Focus Quote by Katie Ledecky

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

— Amanda Beard

And I guess the thing that I really sort of rely on in me is that I love racing and I love competing and…

— Stephanie Rice

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being…

— Cameron van der Burgh

Some people like to focus on other aspects of my life, but first and foremost I am a dedicated and top swimmer.

— Amanda Beard

In most sports they have a physical effect on your performance, in swimming only psychological. If you worry about what your rival is doing,…

— Louis Fabian Bachrach, Jr

I really live for the racing, the moments in those races where everything slows down even though you're swimming as fast as possible.

— Jessica Long

I just get creative with my training. I can be doing swims individually, or with one other person. I can be doing sprints. I…

— Jeremy Stephens

I love competing in everything that I do, and I try to express that, but I try not to rush it.

— Stefon Diggs

I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.

— Dawn Fraser

I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a…

— Ian Thorpe

Never worry about what anyone else is doing...Just swim your own race.

— Dara Torres

For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I…

— Brittany Bowe