Swimly+ · For junior swimmers 10–16 · a self-paced guide

Races are won in the head. This is the ninety seconds that settles it.

A self-paced guide for junior racers. One focus cue, confidence built from real evidence, and a calm routine behind the blocks that turns nerves into fuel.

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A junior swimmer on the blocks before a race

You have done the training, you know how to swim your race, and then you walk out behind the blocks and your head fills with lane four, the clock and what everyone will think. The race is half over before the whistle, and not in a good way.

The gap between training times and race times is almost never fitness. It is nerves without a routine, focus without an anchor, and a pounding heart read as a problem instead of fuel. All of those are skills, and skills can be trained.

After a self-paced guide, your swimmer has

A clear line between what you control and what you do not, so your nerves have somewhere useful to go
One focus cue that brings your attention back whenever it drifts
Confidence built from your own evidence, not pep talks
A ninety-second routine behind the blocks: long exhale, one rehearsal, a trigger word
A three-question review for after the swim, so a hard race becomes information, not a verdict

What your swimmer walks away holding

The Your Race-Day Routine guide, yours to keep and print
A written race-day plan: your cue, your strength line, your trigger word, your reset
A behind-the-blocks routine you have practised at training

The sessions

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Your guide
Read it, build your cue and your routine, then take it to your next meet.

Every session: a short video, one practical task, one reflection. Watching is not the work. Doing is the work.

This is for

Swimmers roughly 10 to 16 who train hard but race below their training
Racers whose nerves get in the way in the hour before a swim
Swimmers who have never had a pre-race routine written down
Anyone who wants a calm plan for the blocks, in their own words

This is not for

Swimmers who want a promise of a time or a place — this builds preparation and composure, never guarantees
If race nerves have tipped into something bigger than racing, that is worth a conversation with a parent and a GP, and this guide is not a substitute for that

For parents

You give consent, see broad progress, and get a short parent session each week — what to say before races, how to respond after disappointment, how to notice progress the clock doesn't show. Your swimmer's written reflections stay private to them; the plan they build is shared with you by design.

Jason Cram in the water guiding an adult through a glide

Built by a coach who has stood behind the blocks

Jason Cram is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist and 2003 World Champion, with 7,500 private coaching sessions delivered in Sydney. Swimly+ is his coaching, structured for wherever you are.

“I'm not here to teach you how to swim. I'm here to get you out of your head.”

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Questions, answered

Is this videos or a written guide?

A written reading-and-practice guide you download and keep. The real work happens at training and at the next meet, not on a screen.

What age is it for?

It is written for junior racers, roughly 10 to 16. Younger swimmers are welcome to work through it with a parent.

Will it make me faster?

It builds the part you control: your focus, your routine and how you respond. Nothing honest can promise a time or a place, and this does not.

What if it isn't right for me?

Email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. No forms, no friction.

What comes after the guide?

Race Ready Mindset is the full two-week program it comes from: the control circle, the evidence bank, the audio you listen to before you race, and a written Race Ready Plan you keep all season. The price of this guide comes off it.

This guide teaches swimming-related mental skills, not clinical care. If a swimmer shows persistent anxiety beyond racing, or changes in mood, sleep or eating, that is bigger than a swim guide, and a GP is the right next step. The guide says so plainly. Read our child safety statement.

The next meet is coming either way.

Get the guide · from $29

14-day full refund. Email us and it is done.