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3 Things A Swimmer Never Wants to Hear at Practice; Working Through the Challenges By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Athletes are always told to have a positive attitude in order to achieve results, but sometimes that positive attitude feels just a little out of reach. Here are three examples of...

Lawrence Sapp: Making History One Stroke At A Time By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Lawrence Sapp is a lifelong swimmer who grew up in Waldorf, Maryland with his mother, father, and two siblings. He competed for coach Jeff King at Nation's Capital Swim Club’s Alexandria location for many years ...

A Guide to Dealing With Senioritis: How to Fight On By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern With the second semester of school commencing for students all over the world and with the vision of graduation coming into focus for all high school and college seniors, there also comes the overwhelming power...

Addressing The Taboo Topic Of Constant Physical Comparison Among Female Swimmers By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern “Am I skinny enough?” “Does my body look like hers?” “Do I look okay in this bathing suit?” “How can I get my body to look like that?” “Why can she fit in the smaller suit and I can...

Find Your Voice: Being Your Own Biggest Advocate By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern A key component to growing up is finding your voice and how to use it for your own benefit. This applies to every facet of life and is especially important to implement when participating in a sport. As a young at...

Change Your Mindset: Make Every Practice Your Best Practice By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern An important lesson all swimmers have to learn is how to change their mindset to see every practice as an opportunity to be their best practice. Oftentimes, practice can be dreaded. Waking up before the...

All About The Comeback: A Look At Bad Races and How To Overcome Them By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern It is a right of passage for a swimmer, of any age, to experience a bad race. Whether your goggles fall off right as you dive into the water, you false start off the block,  you forget your two...

Student-Athletes: Keep Your Balance On and Off the Blocks Since the school year has started, high school and college student-athletes have been asking themselves the same question: How do I balance maintaining good grades, going to daily practice, and nurturing my social life?  Here are a few steps ...

Mallory Weggemann: Her 'Limitless' Journey from Obstacles to Inspiration By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Throughout her life, Mallory Weggemann has faced obstacle after obstacle, including paralysis at the age of 18 and losing partial use of one of her arms due to a freak accident. She has mad...

Playing Both Sides: How Swimmers Can be Friends and Competitors Swimmers usually find their closest friends through the sport because of the amount of time they spend with their teammates. It is very common for swimmers to find themselves racing against their friends, whether it is during a practice...

3 Qualities That Set Lifelong Swimmers Apart From The Rest By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Swimming is unlike most sports because there are both individual and team aspects that athletes are forced to encounter. Throughout a swimmers career, different facets of the sport are prioritized. As at...

Will There Be a Summer Swim Season? Hope Is In the Air By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern The beginning of summer swim season might sound far from now because of the cold weather and stresses of school, but in reality it is less than six months away. With the amount of COVID-19 cases continuously...

A New Year Means New Goals: 3 Ways Achieve Them By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Going into a new year always comes with new goals, but 2021 is going to be very different. Leaving 2020 in the past is something most people are very excited to do, but how do we look forward to what is coming next...

Lynne Cox: A Woman of Patience, Passion and Perseverance By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Lynne Cox is a world-renowned open water swimmer, known for the amazing records she has set in the water, her bravery in trying swims not many people have even thought of attempting, and using swimming as ...

How to Journal Your Swim Journey By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Taking a couple minutes after you finish a practice to write down how you felt during your swim can make a world of a difference in your performance in the pool. Journaling after your swim is a very easy way to keep in touch with...

Paralympic Swimming: A Parent's Perspective By Sadie Jones, Swimming World Intern Since the age of 12, Dee Sapp knew her son had a talent for swimming. Lawrence Sapp is now 19 and currently attending the University of Cincinnati, where he swims on the men's club team. He grew up in Waldorf, Maryland...