This week I’m honored to chat with 23-time All-American, 2-time NCAA Champion, and 2008 Olympic medalist, Caroline Burckle. For over a decade, swimming consumed Caroline’s life not only physically, but also mentally, and emotionally. She experienced a lot of ups and downs starting at a very early age and also several years after retiring from competition. Caroline is now on a mission to help athletes find their identity out of sport, gain confidence as a human being, and increase awareness and normalcy for athletes to be more vulnerable and honest about the mental pressures that come along with competing in sport. 

Topics

-The moment Caroline new she had olympic level talent

-Handling expectations at a young age

-Medaling at the 2008 Olympics

-Creating self confidence 

-The power of self talk

-Staying curious 

-Creating an identity outside of sport

-Life after the Olympics

-Your physical peak is not your peak of life

-Lessons learned from Michael Phelps

-The number one piece advice Caroline would give to herself at age 20

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