Lake Forest Swim Club

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

https://mailchi.mp/affe281f665a/lfsc-is-joining-the-global-movement Dear Lake Forest Swim Club Families,

We’re excited to share that LFSC is joining the global movement of Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, December 2!

Your support helps us grow stronger, together.

Mark your calendar for December 2 — and let’s make a splash for LFSC!

With gratitude,

The Lake Forest Swim Club
Coach Michael Lawrence

Fun fact: If you swim to compete, you're in the top 1.5% of the world population. That's something to be proud of! 💪💪

11/06/2025

Tryout Tuesday is back on the calendar for the Short Course Season. Come SWIM with US!

11/04/2025

Congratulations to all of our super Training Animals for the month of October! Keep up the great work…… It all shows up in a swim meet.

11/03/2025

Such an amazing and inspiring story. Dreams are as magnificent as we live them.

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10/31/2025

Have a spooky good Halloween from all of us at the Lake Forest Swim Club 🎃 👻 🧙 🎃‼️

10/29/2025

10/27/2025

Congratulations to all the Swimmers of the Meet at the 2025 Monster Mash! Keep up your hard work and get ready for another great showing in November.

10/22/2025

It’s time for some scary fast swimming at the Monster Mash this weekend! Meet docs and information are available with this link ==> https://lakeforestswimclub.commitswim.com/HostedMeets

10/21/2025

Be a Champion 🦆💪🏼

10/16/2025

How doom scrolling on your phone affects swim performance 👇

Ever wonder if doom scrolling on your smartphone before racing has an effect on how fast you swim?

A simple little study (Fortes et al., 2021) looked at exactly that, examining how 30 minutes of social media use before racing impacted performance in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle.

Twenty-five national and international-level swimmers performed time trials of each event under two conditions:

- Watched 30 minutes of Olympic Games videos on a big screen
- Scrolled social media for 30 minutes (Instagram, Facebook) on their smartphones

They also completed jump and recovery tests to see if any of the effects were mental or physical.

Here’s what went down:

➡️ Smartphone use significantly increased feelings of fatigue

➡️ There was no difference in 50 free performance

➡️ 100 and 200 freestyle performance declined by ~2% after smartphone use, with the drop-off happening in the second 50 of both races.

➡️ Jump performance and recovery were unchanged, reinforcing that the slowdown came from the brain, not the body

The endless stream of content demands continuous attention and self-control, resources that wear out under constant stimulation, leaving you mentally fried before you get up on the block.

So:

✅ Avoid prolonged smartphone use in the 30-60 minutes before racing

✅ Mental fatigue affects longer races more, where things like pacing, coordination, and focus under discomfort matter most.

✅ In the 50, you can pretty much turn your brain off and let it rip.

Your brain is a huge part of your performance engine.

Just like you wouldn’t hit the gym for a heavy lift 20 minutes before a race, protect your noggin from unnecessary fatigue before race.

The scrolling can wait.

For now, get those PBs.

10/16/2025

Andrew steps onto the world swimming stage this weekend! Watch on NBC/Peacock or even better, come watch LIVE. Tickets are still available https://www.fmcnatatorium.org/buy1/world-aquatics-swimming-world-cup-2025