The speaker shares his experience of overcoming physical hardship during the grueling Navy SEAL training and highlights the importance of mental toughness for achieving success in life.
A man recounts his experience of going swimming with his former high school friend, Mike Driscoll, in Montana and how he was able to enter the pool despite Bud's warning order.
The Navy SEALs have various evolutions that include timed runs, swims, obstacle courses, and underwater knot tying, among others, which must all be passed to become a SEAL. Failing any of these can result in being dropped from the program.
Terry Laughlin, consultant to the US Olympic swim team, shares his approach to teaching swimming and hydrodynamics. His method involves learning how to adapt to the density of your body in water and may require some drowning in the process.
The fear of an activity often hinders optimal performance, but having a team of people to support can make it less scary, and high performers display both patience and impatience.