• Olympian Cody Miller Among Competitors In Successful Inaugural 2025 Minnesota Ice Swim

    Olympian Cody Miller poses for a photo during the first annual Minnesota Ice Swim, which had roughly 200 participants last month.

  • Beyond Gold: Post-Olympic Blues Through Nietzsche, Schopenhauer And Heraclitus

    What’s left after an Olympic gold? What would philosophers like Heraclitus, Schopenahuer and Nietzsche think about post-Olympic blues?

  • An Elite Swimmer’s Life After The Olympics

    Swimming toward an Olympic dream is hard, but retirement may be even more difficult.

  • The Mental Torment and Toughness of Olympic Swimmers

    Swimmers are constantly at odds with their mind in training, races, and even after successes.

  • How Competitive Swimming Shapes Character

    What is the benefit of competitive sports – and what are the lessons learned for one’s own way of life?

  • What is a “Growth Mindset”?

    David Johnston recently shared his experience with adopting a “growth mindset” and how doing so revitalized his love for the sport and allowed him to succeed.

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    Train Your Brain

    Often underused, the brain can work as a tool to help you unlock your best performance in the pool.

  • It Will Get Better: A Letter To One Year Ago Me

    A letter to my 365-days-ago-self reminding them that while things might be hard right now, they will get better through perserverance.