Here's the corrected link for your reference:
Are You Truly Addressing What Is Holding You Back?
NB. This excerpt is taken from our main www.feelforthewater.com blog which we post to every Friday evening with new tips and ideas to improving your swimming - sign-up here: http://swimsmooth.com/swim-smooth-blog-signup.html
On last week's blog Working Hard: More Mental Skill than Mental Toughness we discussed how the mental skills required to train and race to your potential can be learned and perfected rather than being something that only 'tough-guy' elite athletes can do.
This prompted some really interesting discussion on the comments section of the post from people who'd tried working a little harder and reaching a little higher as a direct result of the post. We also received some great thoughts from more experienced athletes sharing their experiences and suggestions of how to enter that state of flow known as 'the zone'. Thanks to all of you who posted comments - please keep them coming!
Honest answers to difficult questions unlock great results
These mental skills are 'in the moment' of a race or training session but what about the choices you need to make in the months and years before a big race so that you put in a lifetime best performance?
Since Paul Newsome won the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on 8th June we've had a lot of emails asking for more information on Paul's 'swimming journey' towards this win, particularly in the light of having a full time job and young family to care for. How did he manage to perform so well and beat all the young full time professional swimmers?
Paul's written up his own heart-felt answers to these questions in this fascinating new article. It's quite long so make a brew, kick back and enjoy! :
Swim Smooth!
Poor old Bertie Box!
Hope you're having a wet and wild week! The weather has been intense this week!
On that note, what was a beautiful new swim box 10 months ago has really taken a hammering over the summer and hasn't lasted anywhere near as long as I'd have hoped (the last one was nearly 5 years old when it finally died last September!). I was wondering if there was anyone crafty in the squad who fancied the challenge of building me a bespoke swim box that will survive the harsh UV / chlorine environment and keep all my stuff safe - for a price of course!
Open to any suggestions or recommendations that you might have (engineering companies etc) as the last two boxes have cost me $600 and $800 respectively from Bunnings (big tool boxes essentially) but just aren't cutting the mustard in terms of longevity. Would live to hear your thoughts / ideas! Just reply to this email if so. Thanks!
Have a fab weekend and see you tomorrow for the 1-2pm squad session if you can make it - my last for a while as Sally will be taking over the reigns to allow me to spend some much needed time with Mish and the kiddlywinks!
Cheers
Paul
Paul Newsome
Head Coach
Swim Smooth Ltd.
www.swimsmooth.com
Channel Ten Footage
In case you missed it, here we are (below video link) on Channel Ten: our 2mins02s of fame! ;-)
I'm really happy with the feature but just given the usual editing constraints unfortunately when we discussed how important our respective support teams were in the event has sadly been chopped, however, without a doubt I owe my personal success in this event to (please excuse me for this sounding like an Oscar's acceptance speech but A) these people need to be thanked and B) I'm fully cognizant that I might not be in this fortunate position again for a while, if ever!):
Amanda (lead paddler and the most awesome person you could hope to have as your left-hand woman: she knows what to say and when to say it! I have forged the most amazing friendship with this beautiful person in the last 3 years that when she said she'd come all the way to New York and paddle for me off her own back it blew my socks off and meant the world to me!)
Adam (team captain and my best mate: ironically enough the day before during a practice session Adam commented somewhat sarcastically in response to my over-quick times "at the rate you're going you'll win this event!"...little did we both know...)
Evan (navigator extraordinaire and the man who said "you've got this" just before I started the event, which given his experience, made me believe for the first time that perhaps I could!)
Barrie (the best boat pilot on the Hudson River! I still owe this man a drink from the Gallagher Trophy - that's a big sup!!)
Hannah (my observer - a great girl who kept Adam's nerves at bay when it looked like Lochie might close in on me in the Hudson)
Shelley (for being such an amazing inspiration that I even tried to humbly copy her stroke - and it worked! Brilliant mental training advice from the toughest "digger" of them all!)
Mish, Jackson & Isla (for being my biggest support crew in the lead up to this event and everything else that I do: to come home to the balloons, streamers and posters like I did was amazing! They're still all up!)
Grandma Rose (as mentioned in my race day acceptance speech she was my best friend and biggest "fan" and who's waited 10 years since her passing to have a win dedicated to her by her only grandson)
Mum & Stevie, Dad & Catherine, and Sheryl (my family - for believing in the podgy little kid from Bridlington Swimming Club and his dreams of one day swimming channels and other such weird bodies of water)
...and finally:
You guys and girls in the Perth Squad (for taking an interest in what I personally do when I'm not stood on pool deck cracking the whip! Thank you so much for allowing me this opportunity!)
Here's the link: http://youtu.be/qK9-yUhZ6K4
And if you're not sick of hearing about it all yet, I will be on Nova FM radio station today (Thursday 18th July) at 9.15am taking through it all with Nathan, Nat and Kelly.
Cheers
Paul
The storm last night and swimming this morning!
Dear Swimmers
Quick note to say that despite the storm last night I have had no indication from the pool that any of our sessions today (530am and 930am) need to be cancelled, so if you can make it down to the pool, I will certainly be there "with bells on" :-)
Cheers
Paul
Quick note to say that despite the storm last night I have had no indication from the pool that any of our sessions today (530am and 930am) need to be cancelled, so if you can make it down to the pool, I will certainly be there "with bells on" :-)
Cheers
Paul
Apologies about the TV call last night!
Dear Swimmers
Thanks to all of you who diligently watched through an hour of news last night waiting for the TV call about our Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. We are reliably informed that the story will run tonight at about 530pm on Channel Ten News...fingers crossed!!
Cheers
Paul
Thanks to all of you who diligently watched through an hour of news last night waiting for the TV call about our Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. We are reliably informed that the story will run tonight at about 530pm on Channel Ten News...fingers crossed!!
Cheers
Paul
Channel Ten News tonight at 5pm
Dear Swimmers
Hope you're enjoying a good start to the week! Just a quick note that if you get home in time today, myself, Ceinwen and Shelley Taylor-Smith will be featuring in a short 'doco' on the Channel Ten News at 5pm from the recent wins at the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim.
Also, please be advised of the following work being done at Claremont Pool in the next couple of weeks:
Date | Area Closed | Time |
Monday 22 to Friday 26 July | Female change room | 8.00am to 3.00pm |
Monday 29 July to Friday 2 August | Male change room | 8.00am to 3.00pm |
Additional toilets will be available in the club room and family change room during this time.
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