#232 Sara Isaković's Mental Training Program for Swimmers
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Sara Isaković is a 3x Olympic swimmer from Slovenia. At the 2008 Olympics, she became the 2nd woman to break 1:55 in the 200 Free, winning the Olympic silver medal in the process.
Sara swam and studied Psychology and Performance Psychology at the University of California. She is a published researcher and author of the mental training program for swimmers, "Between Two Lanes".
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00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:04 Hello Sara Isakovic
01:00 Do pilots need mental training?
03:30 3x Slovenian Olympian
04:00 Athens Olympics
04:48 Choked under pressure
07:04 Mental Training Program for Swimmers
08:30 M.A. Performance Psychology
10:20 Between Two Lanes
12:00 Vasa Trainer
12:24 Destro Machines
12:45 Thinking negatively in stressful situations
15:35 Walking out in front of home crowd
20:05 Lead up to Beijing
24:40 Lane 4 Olympic Final
25:45 Missing the wall
28:05 Warmup Freakout
30:52 Swim Angelfish
31:30 Cesar Cielo in Macau
35:20 Teri McKeever
36:45 Managing your thoughts
41:25 Superior Swim Timing
42:00 Winter jacket
47:30 Judging
49:15 I missed my taper
51:30 Self regulation
53:40 Between Two Lanes
59:18 Swimnerd Live Results
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