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Before the Beep: How Florida Star Josh Liendo Prepares for Major Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Liendo was an Olympian before he arrived at the University of Florida in the fall of 2022. His time since becoming a Gator has only sharpened his racing focus.<\/p>\n

Liendo\u2019s explicit aim upon trading his native Scarborough\u2014a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada\u2014for Gainesville was to become a better racer. At home in the long course pool and a national record holder in his teens, his swimming aptitude was clear. But NCAA swimming, he hoped, would sharpen that to a finer edge, testing himself week-in and week-out against the best in the SEC, which, many weeks, looks a lot like the best in the world!<\/p>\n

The result through his freshman campaign at Florida was four NCAA titles, including the individual 100 free crown and three relay golds, all while breaking NCAA records. The SEC champion in the 100 fly, he was the SEC Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year and a seven-time All-American.<\/p>\n

Outside of college, Liendo swam in three events at a get-your-feet-wet Olympics<\/a> in Tokyo in 2021 just before his 19th birthday. Four years on, he\u2019s shaping up as a medal contender in Paris, having won silver in the 100 fly at the 2023 World Championships and bronze in the 100 free and 100 fly at Worlds in 2022, plus a mixed 200 free relay gold at the World Short Course Championships in 2021.<\/p>\n

Racing might be straightforward, but getting ready is an iterative process that Liendo is always honing:<\/p>\n

THE WEEK BEFORE THE MAJOR MEET<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does preparation look like a week out?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I try to maximize my rest\u2014just make sure I\u2019m recovering well, because you have to start early if you want to feel rested and feel good before the meet. And I try to get as close to my meet schedule as I can\u2014when I eat, when I wake up. I make sure I drink a lot of water before meets, and just simple stuff…(like) making sure I\u2019m taking my supplements, drink water, food\u2019s good\u2014just stuff like that\u2014stay healthy, and don\u2019t do anything dumb to get injured.<\/p>\n

Do the demands of college make that any more difficult at Florida?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The big thing is school. For SECs, I look at it as, I\u2019m going to try to do as much school as I can the week before because I definitely don\u2019t want to be doing schoolwork at SECs. That\u2019s the main shift, just a more busy life. I had had high school obviously, but I only got at a high level when I was almost out of high school, and being at a high level in college, I have to manage that now.<\/p>\n

AT THE HOTEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any superstitions or rituals?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Not really. It\u2019s just simple things, but nothing I would say I have to do. At Florida, for a meet day, they want us to shower the morning before. They say to take a hot shower because it wakes you up. But that\u2019s a Florida thing. I always try to make sure I\u2019m snacking and eating while I\u2019m traveling. I want to make sure that I have fuel and the simple stuff like drinking water or if I want to do compression (therapy) or Normatec, especially after a flight, or putting your legs up on a wall.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re in town for a meet, are you off keeping to yourself or more likely to interact with others?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s a mix. I definitely try to do nothing to (make sure I) rest, but every now and then, I\u2019ll be like, \u2018Do you want to play on the Switch, Super Smash Bros or Mario?\u2019\u2014just something to get your mind off swimming. And maybe I\u2019ll go out on little walks so that I\u2019m not in the hotel all day, but still keeping activity to a minimum. I\u2019m definitely still social and not isolated, but I\u2019m being smart with that and not trying to expend a lot of energy in…not the wrong places…but trying to save it for the meet.<\/p>\n

ON RACE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does warm-up look like? Does it change based on the race?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s definitely evolving. I used to do a lot more for warm-up. I\u2019m one of those people who\u2019s always last-minute in the ready room, taking my time to get there. But for warm-up, I spend a lot of time out of the pool, activating, making sure my muscles are ready to go and that they\u2019re firing\u2014a lot of mobility stuff, some exercises to get muscles activated, a little bit of stretching.<\/p>\n

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In terms of free or fly (for races), it\u2019s mostly the same, but it\u2019ll be a little different. For fly, I\u2019ll do some drills: I like putting on paddles sometimes, a little more kick maybe to get the dolphin kicks feeling good. I do a little breath control for both. I would say they\u2019re pretty similar.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m pretty much ready before I get in for warm-up because of all the activation I do, so I don\u2019t do much in the pool. I just make sure my muscles are ready to go, and if I feel good, I get out. If I\u2019m good, there\u2019s nothing more to do.<\/p>\n

How much, especially as a sprinter, has the activation part of it grown?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just me learning and seeing how my body reacts to certain things. We have a program here, but everyone\u2019s body reacts differently to different types of stimulus and different types of activation. So I\u2019ve just kind of learned to not do too much, and at the same time, not do too little\u2014just listen to my body and feel it out. I definitely want to get in all the exercises, but if I\u2019m feeling good, not overwork them\u2014shoulders, hips, making sure everything is moving right.<\/p>\n

IN THE READY ROOM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you in your own world with the headphones on or ready to be chatty?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it depends. I\u2019d say the bigger the meet is, the quieter I get. If it\u2019s a small meet, I\u2019m more talkative in the ready room. As you get to Worlds or Olympic-type meets, I would say I\u2019m more locked in. I don\u2019t listen to music anymore. I listen to it when I\u2019m doing those activation stretches, before I get in the warm-up, before I head to the ready room. But I don\u2019t necessarily have it in the ready room or going on deck because I like being aware and knowing what is going on, and sometimes it\u2019s a complicated process when they\u2019re walking you out…or it\u2019s a maze to get to the pool. I want to be dialed in, no music, but with my own thoughts.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s on the playlist?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It changes. I have a playlist, and any of those songs are good. I have one that gets me ready to go. There\u2019s some Meek Mill, some Kendrick Lamar, some DMX, some Lil Wayne\u2014just stuff to get me hyped…and that\u2019s the kind of songs I want.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s got to be Drake on there, right?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is some Drake. Drake has some hype songs. I\u2019ve got a song on there from him called \u201cR.I.C.O.\u201d that I really like.<\/p>\n

BEHIND THE BLOCKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the last thoughts before the whistle to get up on the block?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not trying to overthink, but there is a process going through my mind of what\u2019s going to happen when I get off the block. I\u2019m talking to myself, saying what I want to do before I go. I have that set in my mind so that when the gun goes off, it\u2019s just instinct from there…then you just let everything else take over. [bug]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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