The Swimmer's Corner

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Go Swim Practical Application of Drills - A must read if you want to improve.
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A Conversation with Rebecca Soni

Rebecca Soni SWIM SWAM Bio

Rebecca Soni with Dave Salo at USC

Rebecca Soni Breaststroke Turn

Breaststroke Piston Kick drill

Rebecca Soni Breasstroke Clinic

The Age Group Swimmer's Ultimate Guide to Motivation - Olivier Leroy

The One Quality Great Teammates Have in Common

"They can because they think they can." --Virgil

Do you want to Win? Then get tough, mentally tough.  Just as you train your body you must train your mind.  It takes practice, repetitive practice.
I first heard Dr. Alan Goldberg speak when I was at the Olympic Training Center in the '80s.  I have used his tapes with my swimmers ever since.   Below are some articles by Dr. Goldberg.  His site has many more.

How to use Feedback to Grow as an Athlete

It takes a TEAM for Success

What it takes to Perform Your Best when it counts the Most

How to Recognize the Uncontrollables

The Paradox of Winning & Its Relationship to Concentration

5 Steps to Believing in Yourself

Moving up to the next level blues

 7 Principals to Peak Performance

Pre-Performance Strategy 

8 Qualities of a Mentally Tough Competitor

How to Act like A Champion No Matter What

Love it or leave it

Performance and expectations

Slumps, Fears and Blocks- What can you do as an athlete?

Don't get frustrated when you are struggling in the pool or on land with homework or any other skills. The more you struggle, the more your brain grows.

Remember, one of the most powerful senses we have is vision. Ever heard of monkey see, monkey do? Well my li'l swimming friends, here are some videos for you to see so that you can do just like these great athletes. Some things to note for the little ones: you shouldn't stay underwater as long as their Olympic peers on starts. As they grow and develop greater lung capacity and strength this will be something we work on, but no 10 & Under needs to be going underwater for 15 meters!

Videos to watch:

Fly w/ Phelps
Backstroke
Missy Franklin Backstroke
Matt Grevers Backstroke
Rebecca Soni Breaststroke
Breaststroke Kick w/ Roque