Mike McDevitt’s Post

💜 A BIG shoutout goes to my new swim client allll the way from up North‼️ He’s been in swimming lessons but they weren’t seeing the results. But in just 6 consecutive sessions (on vacation), he is more confident in the water, he demonstrated proper breath exchange at his level, he is comfortable in the swimmers position on a pool noodle, his favorite is the “monkey crawl” which is an important safety tech., AND after much resistance, he cooperated in the back glide/back float position with assistance. 💜 I was asked to move up North until he learned to swim but I can’t because of you‼️ 🏊🏼Everyone can learn to swim but at a different pace. Some people are faster learners while others need time to adjust. 💦 Be relentless no matter the external circumstances and internal emotions! 💦 Be consistent in well doing! 💦 Be optimistic about yourself, your dreams and desires! 💦 Be delusional about your dreams for it’s only delusion until it is done! 💦 Be obedient in the process for obedience is greater than sacrifice! Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. #mindsetshift #seasonofpeace #family #love #dreams #reality #obedience #swimcoach #swimlife #swimlessons #swimmingpool #swimpartnership #learntoswim #trusttheprocess #natashasnurturingnest #natashasnurturingnestllc #watersafety #poolsafely #communitypool #everychildaswimmer #sarasotamom #bradentonmoms #newswimprogram #comingsoon

So often I get asked to help players with "self-confidence". Although I prefer to get asked this during the pre-season, more often it is in the middle of an arduous season or a 'performance slump'. If it's the latter, I will tell coaches or players to get back to the basics or fundamentals. Get really good (confident) at doing the "little things" right (#process ) and forget the #outcome! If it's pre-season, my message is basically the same but then there's time to better help coaches and players define what that means.

You meet the nicest people in the sea 🌊 Chatted to some lovely nurses straight off their night shift this morning. Some other ladies and I discussed if we’d be able to stand up on an e-foil as we watched a chap head out in the waves on one (I reckon I could btw if anyone wants to lend me one?! 🏄♀️). Of course when do you a specific thing there’s a high chance you’ll be around ‘like minds’. Simple life principle that translates to business. Marketing is just a fancy way to say “working out how to put your thing in front of like minds” and positioning is just working out which bit of sea to swim in and when. #swimming #seaside #marketing #positioning

Tips for YACHTING WITH KIDS: 🎥 Watch the video ‼️DID YOU SPOT HIM? 😱🤯 ⚠️This may be jarring to hear, but camouflaging your child in BLUE 🎽swimwear is putting your child in danger. Even if your child can swim, accidents can and do happen. 😭 So make it easier to supervise by dressing your child BRIGHT. 👉Here are the colors I’d recommend: ❤️💛🧡💕💚 ✅Neon/ fluoro is even brighter and easier to spot! ✅Solid colors are easier to spot compared to lots of pattern. ❌Avoid pastels and blues. These are the nemesis to all professionals in this industry trying to keep your child safe. 🫣 ♻️ Share this to safe a life 🛥️Follow me for more TIPS! 🤩 Video: the water baby family #survivalswimming #swimming #babyswimming #infantswim #neon #summer #parent #supervision #watersafety #drowningprevention

If you have been following me for a while you will know how passionate I am about #TFM and cold water swimming is my go to energiser. It is my time in the Lakes and the water helps clear my mind and give me laser focus for me to give my very best self to my clients. The temperature of the water creates a stress reaction in the body, the same kind of reaction we experience if we find ourselves in a scary or tense situation; the stress reaction recedes as you adjust to the temperature. There is now evidence to suggest that repeatedly putting your body through cold water immersion gradually reduces the severity of the initial stress reaction. The real magic is that the reduction in the stress response applies in other stressful situations, not just on exposure to cold water. Your reaction to other stressful events is also reduced. its a win win. I try to wild swim as often as possible or find a way to have a cold water immersion. Could you make this part of your daily routine? drop a heart in the comments if you could give it a try ❤️ What is your go-to daily routine ? #coldwaterswimming #wildswimming #adayinthelifeof

If you have been following me for a while you will know how passionate I am about #TFM and cold water swimming is my go to energiser. It is my time in the Lakes and the water helps clear my mind and give me laser focus for me to give my very best self to my clients. The temperature of the water creates a stress reaction in the body, the same kind of reaction we experience if we find ourselves in a scary or tense situation; the stress reaction recedes as you adjust to the temperature. There is now evidence to suggest that repeatedly putting your body through cold water immersion gradually reduces the severity of the initial stress reaction. The real magic is that the reduction in the stress response applies in other stressful situations, not just on exposure to cold water. Your reaction to other stressful events is also reduced. its a win win. I try to wild swim as often as possible or find a way to have a cold water immersion. Could you make this part of your daily routine? drop a heart in the comments if you could give it a try ❤️ What is your go-to daily routine ? #coldwaterswimming #wildswimming #adayinthelifeof

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Eleven people drown per day in the United States. But summer swim safety begins now. Our latest blog post details tips to keep in mind and steps you can take for a safe swim season. https://lnkd.in/e6WPDCtR

Fish in Water There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says "Morning, boys. How's the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes "What the hell is water?" I first read this anecdote while foraging through Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest more than a decade ago (this version is from his speech This is Water). For many years I had the following thoughts but now they come more often and hit closer: What job title would you give in exchange for a hand? What salary for eyesight? What promotion for a friend? You are already rich. Why don’t you see it, once and for all, and live from this Source? It’s so much more enjoyable, richer, and creative than the alternative. Even more productive, damn it! Happy chickens lay more eggs, as the lords know. Opportunities that would otherwise be missed come naturally in this state. How do I alter the code? Biology teaches that we’re wired for more. It is human nature.  Yet knowledge without feeling makes for a dry experience and uncontrolled feeling ends down the alley of sentimentality. Gratitude is not an easy thing. Simple but not easy. I take so many things for granted that when it hits me in those rare moments of appreciating what is already here my eyes get watery. Most of the time I am just swimming along, unaware. The really frustrating part is that I forget. If only I could maintain this awareness at all times my life would be of a different quality. I am sure of it. How many problems are actual problems in the face of what is truly important? I don’t mean to ignore but to look from a different perspective. Some say the connection is open all the time. Can I have more of it, please?

🙅♂️ It is important that teachers don’t rush the water familiarisation stage with beginner swimmers. Basic skills like pool entry and exit, breath control, submersion and floating skills are all vital to a child’s progressive learning. Check this article to learn more: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gjPVkHdW #WorldWideSwim #SkillImprovement #KidsSwimming #TeachingSkills #WaterSafety #SwimmingTips