{"id":616054,"date":"2025-07-01T02:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=616054"},"modified":"2025-07-04T06:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:06:13","slug":"alice-dearing-on-olympic-discipline-and-what-it-takes-to-go-the-distance-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alice-dearing-on-olympic-discipline-and-what-it-takes-to-go-the-distance-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Dearing on Olympic Discipline and What It Takes to Go the Distance (Part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alice Dearing on Olympic Discipline and What It Takes to Go the Distance (Part II)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>This exclusive interview with\u00a0<\/i><i><u><a id=\"m_6872096043456941462OWA416f4baf-aea2-d88f-f306-6e97bf62ac22\" href=\"https:\/\/champions-speakers.co.uk\/speaker-agent\/alice-dearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/champions-speakers.co.uk\/speaker-agent\/alice-dearing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751707032614000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2aDgl_43y0eqmitczj1PSd\">Alice Dearing<\/a><\/u><\/i><i>\u00a0was conducted by\u00a0<\/i><i><u><a id=\"m_6872096043456941462OWA187f3bb0-acaa-cd3f-fc68-ddcbe7c1d3ac\" href=\"https:\/\/motivationalspeakersagency.co.uk\/news\/author\/1413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/motivationalspeakersagency.co.uk\/news\/author\/1413&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751707032614000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pk79U7xMStrDHop-6s7ae\">Chris Tompkins<\/a><\/u><\/i><i>\u00a0of The Motivational Speakers Agency.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>As one of Britain\u2019s most influential voices in sport, <strong>Alice Dearing<\/strong> made history as the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympic Games. But her legacy stretches far beyond the pool. A champion for inclusion and co-founder of the Black Swimming Association, Alice combines elite athletic insight with a deep understanding of mental resilience, communication, and <a href=\"https:\/\/motivationalspeakersagency.co.uk\/peak-performance-speakers\">performance under pressure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this exclusive interview with The Champions Speakers Agency, Alice opens up about the mindset that fuelled her 4:30 a.m. training starts, the power of consistency through adversity, and why true success\u2014whether in sport or business\u2014requires more than talent alone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/more-than-medals-alice-dearing-and-her-mission-to-diversify-the-future-of-swimming\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: In your experience, what core mental traits from elite athletic performance can businesses learn from and apply in their own environments?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Dearing<\/strong>: \u201cSo, the qualities of a high-performing athlete, um, in some respects can be, I think, a bit scary. Like I think about the things that I did, um, as an athlete and, um, and now, especially now I\u2019m retired, I look back on it\u2014I was like, wow, I was really, I was really locked in there. But, um, I think that they\u2019re so powerful and so important for businesses to be able to translate into their industry and their environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, for example, quite a lot of times I didn\u2019t want to go morning training. You know, I was waking up, um, as a teenager at 4:30 in the morning to go training. And then, as I got older and thankfully got a little bit later\u2014but, um, I think it was still 5:30 that I was waking up. So, um, and that was my life for about 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it was the mentality that sometimes I didn\u2019t want to go, but there wasn\u2019t an option in my mind not to go. It was one of those things where I was just like, okay, I\u2019ve set my alarm, I\u2019m getting up and, kind of, that\u2019s it. Of course, if I\u2019m ill or if something\u2019s happened, that\u2019s a completely different story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in terms of battling that inner monologue of, \u201cI don\u2019t really want to do this, let\u2019s procrastinate, let\u2019s put it off,\u201d um, kind of having that mindset of, \u201cI know what my goals are. I know that I need to do X, Y and Z to achieve it. Let\u2019s go and execute it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, um, that\u2019s something that I didn\u2019t really appreciate could take you so far. And sometimes it, it is\u2014can just be pure hard work. Sometimes it\u2019s a mix of hard work and talent. People get to different places in different ways, but consistency of turning up to training and, you know, giving it your best every time or just doing what the coach says\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOr sometimes I turned up and there was no fibre in my body that wanted to be there. And, um, just being really honest, I still worked through the session. I still found something to gather out of it because even at your lowest points, those are the times when you can make gains like you wouldn\u2019t believe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwimming is one of those sports that I found\u2014whenever you\u2019re swimming fast, it\u2019s easy. It\u2019s easy to turn up to training. And, of course, that\u2019s how things work. You know, when business is going well, you want to turn up, you want to do things, you\u2019ve got that energy, you\u2019ve got that drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the darkest times, when things aren\u2019t going great, that\u2019s when you really need to persevere, find that consistency and just keep plugging away every day. And, um, that\u2019s something that swimming and being an athlete has taught me because, um, it really can create the core of your business or of who you are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then from that can spread out other things. And also\u2014I\u2019ll just add as well\u2014um, communication was, like, such a key part of me maturing as an athlete. So, as a teenager, like adolescent, I was, um\u2026 I have a very strong mind and very strong opinions on how I want to do things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very stubborn, which is why I\u2019ve been able to get as far as I am\u2014because I didn\u2019t want to quit. Like, I felt like when I wanted to quit, I was like, \u201cNo, I don\u2019t want to quit. I still want to do this.