important, the Olympics is way above. You don\u2019t want to peak too early.<\/p>\n

Leah Hayes, USA
\n<\/b>Bronze medalist (2022 World Championships\/1)<\/p>\n

I think it is very important. It\u2019s another experience to prepare me for the Olympic Trials and any further events such as the Olympics. Competing on the international stage once more will be good. I\u2019m going to try my best (at U.S. Nationals), and I really hope to make (an) international team, but if that doesn\u2019t work out, I\u2019ll have the summer to change.<\/p>\n

Shayna Jack, Australia
\n<\/b>Gold medalist (2022 World Championships\/1, 2018 Pan Pacs\/1, 2018-22 Commonwealth Games\/2, 2013-15 World Juniors\/3)<\/p>\n

The preparation and execution of this year\u2019s competitions are important, but for me, it\u2019s also important to enjoy the journey leading into the Olympic year. Learning from anything that doesn\u2019t go to plan and fine-tuning areas of improvement is the focus.<\/p>\n

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Josh Liendo — Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Josh Liendo, Canada
\n<\/b>2021 Olympian, gold medalist (2022 Commonwealth Games\/1), silver medalist (2022 World Championships\/1, World Juniors\/1), Canadian-record holder<\/a><\/p>\n

I think this summer is a pretty important step. It\u2019s gonna help me grow as a competitor and give me more experience at the highest level. Obviously, I know the Olympics is the big goal, but I\u2019m also looking at Worlds as the sole focus right now. Then I\u2019ll refocus for the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Lani Pallister, Australia
\n<\/b>Silver and bronze medalist (2022 World Championships), gold and silver medalist (2022 Short Course World Championships<\/a>, 2019 World Juniors)<\/p>\n

I think this summer<\/a> and especially the next six months of racing is critical for future performance. Being so fresh into the senior space, any race experience I can get on the international stage will be vital for confidence and comfortability racing the girls I\u2019ve grown up idolizing and wanting to challenge. Putting myself in that realm has been the first step forward for myself as an athlete and realizing the potential I have to be successful.<\/p>\n

I just want to continue practicing the processes in a high-pressure environment<\/a> and really solidify coping mechanisms and strategies to remain focused during racing. I\u2019m excited to continue to push myself and put my body on the line to see what I am capable of as an athlete in the next 12 months and, obviously, hopefully qualify for my first Olympic team next year.<\/p>\n

I never want to feel the way I did when I missed the 2021 Olympic team, so everything beginning off the back of missing that team has been in pursuit of qualifying for Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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