The real benefit of self-motivation comes when things in the water and life in general, become tough In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on how to improve self-motivation for swimmers. What is self-motivation? Self-motivation for swimmers is often defined as, A swimmer’s internal drive and determination to continue to develop, in … Continue reading How to Improve Self-Motivation for Swimmers
Category: Swimming Psychology/Mental Health
Coping with pre-race nerves
Most competitive swimmers experience pre-race nerves In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on coping with pre-race nerves. Most competitive swimmers experience pre-race nerves. However, it’s how the swimmer copes with and positively channels those pre-race nerves that can make all the difference to their quality of performance. Types of pre-race nerves … Continue reading Coping with pre-race nerves
Mindfulness for Swimmers
Many swimmers find that mindfulness can help to improve their swimming performance In this article, we will provide advice, drills, exercises, hacks and tips on the benefits of mindfulness for swimmers. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a meditation technique that can be used to help the swimmer increase their awareness by helping them to pay attention … Continue reading Mindfulness for Swimmers
Helping Swimmers During the Lockdown
During the lockdown many swimmers are confined to their home, with no access to swimming facilities. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on helping swimmers during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this pandemic, swimmers from all over the world find themselves having to adapt to these strange and difficult … Continue reading Helping Swimmers During the Lockdown
50 Top Motivational Swimming Slogans
Swimming slogans can help increase a swimmer's motivation. In this article, we will provide 50 of our favourite motivational swimming slogans. Many top swimmers adopt several slogans to help them during different situations to help provide them with a range of psychological/mental health benefits. These include, Reducing or overcoming anxietyFor extra motivationIncreasing confidence and self-belief … Continue reading 50 Top Motivational Swimming Slogans
Motivational Swimming Quotes
When swimmers go through difficult times many use motivational swimming quotes, slogans and mantras for extra inspiration. We have compiled a list of our favourite motivational swimming quotes from some of the world’s top swimmers past and present. It can sometimes be difficult to find the motivation to focus on dryland/land training.When swimmers go through … Continue reading Motivational Swimming Quotes
Swimmers Training at Home
Swimmers that are confined at home should establish a daily routine, that prioritises physical and mental health. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips for swimmers training at home. Many swimmers prefer to perform their dryland/land training routines in the comfort of their own home or when they have little or no access … Continue reading Swimmers Training at Home
Developing Mental Toughness for Swimmers
Many of the world’s top swimmers regularly practice a range of psychological techniques to help them develop their mental toughness In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on techniques for developing mental toughness for swimmers. Many of the world’s top swimmers regularly practice a range of psychological techniques, to help them develop … Continue reading Developing Mental Toughness for Swimmers
How to Deal with Swimming Setbacks
Many of the world’s top swimmers use swimming setbacks as extra motivation. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on how to deal with swimming setbacks and turn them to a swimmer's advantage. It’s a fact of life for swimmers at all levels, that there are times when things don’t go how they … Continue reading How to Deal with Swimming Setbacks
How To Improve A Swimmer’s Focus
Improving a swimmer’s focus is key to optimum swimming performance In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on how to improve a swimmer’s focus. Whether it’s focusing on skills and drills during training, or race tactics and execution during competition. The ability to focus their attention and concentrate are key to optimum swimming … Continue reading How To Improve A Swimmer’s Focus