Is Your Swimmer Racing Not to Lose? Fear of Failure, Fixed
David KarasekPublished on: 12/06/2026
Fear of failure makes swimmers race not to lose. Here's how swim parents turn a bad swim into fuel, without piling on more pressure. From a London 2012 Olympian.
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