Winning Isn’t Normal, But Can Be
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Malcolm Gladwell made the 10,000 Hour Rule popularly known. Its principle states that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice are needed to become world-class in any field.
Winning Isn’t Normal® is a book written by Dr. Keith Bell in 1982 where he motivates readers to do what it takes to win and to make the pursuit of excellence fun. The book includes short easily-read and easily-applied sections to prepare swimmers for optimal performance, taking charge, creating a winning environment, and un-limiting themselves.
The 69-year-old sports psychologist and open water swimming event organizer from Austin, Texas continues training every day and has maintained a streak of over 10,000 days straight without a single missed calendar day of training.
For more information on the book, visit here and here.
The American Swimming Association open water swimming events that he and his triple gold medalist wife Sandy Neilson-Bell organize in Austin, Texas include:
April 29th 2018 — Cap 2k 15th Annual Open Water Race & Pledge Swim in Lady Bird Lake
April 29th 2018 — 10th Annual ASA Open Water Swimming High School Championships in Lady Bird Lake
August 8th 2018 — KB Birthday Swim & Fitness Challenge, 70 x 100’s on 1:30
August 11th 2018 — 15th Annual Deep Eddy Mile in Deep Eddy Pool
October 13th 2018 — 14th Annual Lake Travis Relay in Lake Travis
October 24th-28th 2018 — 11th Annual Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge:
* October 24th — Buchanan Buster 4-mile at Lake Buchanan
* October 25th — Tex’s Darn Challenge 3.2 mile at Inks Lake
* October 26th — LBJ Loop 2.1 mile at Lake LBJ
*October 27th — Swim the Canyon 3-mile at Marble Falls
*October 28th — Dam 5k 3.6-mile at Lake Travis
For more information on the American Swimming Association events, visit here.
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