\u201d Like there\u2019s still stubborn drive and energy within me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this came out, especially as a teenager when I couldn\u2019t really communicate or didn\u2019t know how to speak to people. I was in conflict with coaches, and I realised, as I got older, I was like, \u201cYou\u2019re going to have to work with people to get to where you want to get to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t keep fighting with, um, with people. If they don\u2019t see your point of view, how else can you communicate with them? How else can you have a conversation where you get their point of view, they take yours, and you work together?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, a more collaborative approach. And it\u2019s something that I really, kind of, had to grow and mature into. But I\u2019m really appreciative of it now because, um, it\u2019s left me in a place where\u2014like, you can\u2019t be an athlete in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, all of these\u2026 there\u2019s literally hundreds of people who have contributed to my swimming career\u2014whether that\u2019s my technique or my mentality or just helping me out with a little bit. And I couldn\u2019t have done that without them, essentially.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think a business is exactly the same. You know, especially like perhaps smaller businesses\u2014there are so many different aspects of people who work for you or in your life, in your lifestyle, who support you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s exactly the same for athletes. It\u2019s not a lone wolf approach. There\u2019s like a whole, like, entourage of people behind you. And learning to effectively communicate with them and to deal with conflict is so, so important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s something that businesses have to navigate a lot. You know, whether that\u2019s disagreements or, you know, having to tell someone to work harder or something like that\u2014having uncomfortable conversations is challenging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, um, it puts you in a place where you either, kind of, have to have that conversation or just accept a lower performance. And as an athlete, there was no way I was putting an uncomfortable conversation over my performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat just doesn\u2019t compute. But yeah, um, communication is such a key part of who I am and what I became.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: From your Olympic journey, what parallels do you see between sustaining athletic excellence and building long-term business success?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Dearing<\/strong>: \u201cSo, I see the kind of relentlessness in the sense of being patient. Because, um, you know, you see, like, some businesses pop up and you\u2019re like, \u201cOh, where have they come from?\u201d And then you realise that they\u2019ve been working hard for 15 years\u2014putting in a lot of groundwork, a lot of effort, a lot of late nights, early mornings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, um, it\u2019s not by chance that they\u2019re now succeeding. And it\u2019s exactly the same for athletes. There\u2019s a lot of, like, difficult work that goes into it, which I know a lot of people are aware of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you know, um, it\u2019s like that relentlessness, that consistency. And, um, yeah, trust and communication with people around you to help build the thing that you want to build.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd sometimes it\u2019s understanding that not everyone\u2019s along for the ride. And again, that\u2019s another uncomfortable conversation. But, um, it is so important to be able to have that environment which means you can grow from it and, um, become your best self.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, um, when I was younger, I was in a training group which was like one of the best training groups in the country. And I wasn\u2019t happy there. And I really\u2014I couldn\u2019t really see that I wasn\u2019t happy there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I eventually got kicked out of it and I was really upset in that moment because, um, I was like, \u201cWell, what else is my value as a swimmer?\u201d I was in this amazing training group; they don\u2019t believe in me anymore\u2014what am I doing next?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so when that happened to me, I kind of had a decision to go into another training group, which wasn\u2019t seen as good, but it was a bit more relaxed and, um, could kind of allow me to, like, spread my wings a bit more and have more\u2026 just have the pressure taken off me a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I decided to go for it because I didn\u2019t feel like quitting yet. As I\u2019ve alluded to\u2014that stubborn energy within me\u2014I wasn\u2019t ready to quit. I moved into it, and I actually found it was so much healthier for me, so much happier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, um, I speak about this as kind of like\u2014it\u2019s okay sometimes to take a step back or to move into something which isn\u2019t seen as conventional or what people say, \u201cNo, that\u2019s not how you do it. You should do it this way and that\u2019s the best place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause everyone\u2019s individual, and businesses are individual in that sense. There\u2019s a very unique set-up to each one. You can\u2019t copy-paste things across.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFounders, CEOs, your staff\u2014they\u2019ll all have different life experiences, different mentalities. So, finding and creating an environment which is unique to you and to your business and growing that and flourishing that, I think, is really important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s the same for athletes in the sense of training groups. Who you surround yourself with is so important and they can massively affect your performance, whether you believe it or not, and whether you think it will or not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think that\u2019s the key thing for me\u2014I didn\u2019t think it was affecting me. I moved into this other training group, felt a lot more relaxed, was so much happier and swam like the best I\u2019d ever swum in my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s what got me to the Olympic Games. So, um, I think sometimes assessing yourself, kind of having a critical eye and not being afraid to make what seems like a difficult decision can leave you in a much, much more positive place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alice Dearing on Olympic Discipline and What It Takes to Go the Distance (Part II) This exclusive interview with\u00a0Alice Dearing\u00a0was conducted by\u00a0Chris Tompkins\u00a0of The Motivational Speakers Agency. 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