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How Sports Psychology Can Help Athletes Through Difficult Times

Michael Jordan, Russell Wilson, and Tom Brady. Three well-known names in professional sports have all utilized sports psychologists. It is

In swimming, the topic of specialization of young athletes is often contentious and controversial. At the beginning of my career,

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Commentary Swimmer. It’s a word that encompasses a brutality known only by those to whom it pertains. There is no

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“This is the difference between being good and being great.” That quote has been engrained in my head since I

We are competitive swimmers. We are athletes. We are a rare breed of people who set 4:30AM alarms, who sweat

The 400 IM is a race I only had to swim once to decide it was not my calling. Now

One of the more upsetting, confidence-eroding events for swimmers is having to deal with the flood of last-minute negativity and

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Early alarm clock rings. Morning lifting practice. Breakfast. School. Lunch. Practice. Dinner. Homework. Swimming steals a lot of your time

At meets, many swimmers make the mental mistake of attaching far too much importance to how they feel in warm-up

Whether you are 13 years old and just growing into your body, or 20 years old and reshaping your body