What Is The Key To Success In Swimming? Olympic Gold Winner Caeleb Dressel: Making The Bed

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JAKARTA - Caeleb Dressel is a swimming athlete from the United States who has won various awards in the international arena. His name is back in the news after he won five gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Revealing the key to his success in the world of swimming, Dressel turns out to have a secret that anyone can imitate, which is to start small and boring.

Through an interview with GQ last June, Dressel revealed that he paid attention to the concept of swimming competitions in detail. Starting from how the fingers touch the water to the feet that come out.

In addition, he also always makes sure to rest for eight and a half hours every night and do simple things before going to bed. What's that?

"Making the bed", said Dressel when asked his secret.

He also regularly writes a journal containing his daily activities and a logbook containing his swimming activities. Dressel always records how he trains, how he feels, who beats him, and ranks himself.

Regarding social media, Dressel chose to limit the use of social media to 15 minutes on Instagram. He also deleted Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter accounts simultaneously.

When he wakes up in the morning, Dressel will take out the trash every day. According to him, this is the reason that made him successful.

"I know this kind of thing sounds stupid, but it's one of the reasons why I see success - small habits", he says.