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David Karasek, Swiss Olympic swimmer and founder of Swimpros

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David Karasek

Swiss Olympic swimmer (London 2012) · Swiss record holder, 200m IM (2:01.35) · founder of Swimpros

Who I am

The thing that held me back wasn't fitness.

I'm David Karasek, a Swiss Olympian, Swiss record holder in the 200m individual medley, and the founder of Swimpros.

I raced at the highest level, but what held me back on the biggest days wasn't fitness or technique. It was the mental game. That's exactly what I coach now. Swimpros exists to give the next generation of competitive swimmers the tools I wish I'd had: how to handle nerves, race to a plan, and perform when it actually counts.

David Karasek training in the pool wearing a Swimpros cap
In the water in a Swimpros cap.

We run performance camps in Tenerife and Mallorca, with Olympic legends like Milorad Čavić and world record holder Peter Mankoč joining as summer guests, plus a year-round online mental-performance programme. It's become the most popular performance swim camp in Europe right now, and I speak to every family myself.

David Karasek with Roger Federer, both in Swiss Olympic team kit
On the Swiss Olympic team with Roger Federer.
David Karasek in Tenerife, where Swimpros runs its camps
In Tenerife, home of the camps.
  • OlympicsLondon 2012, 200m individual medley
  • Swiss record200m IM, 2:01.35
  • Titles10-time Swiss champion
  • CollegeUniversity of Virginia (Cavaliers)
  • Trained withMichael Phelps' sports psychologist
  • NowFounder & head coach, Swimpros
David Karasek delivering a keynote on performance and change
On stage: master change, 1% at a time.

Studied under

My method is built on the best performance minds in the world. I've learned from Tim Grover (the coach behind Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant), Dr. Jim Bauman (US Olympic and USA Swimming sport psychologist) and William Whitecloud. Olympic-grade psychology, translated for competitive swimmers.

Swimpros camps are also listed on TopSportsCamps.

The company

The company behind the camps.

Swimpros is not a website with a phone number. It is Swimpros GmbH, a Swiss limited liability company in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zürich. Every detail below is public, and you can check it yourself in the federal register in one click.

  • CompanySwimpros GmbH
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)
  • Registered officeBändlistrasse 54, 8064 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Commercial registerHandelsregisteramt des Kantons Zürich
  • Company number (UID)CHE-281.770.574
  • Represented byDavid Karasek, Founder & Head Coach
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