By Temarie Tomley, Swimming World College Intern
It’s easy to see the great practices, times, races, and hard work of a swimmer, but what about their mindset? It is something underestimated in our sport and yet it is the basis for any swimmer’s success. As a new season begins, establishing a good mindset early on is key. It’s not just about being positive, although that is an important part of it.
A good mindset also involves what I like to call that extra something. It’s the thing that separates the good athletes and the great ones. It involves stepping up to challenges fearlessly, seeing failures as “yet†moments, and most importantly, having fun in the tough times.
This year, my coach gave our team a 6,000 long course meters threshold freestyle set…and I’m a sprinter. I was put on an interval of 1:25. With a set like this it would’ve been easy for me to start complaining and thinking that it was too hard or that I was too tired. But instead, these were the thoughts running through my mind:
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