Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games: Bahamian swimmer Lamar Taylor places his psychology diploma to work within the pool

What makes a great swimmer? A robust higher physique energy, lean construct, sturdy core and extra. The record may go on. 

But one trait all aggressive swimmers swear by is their psychological fortitude. 

The artwork of maintaining cool underneath strain at meets, staying motivated throughout lengthy coaching classes and pushing by bodily discomfort when it is the toughest. 

For Bahamian swimmer Lamar Taylor cracking the swimmer mindset got here naturally, due to his instructional background.

He holds a psychology main from the University of Tennessee within the United States, and says his diploma has helped him in his skilled swimming.

“I learned so much,” Paris 2024 Olympian Taylor advised Olympics.com in an unique interview on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

“You would assume that the anxiousness that we undergo, it is unknown, nevertheless it all results in a supply. Some of it’s self-doubt, a few of it’s the concern of failure. All of that has a reasoning and path.

“To learn about that and what causes it, it definitely helps to try and see what you can do to get better or change it.”

Taylor is amongst the 20 Bahamian athletes competing at Glasgow 2026, his second Commonwealth Games.

Racing within the pool on the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, he went so far as the semi-finals of all three occasions he signed up for – the lads’s 50m backstroke, and the 50m and 100m freestyle.