For the past three seasons, she has shown incredible resilience despite facing circumstances that made her doubt herself and her love for the sport. She often felt unheard, unsupported with her injuries despite medical advice, and left believing she wasn't good enough. A turning point came during the New Year's training camp in Tenerife with Yul, David and Rebecca. There, she rediscovered her confidence, her passion for swimming, and, most importantly, belief in herself. She returned stronger, found her voice, and stood up for herself. She refused to let anyone diminish her confidence or define her potential. Those difficult three seasons are finally behind us. Following multiple official complaints, her former headcoach is now no longer with the club/federation. We are grateful that this chapter has closed and are looking forward to a fresh start in September. Sometimes the greatest victories aren't measured by medals or times—they're measured by the courage to keep going, to believe in yourself again, and to never let anyone convince you that you're less than you are. ❤️

Daughter had qualified for the Swedish youth championship, 100,200 backstroke and relay 4x100im. She did worse then ever. She gets afraid when heartbeats rises and breathing gets hard. She has some type of self protection mechanism that tells her that she can’t breathe. 200 she fell through, chin dropped, legs were something just hanging. When she qualified she wasn’t even out of breath when finish..she has so much more to give but no one seem to be able to get her to push through it. She would have made the final in the evening if she just had pushed. she recently switched teams as the old coach couldn’t give a sh*t about her. New coaches got her to qualify in less then a month.. still not pushing herself. That’s why I say she has so much more to give. She puts a lot of pressure on her self. I’m just trying to be a supportive dad (old swimmer) and biting my tounge not saying anything. What mental course can I sign her up to with swimpros? I believe she needs to have someone telling her about the mental tools and challenges. I’m sad because she is sad.

Every competitive swimmer hits a stretch where the wins dry up and the love starts to fade… In this one I break down how to handle the pressure of the big end-of-summer meet, and what to do when your swimmer starts to lose the love for the sport. Here's what's inside: 👉 The only definition of failure worth teaching your swimmer 👉 What to do when your swimmer loses the love for training 👉 Good pain vs bad pain, and when to push or pause 👉 The free parent guide I'm dropping in the group today Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/7PgMw-NRgpE?si=B_cblwVSXK7DXBY1 Here's the video guide. PDF guide attached to this post. I hope you enjoy! comments and feedback welcome!! 😉

Your kid is probably not going to the Olympics. And that's the best news I can give you. I know how that sounds. Stay with me. Your kid probably won't get the full D1 ride either, or swim professionally. That's not me being negative... that's just the math. Only about 3 in 100 high-school swimmers ever swim NCAA Division 1, and a full-ride swimming scholarship is rarer still. The odds of going PRO are wayyyy below 1000:1... no matter how fast they are at 13. Here's why it's good news, and it's not to crush a dream. Something clicked for me reading a business newsletter, of all places. The writer pointed out that almost every business owner dreams of selling their company one day.. but only about 1 in 1'000 ever actually does. And in chasing that exit, people spend their whole career sacrificing the thing that was valuable the entire time, and often end up with neither. Swap "selling the company" for "going pro" and you've described a lot of swim families. Because here's what's valuable RIGHT NOW, guaranteed, win or lose: A kid who learns to lose and come back. Who builds a work ethic most adults never find. Who has a team, a body that moves, a reason to get up early, and a thing that is unmistakably theirs. That payoff is real whether or not the Olympic one ever shows up. So don't optimize your kid's entire childhood around a 0.1% outcome and burn out the joy that would have paid off either way. Let it count now. And I genuinely want to know, so be honest: if someone could tell you for certain your kid will never swim past high school... would you still want them in this sport? And why? Hoping to get an interesting conversation going in the comments! 👇 PS: Academy training tomorrow will be live from Mallorca!! 🌴

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