By Maddie Strasen, Swimming World College Intern.
Perhaps you struggle with anxiety, depression or another mental illness yourself, or maybe you’re helping a friend through his or her battle. Mental illnesses are no walks in the park themselves, and adding the stress of a sport doesn’t make the struggle any easier. Coaches are often unaware of a swimmer’s mental illness for multiple reasons— the athlete might not talk about it or show symptoms on the pool deck, or perhaps some coaches do not take the issue seriously enough. However, the prevalence of anxiety, depression, eating disorders and various other mental disorders among swimmers should not go unnoticed or unacknowledged.
Here are 10 things swimmers battling mental illness might want their coaches to know.
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