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[quote=Anonymous]I will share my advice as a former D1 swimmer who had to work through multiple slumps.

1) Focus on events other than the best strokes/events for a while. It’s so hard to get time drops on events where you’re already pretty fast, but easier to do it in the events you are not as good at. Use that progress as a motivator. Keep working hard and the time drops in the best/favorite events will come eventually even if not in the timeframe you want. Swimming is amazing for teaching delayed gratification.

2) Work on becoming more athletic overall. As PP said explosiveness training is a game changer. It doesn’t have to be with weights. Jump squats, tuck jumps, fast feet/high knees, burpees, split jumps, clap pushups… basically anything plyometrics. Agility ladder, plastic hurdles, box jumps. Starts and turns will get faster. Those fast twitch muscles are very trainable.

A kid who truly loves swimming will work through it. A kid who doesn’t might give it up and that’s ok. Let them own their journey.

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