Train and Behave Like a Pro

Train and Behave Like a Pro

by Olivier Leroy

And it’s on the importance of training and behaving like a pro. 

Even though maybe you aren’t a pro (yet).

Why?

Because amateurs do big things in the water by accident.

Amateurs exhaust themselves trying to get inspired. 

Amateurs wait for circumstances to be perfect. 

Amateurs seek validation from others about their abilities. 

Be a pro. 

Pros don’t wait. 

Pros don’t expect things to be perfect. 

Pros don’t sit around waiting to “feel” motivated to do the work. 

And if there is one, overarching reason to strap on that pro mindset, it’s this…

Only a pro mindset eventually delivers pro results. 

So:

• If you’re going to practice today, every meter should drip with focus and your best effort. 

• If you’re hitting the weight room later today, every rep from the dynamic stretches in the warm-up to the 1RM lifts are done with technique cleaner than a freshly chlorinated pool. 

• If you’re face-to-face with a brutal main set this morning, your body language and outlook is all business.

Go get your pro on today. 

See you in the water,

Olivier Leroy

Blue Dolfins Winter Park Do Well at High School State Meet

Congrats to the Blue Dolfins swimmers on a great high school season! The Dolfins had swimmers competing for several different high schools, including Winter Park, Windermere, Oviedo, and Cornerstone Christian.

TEAM TITLES:

At the FHSAA 4A State Meet, the Winter Park High School girls claimed the second place team title. The Lady Wildcats have steadily improved, getting 4th just two years ago, third last year, and now second. Meanwhile Oviedo got third in both the boys and girls team titles, while Windermere got 4th in the girls team title.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT STATE CHAMPIONS:

The Dolfin swimmers helped the Wildcats claim two individual event state titles: 400 Free Relay and the 200 Free Relay. Lockett Bowley placed second in the 200 Free while Caroline Chasser was third in the 100 Back. Windermere’s Peyton Powell clinched second in the 100 Breast.

SCHOOL RECORDS:

Meanwhile, the Wildcats set three new school records with Caroline Chasser in the 100 Back (56.62), 400 Free Relay (B. Lojewski 50.92, C. Chasser 51.45, E. Hirschmann 50.57, and l. Bowley 50.97), 200 Medley Relay (E. Hirschmann 26.64, S. Hart 30.39, C. Semmen 24.77, and A Lojewski 24.07) and Cami Semmen tied her own school record in the 50 Free (23.38).

ALL AMERICANS

Both the winning relays were granted Automatic All American status and we anticipate several other All American honors to be forthcoming - stay tuned!

We’ll keep adding pics of all swimmers as we get them - congrats to all swimmers and to Coaches Joe and Charlie and their assistant coaching staff on an amazing high school season!