Why Swimmers Should Peer Mentor Younger Teammates
Why Swimmers Should Peer Mentor Younger Teammates
Over the course of our time in the water there are a handful of moments we really remember.
The ones that linger in our memory long after we hang up our tech suits.
For me, some of the sharpest and most meaningful memories of my age group swimming days were moments when an older teammate took a moment to encourage me, to cheer for me during a hard set, gave me a pointer, or simply told me “ Hey, get ‘em next time” after I had a bad swim.
While we idolize the Olympic champions and world record holders, it’s the swimmers we spend time with day in and day out at the pool that have the capacity to provide the most change and impact on our swimming and even our lives.
While peer mentoring doesn’t show itself immediately on the scoreboard, there are some things it helps develop in the short and long term on the pool deck:
