Thoughts on technique, racing, mental performance, and life in the water. Written by Tom.
The underwater phase is where races are won and lost. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Shields breaks down the five most common dolphin kick mistakes — and exactly how to fix them.
Stress is a lion in the room. Anxiety is your brain manufacturing one that doesn't exist. The difference between those two states — and a self-regulation technique called PART — is how I made my second Olympic team.
I broke Caeleb Dressel's American record in the SCM 50 butterfly in Budapest — 21.99, sixth fastest man in history. Here's the full breakdown: the start, the underwater, the turn, the surface mechanics, and what every competitive butterfly swimmer can take from a world-class sprint.