Torri Huske: Olympic Gold, Mental Toughness, and Mastering the 100 Fly

“You're going to lose if you think you're going to lose and you don't always win when you think you're going to win...but, your chances of winning are going to be higher if you think that you're actually capable of doing it.” - Torri Huske

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September 02, 2024

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Torri Huske: Olympic Gold, Mental Toughness, and Mastering the 100 Fly

Olympic champion Torri Huske joins Brett to discuss her incredible performances in Paris, her journey to becoming one of the top swimmers in the world, and the mental and physical preparations that go into competing at the highest level. Torri shares insights into her training regimen, her experiences at the Olympics, and her time at Stanford.

“You're going to lose if you think you're going to lose and you don't always win when you think you're going to win…but, your chances of winning are going to be higher if you think that you're actually capable of doing it.” - Torri Huske

Key Takeaways:

Trusting the Process: Torri emphasizes the importance of trusting her training, trusting her coaches, and not making drastic changes before big meets. She credits her success to sticking with what works and focusing on small mental adjustments.

Handling Pressure: Torri discusses how she learned to manage the immense pressure of competing at the Olympics, especially after her fourth-place finish in Tokyo, and how that experience fueled her hunger for success in Paris. As Brett says all the time - it's like walking into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

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Mental and Physical Preparation: She highlights the significance of mental preparation, including trusting her speed and conserving energy for the latter parts of her races. She's really focused on the back half of her races and not "pressing the first 50".

Training at Stanford: Torri talks about her love for training with her Stanford teammates, the challenging workouts that push her limits, and how balancing academics and athletics at Stanford has shaped her as both a student and an athlete.

Mindset on Race Day: Torri explains her race day routine, from her warm-up to her mindset in the ready room, where she focuses on controlling what she can and staying calm under pressure.

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Time Stamps:
00:00 Hello Torri Huske 02:30 Trusting my speed 03:45 2 Butterfly Sets 06:00 Natural speed? 07:00 Developing speed in the water 08:45 Cold during swim lessons 10:15 Prodigy? 12:00 Katie Ledecky, Maya Dirado, & Stanford Swimming 14:00 Advice for young swimmers 15:00 Floating Duck Syndrome 16:15 Time management & hard work 18:00 Setting goals and priorities 19:45 What did you learn at the Olympics? 22:50 Women's 100 Fly Paris 25:15 What are you listening to in the ready room? 25:50 Warm Up 29:00 Did you think you could beat Gretchen? 33:30 Greg Meehan 35:30 Women's 100 Free Paris 37:45 Pressing the first 50 39:00 Weekly schedule 40:15 Rebuilding after the Olympics 42:00 Torri the painter 43:30 LA 2028 45:00 College swimming 46:00 200 Fly? 47:00 1 Question from Dad