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Confused about mental training?
Want to unleash pro mode on

your swimming this year? Learn how new mental training
workbook will change your mindset and help you pummel your
PB’s this season.
Mental training.
For a lot of swimmers, it sounds great. Like a real hoot, even.
You sit down, use your focusing powers to conjure some voodoo brain magic,
and whammy—you are a faster swimmer.
Or something.
But when reality flip turns on you, and your attempts at improving your
mindset doesn’t immediately payoff or show signs of improvement, you go
back to doing things the way you know how, even though that way of doing
things isn’t giving you the results you want.
What ends up happening?
We go right back to white-knuckling our mindset and all that

includes: uneven performances, cracking under pressure, swimming
below expectations, and wobbly confidence.
Fortunately, there is now a tool for swimmers that can help you finally get
some clarity with mental training.
In fact…it can help you conquer your mental training so that you can have the
thing you’ve always wanted: a focused, clear, and confident
mindset both in practice and when you step up on the block.
(Unless, you are down with the white-knuckle ride of low confidence and high
anxiety…to which I say…have fun with that, I guess?)
It’s with a metric ton of excitement to introduce Conquer the Pool: The
Swimmer’s Ultimate Guide to a High Performance Mindset.
Here are just some of the ways that this ground-breaking mental training
workbook will help you unleash some faster swimming this season:
1. FASTER, MORE ENJOYABLE PRACTICES.
Sure, I know that sounds like a misnomer—how can practice be more

enjoyable? Haha, really funny, right?
Swim practice can not only be more enjoyable, but it can pass by with much
less suffering and angst.
You will learn focusing and self-talk techniques that will help you to practice
smarter, better, and yes, even with more enjoyment of the process.
Championship swim performances are made in practice. Lap by lap.

Meter by meter. Stroke by stroke.
The “practice” section of the book is the biggest, and with good reason—it’s
where we spend the majority of our swim career.
2. HYPE PERFORMANCES AT RACE TIME.
Uneven racing is simply the worst.
You work your butt of in practice, drop half a pay-cheque on a racing suit,
mount the block, and then duff your big race.
Sweet.
Maybe it’s because you choked. Or because you weren’t prepared. Or that
your expectations got the best of you. Maybe it was the fear of failure. Or
even the fear of negative evaluation (yup, that’s a thing, too).
Whatever the case, choking and stinking the pool up on the day of the big
meet can be a thing of the past when you use this book to finally figure out
exactly what you need to race like your hair is on fire.
You’ll learn everything you need to make sure that you land square in the
middle of your ideal performance zone.
3. YOU’LL DISCOVER ABOUT 82 DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE

MENTALLY TOUGHER.
“Mental toughness” is the biggie when it comes to high-performance

swimming.
We envy the swimmers that come by it naturally, usually passing it off as

something that you either have or you don’t. But mental toughness is a skill,
and it’s something you can hack, tweak and develop with practice and
consistency.
And what does being mentally tougher mean for you and your swimmer?
 It means you are more resilient in the face of nerves and anxiety at race time.
 You are more confident in your preparation.
 You fear the competition less
 And because you are able to push yourself harder and further than ever before, you are able to drop a
dive tank-sized anvil on your personal best times. Splat.
Sounds pretty good to me.

This book will teach you how to be mentally tougher by showing you how to
suffer like a champion (sounds worse than it is), how to bargain through those
tough workouts, how to use visualization to give yourself a boost in the middle
of a workout, even give you a list of proven self-talk weapons that will help
you dominate the backwards and negative thoughts that crater your
swimming.
Some other cool stuff in this book:
 Stories and anecdotes from some of the biggest names in our sport past and present. Learn from what
they did right, and in some cases, learn from what they did wrong.
 Worksheets so that you actually put this stuff into motion. Reading about mental training is sort of
okay, but what’s going to truly take your swimming to the next level is putting into action. Worksheets
are included with each section so that you can take your newfound mindset for a spin.
 Bonus worksheets that you can download from our online resource section. You’ll get access to PDF
versions of the worksheets so that you can rewrite and update them anytime you want.
 Oh, I almost forgot…the book was written with the input of 200+ USA Swimming and NCAA
division 1 coaches—including half the US Olympic team coaching staff.
Alrighty then…
Starting to think about the possibilities?
Starting to feel like a big change is around the corner with your swimming?
Getting some goose-bumpies?
Well, giddyup then!
For more details, click here to learn more about how Conquer the Pool: The
Swimmer’s Ultimate Guide to a High Performance Mindset will help
you become the swimmer you’ve always known yourself to be.
ABOUT OLIVIER POIRIER-LEROY
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer. He’s the publisher

of YourSwimBook, a ten-month log book for competitive swimmers.
He’s also the author of the recently published mental training workbook for
competitive swimmers, Conquer the Pool: The Swimmer’s Ultimate
Guide to a High Performance Mindset.
It combines sport psychology research, worksheets, and anecdotes and

examples of Olympians past and present to give swimmers everything they
need to conquer the mental side of the sport.
Ready to take your mindset to the next level?

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Confused about mental training?

Want to unleash pro mode on

For a lot of swimmers, it sounds great. Like a real hoot, even.

What ends up happening?

We go right back to white-knuckling our mindset and all that

1. FASTER, MORE ENJOYABLE PRACTICES.

Sure, I know that sounds like a misnomer—how can practice be more

Championship swim performances are made in practice. Lap by lap.

2. HYPE PERFORMANCES AT RACE TIME.

Uneven racing is simply the worst.

3. YOU’LL DISCOVER ABOUT 82 DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE

“Mental toughness” is the biggie when it comes to high-performance

We envy the swimmers that come by it naturally, usually passing it off as

Sounds pretty good to me.

Some other cool stuff in this book:

Starting to think about the possibilities?

Getting some goose-bumpies?

Well, giddyup then!

ABOUT OLIVIER POIRIER-LEROY

Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer. He’s the publisher

It combines sport psychology research, worksheets, and anecdotes and

Ready to take your mindset to the next level?

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