Mind Training for Swimmers Table of Contents
by Craig Townsend
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85 - The Most-Common Recurring Problems
84 - You Are Creating Your Future Results - Right Now
83 - Reasons Behind The PB Drought
82 - Master Key To Handling Harsh Criticism
81 - The Most Common Mental Mistake
80 - Hungry To Win vs. Afraid To Lose
79 - Breaking Through Mental Barriers
78 - Overcoming Fatigue Out Of The Pool
77 - Overcome Pain During Training and Races
76 - The Common Fear - Of Success
75 - Modify Your Goal If It's Stressing You Out!
74 - Watch Out For Silent Saboteurs
73 - Comparing Yourself To Faster Swimmers - Good or Bad?
72 - Think Powerful, Successful Thoughts & Manage Your Life Like a Pro
71A - The 5 Major Beliefs for Swim Success
71 - Surviving All The Meet & Team Pressures - And Still Winning
70A - Learn To 'Project' in Your Training
70 - Psychological Warfare to Avoid
69 - Handling Psychological Warfare
68 - How Do I Cope If I Don't Achieve My Goal?
Special - You Are Powerful, Unique and Unlimited
67 - Nervousness Is GOOD!!
66 - Your Team's Enormous Influence On Your Training and Performances
65 - Unconscious Sabotage
64 - The Power of One
63 - The Power of 'Tailoring' Your Visualization
62 - Never Focus On Your Competitors
61 - Is It Possible To Overcome Tiredness During A Race?
60 - Use Your Most Powerful Advantage
59 - The Roadblock To Success: The Pushy Parent
58 - You MUST Learn To Bounce Back
57 - Do You Need The Killer Instinct?
56 - Don't Fall Into The 'Excuse' Trap
55 - Don't Allow Stress To Ruin Your Strategy
54 - Plan Your Daily Mental Training
53 - The Awesome Power Of The Quiet Achiever
52 - Dealing With Blatant Intimidation
51 - How Much Confidence Should You Show?
50 - Use Mind Power In Your Training
49 - Training Great, But Terrible In The Meets?
48 - Your Mind Is A Computer, So Run The Right Program!
47 - Overcoming Visualization Problems
46 - The Secret To Improving Your Technique
45 - Beat Fear And Succeed
44 - You Must Conquer The Doubt
43 - Ups & Downs
42 - Mind Games
41 - Nervousness Is Energy
40 - Experiment With Other Swimmer's Routines
39 - Belief - An Essential For Success
38 - Fear Of Failure: Your Self-Worth Determines Your Results
37 - Visualization is the Key to Your Success
36 - The Knockers Versus the Doers
35 - Use Routines To Create Your Success Formula
34 - Are You A Positive Or A Negative Perfectionist?
33 - How A Champion Came Back From Nowhere
32 - Reverse Psychology - Pain Is Good!
31 - Don't Panic When Someone Passes You!
30 - The Secret To Success: Happiness
29 - Who Do You Swim For?
28 - Mental Toughness Makes Champions
27 - Bend Your Reality
26 - Moving Up to a New Age Group
25 - Create Your Dream Race
24 - Reverse Psychology Can Take The Pressure Off
23 - How Strong is a Reputation?
22 - Thinking into Success
21 - Maintaining Focus for Multi-day Meets
20 - Beating Fear With a Swimming Secret
19 - Feel Like a Winner to be a Winner
18 - Swimming in your peak emotional state - the zone
17 - Difference in Mental Preparation: Sprint and Long Distance
16 - Use Mental Training During Your Daily Routine
15 - Control The Un-controllable
14 - Swimming Well After Being Ill
13 - Knowing How to Win
12 - Ways to Handle Nerves
11 - The Mental Edge
10 - The Pressure of Expectations
9 - Five Minutes Before Each Race
8 - Trying Too Hard
7 - Overcoming Intimidation
6 - How Does a Champion Think?
5 - Self-esteem and Confidence
4 - Delaying the Pain
3 - Self-talk; The Power of Pre-event Thoughts
2 - Visualization; Believe in Yourself and Your Abilities
1 - Front-runners & Underdogs
The Mind controls the body, and the mind is unlimited.
The best of success, Craig Townsend
Motivation & Sport Psychology for Swimmers 
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Craig Townsend (Dip. Clin. Hyp.) is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Director of It's Mind over Matter in Sydney, Australia. He has worked with National and State level swimmers for over a decade, teaching them various methods of improvement through mental training, and creating a powerful program which has spawned impressive results in swimmers of all levels. His personal audio tape utilizes relaxation, hypnotic suggestion and visualization and has led the way in mental training for swimmers. For more information contact Craig Townsend at the website SwimPsychology.comBack to the Top
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