Category: Psychology
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3 Mental Tips For Future College Swimmers
I’m Will Jonathan, the mental coach for the Florida State University Swim team. In this video, I want to share with you 3 mental tips and advice for those of you who plan on swimming in college in the future that will help you to succeed and be your best in your first year. https://youtu.be/GV2N_nM4eBY
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Alexander Rossi used a Michael Phelps method to hep IndyCar form
Reflecting on his 2018 season, Rossi says inspiration from Phelps – the most decorated Olympian of all-time with 28 medals – kept him on track during increased attention. “I’m not going to let the negative comments hurt my performance,” said Rossi. “One of the ideas I stole from Michael Phelps a while ago was that…
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How Do You Stay Sane for Months at Sea? | The Swim
How does long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte maintain his sanity during his daily eight-hour swims, and can a complex computer model track it?
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The Psychological Edge I Had When I Was Swimming – Ross Edgley | London Real
Ross Edgley, the athlete, adventurer, and author, with a decade-long career in sport, fitness and nutrition. https://youtu.be/LrtVwrTehgI
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Kevin Love discusses mental health with Michael Phelps in first episode of ‘Locker Room Talk’
With November underway and men’s health awareness coming into focus, Kevin Love has launched his new web series, “Locker Room Talk,” in conjunction with Schick Hydro. In the first episode, Love can be seen discussing mental health with 23-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps, who revealed earlier this year that he considered committing suicide following the…
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Can swimming improve your mental health? – BBC London
The benefits of exercise on our mental health have been well documented- but could swimming be the best sport of them all? Swim England claims that 1.4 million British adults believe that the sport has significantly reduced their symptoms of anxiety or depression. Sara Orchard reports.
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Michael Phelps on managing depression: “It’s OK to not be OK”
Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. He has gone to five Olympic Games and won consecutively. Phelps joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his water conservation initiatives, fatherhood, and how he learned to manage depression.
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Olympian Missy Franklin On Swimming’s Highs And Lows, Then Facing Depression
Missy Franklin was the golden girl of the 2012 London Olympics. Night after night, she stood in the spotlight, her broad swimmer’s shoulders draped in medals and her impossibly bright smile dazzling fans and sponsors. Four years later there was crushing disappointment. Franklin lost every one of her individual races in Rio de Janeiro. She’s…
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USA Swimming Partners With Leading Mindfulness App Headspace to Provide Training and Resources to Athletes
USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, and Headspace, the world’s leading meditation and mindfulness app, are partnering to bring meditation to all USA Swimming National Team athletes and coaching staff by providing access to Headspace’s popular app. National team swimmers were first introduced to Headspace while…