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Three
of the most important components of swimming
are: technique, technique, technique.
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Strive
for optimum, not maximum, performance.
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Learn
to balance, align, and stabilize your body
first. Everything else will become easier.
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Seek
the path of least resistance.
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Find
the path of most resistance.
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To
become effortless requires great effort.
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Listen
to the water, feel the water, be one with the
water. Swim quietly.
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The
mind leads the body.
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The
harder you work, the harder you can play.
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Practice
does not make perfect. Perfect practice
makes perfect. What you do in practice will
determine what you do in meets.
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The
fastest swimmers are the ones who slow down the
least.
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The
fastest you ever travel is when you dive off the
block and push off the wall.
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Slice
through the water, don't plow. Make your
middle name "streamline".
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Don't
think of pulling the water. Learn to
anchor your hands, wrists, and forearms, and
hold onto the water. Learn to use your legs for
balance and body stabilization.
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Power
is generated from the hips and torso. Use your
shoulders for your recovery and to generate
additional arm speed.
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Relax
from the inside out.
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Never
look back.
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Attack
your race, attack your opponent.
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Embrace
your opponents. They make you a faster, better
swimmer.
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Use
visual and mental imagery of yourself achieving
and surpassing your goals.
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Swim
smart, use your head, and keep your head still.
