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Keith Bell
Dr. Keith Bell is a 68-year-old American pool and open water swimmer, coach, author, and sports psychologist from Austin, Texas who has swum every day for over 27 years (10,000+ consecutive days). Dr. Bell has been the Sports psychologist for U.S., Canadian, Australian, Hong Kong, Fiji, Cayman Islands and New Zealand Olympic and National Teams. He is married to 3-time Olympic gold medalist Sandy Neilson-Bell.
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American Swimming Association Founder[edit]
Dr. Bell is the world's first Swimming Psychologist and founder of the American Swimming Association. Dr. Bell is an internationally recognized expert on performance enhancement in swimming who has worked as a sports psychologist with over 400 teams and over 15,000 athletes worldwide.
Publications[edit]
- He has authored 9 books and over 80 articles that have been translated into 4 languages including the most recent Winning Isn't Normal®.
- He has been a featured speaker with Australian Coaches, Canadian Coaches, the Japanese Coaches Association, the British Swim Coaches Association as well as the American Swim Coaches Association.
- He has also written for national swimming publications such as Swimmers, Swimmers Coach, SWIM SWIM, and Swim Texas Magazine.
Athletic Career[edit]
He has twice placed in the top ten at USS Long Distance National Championships, set 18 Masters World Records, 37 U.S. Masters Swimming National Records, has at least 75 U.S. Masters Swimming and Canadian National Championship titles.
What It Takes: The ABC's of Excelling[edit]
An excerpt by Dr. Keith Bell, "Excellence makes itself obsolete. It's always a little out of reach. You may brush it with your fingertips, but you can't quite grasp it; for when it is touched it moves ahead. Still, it looms before you: beckoning you, challenging you to come get it, luring you to live your life to the fullest."
American Swimming Association Open Water Events[edit]
- May — The Money Box Cap 2k Open Water Race & Pledge Swim, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas
- May — ASA Open Water Swimming Texas High School State Championships, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas
- July — Deep Eddy Mile, Deep Eddy Pool, Austin, Texas
- September — World Championship of Texas 3-on-3 Swimming Tournament, Austin, Texas
- October — ASA Open Water Swimming Collegiate National Championships, Lake Travis, Texas
- October — Lake Travis Relay, Lake Travis, Texas
- October — Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge, Highland Lakes, Texas
- October — Lake Buchanan Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 4-mile
- October — Tex's Darn Challenge Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 3.2 mile
- October — Lake LBJ Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 2-mile
- October — Lake Marble Falls Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 3-mile
- October — Lake Travis Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 3.6-mile
- November — Dam 5k, Mansfield Dam Park, Lake Travis, Texas
External links[edit]
- Dr. Keith Bell Website
- American Swimming Association Website
- Books by Dr. Keith Bell
- Olympian Camille Adams Set To Defend Collegiate Title
- Open Water Results For Lance Armstrong
- NCAA Agrees Triathlon Is Emerging
- Lake Travis Relay Adds First Responder Category
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- AquaTex Take Travis In Texas
- 5 For 5: Tex Robertson’s Highland Lakes Challenge
- Swimming With Sandy
- Swimming World Magazine Honors Sandy Neilson-Bell
- Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- 10,000 Consecutive Days - 27 Years Of Swimming
- Winning Isn't Normal, But Can Be
- Texas Open Water Swimming In October
