How to best use: Swimming Quotes

In this article, we will provide advice, hacks, tips and examples on how to best use swimming quotes, slogans & mantras, for motivation & inspiration to help improve swimming performance.

Sometimes swimmers go through difficult times during training and competition, where some may lose focus and self-belief. When this starts to happen, many top swimmers turn to motivational quotes, slogans and mantras for some extra inspiration.

Types of swimming quotes & slogans

Listed below are examples from three main sources of swimming quotes and slogans, namely from swimming role models, swimming coaches or commercial swimming slogans.

Swimming Role models

Quotes from famous role swimming models can inspire and motivate swimmers to take certain actions

For example:

Breaststroke Multi Olympic, World, European & Commonwealth Medallist & World Record Holder, on visualisation

Breaststroke, Multi Olympic Medallist & Former World Record Holder on focusing before a race

Freestyle, Multi Olympic Gold Medallist & Former World Record Holder, on self-belief and the enjoyment of swimming

Freestyle, Multi Olympic & World Champion & Former World Record Holder, on attitude

Swimming Coaches

Some swimmers use their favourite quotes from a coach to encourage them to perform to their optimum or reduce or dispel any negative thoughts.

For example:

Commercial swimming slogans

Many swimwear and swimming equipment companies include motivational quotes and slogans on their advertising, which some swimmers adopt.

For example:

When to use swimming quotes, slogans & mantras

There are many times when a swimmer could use swimming quotes, slogans and mantras for extra inspiration and motivation. See examples below.

As a part of self-talk

Swimmers are increasingly using quotes as a mantra for their self-talk.

Self-talk is a psychological self-motivational technique used by top swimmers. It replaces any negative thoughts with positive ones. This enables the swimmer to focus on their performance, in a relaxed, controlled and determined manner.

We have produced a related article providing advice, hacks, tips and examples, on how to best use swimming self-talk, to help improve swimming performance. Which you can view by clicking this link: swimming self-talk.

In a swimming log

Many swimmers put print outs of their favourite motivational quotes and slogans in their swimming log.

For example:

Olympic Champion & Former World Record Holder

We have produced a related article, on the benefits of having a swimming log. Which you can view by clicking this link: Swimming log

Swimming Goal Setting

Many swimmers attach motivational quotes and slogans to their swimming goal sheets.

For example:

Some swimmers use relevant quotes from swimming role models

For example:

Backstroke, Butterfly, Freestyle & Individual Medley Multi Olympic, World Champion & World Record Holder

Backstroke, Three-Time World Champion & Former World Record Holder

We have produced a related article on how to set swimming goals, to help improve swimming performance. Which you can view by clicking this link: swimming goals

During Competition

Some swimmers use swimming role model quotes, to motivate them before the competition.

For example

Backstroke, Freestyle & Individual Medley Multi Olympic & World Gold Medallist & World Record Holder

Breaststroke, Olympic Champion, World Champion & Former World Record Holder

Some swimmers use swimming slogans, to motivate them before a competition.

For example

During Training

Some swimmers use swimming quotes, to motivate them before training. For example

Some swimmers use swimming role model quotes, to motivate them before training. For example

Freestyle, Multi Olympic, World & European Gold Medallist & Former World Record Holder

“Whenever I train, I think of the Olympics. When I am in pain during training, I think of the Olympics”

In training, some swimmers put their favourite quotes, slogans or mantras on their water bottle.

For example:

Morning Training

Sometimes swimmers need a little bit of extra motivation, to attend morning training sessions, especially when it’s cold, dark and wet. Many swimmers make attending morning training a part of their swimming goals process. Some swimmers have their goals, inspirational quotes or images displayed where they can see them a soon as they wake up.

For example:

We have produced a related article, on morning swimming training. Which you can view by clicking this link: Morning swimming training

Nutritional Aid

Some swimmers use quotes from swimming role models to remind themselves about the importance of good swimming nutrition, by putting the quotes on their fridge.

For example:

Multi-Stroke Olympic Gold Medallist

We have produced a related article, on swimming nutrition. Which you can view by clicking this link: swimming nutrition

Other useful slogans

For example:

Takeaway

Sometimes swimmers go through difficult times during training and competition, where some may lose focus and self-belief. When this starts to happen, many swimmers turn to motivational quotes, slogans and mantras for some extra inspiration.

Related publication: “Swimming Quotes & Slogans”

We have published a related publication: Swimming Quotes & Slogans a collection of over 600 motivational & inspirational quotations & slogans from the world’s greatest swimmers & coaches. For further details and ordering information please use the following link: Swimming Quotes & Slogans

Swimming resource library

We have provided a swimming resource library, containing links to all of our publications and blog articles. To access any article simply click on the attached page link: Swimming resource library