By Courtney Bartholomew, Swimming World College Intern
During a recent recovery practice, I was social kicking with one of my training partners, Albert Subirats. First, it is important to know that I love recovery days. To me, there is nothing more rewarding after a hard week of practicing to finally get a practice where there is no heart rate, pace, or racing involved. Second, social kick is a gift from the gods. Put your fins on, grab your kick board, and find a friend or two to chat with!
While I was enjoying the social kick with Subirats, the conversation we had during the kick was something that intrigued me and forced me to think. After talking about puppies (I love dogs!), food, and what he was going to do after retirement, we started talking about our upcoming dual meet with Notre Dame the following day. I mentioned that we had lifted really hard that day and I was worried that my legs would be sore during the 200 backstroke the following day. Subirats stopped me right there and said “Swimming is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical.†I gave Subirats a blank stare before asking his reasoning behind the comment.
While I do not completely agree with his statement that that swimming is 90 percent mental, I do agree with three reasons he mentioned as to why the mental game was more important than the physical:
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