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Our club is a USS year round competitive swim team offering high quality professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. The goal of our team is to provide every member an opportunity to improve swimming skills and achieve success at his or her level of ability, from novice to international competitor.

All of our coaches, as members of the American Swim Coaches Association, have access to the most comprehensive training and certification program for youth coaches of any sport in the United States. They provide assurances that the time children spend in swimming will be quality time.

The Hinsdale Swim Club, a non profit club, is run by its elected Board of Directors which meets each month. All members are welcome at each meeting and encouraged to be involved in team activities and fundraisers.

We are constantly growing and training young swimmers to maintain a well rounded competitive swim team. Thank you for joining us. We are looking forward to meeting you. Please feel free to ask another member or coach any question you may have

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      SPEEDO Tip of the Week.....
 

Behaving Like a Champion

BY JENNY SUSSER, PhD//Sport Psychologist
Dealing with distractions is something we all must do on whatever level we compete, whether it be the Olympics or sectionals.  The higher the competitive level, the higher the pressure of the distractions. 
 
Making good decisions when under pressure is a life-long challenge.  You will still make mistakes, but that’s part of being human. 
 
An important part of making mistakes is how you deal with them and then trying to learn from them. 
 
Being a competitive athlete offers daily opportunities to “behave like a champion,” not just during a meet, but also in practice and in everyday life. 
 
How about while you’re having a bad set or workout, and you know you need to act one way when you’d much rather throw a tantrum and cry? 
 
What about when you’ve been taken off the relay because someone swam faster than you?  Again, is this a perfect time to get angry or feel sorry for yourself, or should you figure out how to swim faster by working harder or smarter in practice and then cheer louder than anyone else for the relay. 
 
How about when you miss that cut by .01 of a second in the mile?!  Sure, you will be disappointed. Who wouldn’t? But is it “champion” behavior to throw your cap and goggles and quit swimming? 
 
No.  A champion would get upset (for a short time), dust themselves off, get back to training and try again.
 
Behaving like a champion shouldn’t be reserved for those who are winning and only when you are competing.  Sport is about many things, and winning is only one of them, no matter how important it might seem at the time. 
 
Behaving like a champion and being mentally tough is a much greater challenge when you are NOT winning, which might mean more and make you an even greater champion…in and out of the pool.