Category: Psychology
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Mental Health Q&A w/ Olympians Natalie Coughlin, Maya DiRado & USOPC Sport Psychologist Sean McCann
Olympians Natalie Coughlin and Maya DiRado chat with U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sport Psychologist about maintaining mental health during the COVID-19 Quarantine.
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Get Your Body Back on Track After Depression with A Help of Swimming
Depression is a mental disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. And while some symptoms are the same in all people, some of them are different. While someone would have a hard time getting up and going to work, others find no difficulty in doing this. But they can both have depression. Depression can be…
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Making this facial expression can boost your performance by 20%, according to science
Furrowed brow. Squinting eyes. Frowning mouth. Most of us subconsciously make a face when we’re intensely concentrating on a task, whether it’s lifting a weight in the gym or catching up on emails. Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps went viral at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games because he was caught scowling intensely while warming up…
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“Swimming is my little sense of mindfulness” – Record breaking Irish swimmer Rachael Lee on sport…
Firefighter and cross-channel swimmer Rachael Lee holds the Irish record – for men and women – for crossing the English Channel. Rachael speaks about her work, lifestyle and the positive benefits swimming can have.
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Olympic hopeful and SEC Female Swimmer of the Year Erika Brown and Christen talk REAL Confidence
US National Team Swimmer Erika Brown sits down with Christen to talk about REAL Confidence. Miserable her freshman year in college, Erika knew something had to change. She goes in depth about her decision to change her mindset, and in turn is not only loving her sport again, but swimming faster than ever!
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Sarah Thomas: The Mind of a Marathon Swimmer
Join me in What Will You Do? Episode 2 where I talk about the American marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas. https://youtu.be/_uUjeUMPpjI
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Irrational Fears & Phobias of Water that You May Have
When you think of the vast, open sea, do you get a sinking feeling? Does the thought of a monstrous behemoth underneath you like a dark silhouette terrify beyond belief? Here are 8 Irrational Fears & Phobias of Water that You May Have!
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Shawn Johnson East Says Day After the Olympics Was ‘One of the Hardest Days of My Life’
The 27-year-old said on the #Adulting podcast, “I remember the day after the Olympics being, like, one of the hardest days of my life, because you set this goal and you get so obsessed with something where your entire life revolves around it and then, all of the sudden, it’s done.†She continued, “And I remember waking…
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Ryan Held: Gold Medal Mindset, Episode #27
What does it take to develop a gold medal mindset? 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, and one of the world’s best sprint freestylers, Ryan Held joins the Champion’s Mojo podcast to talk about his mindset and more. Ryan is an NCAA post-grad, professional swimmer fresh off of winning the 50 and 100 free — setting a…