Get to Know John

For swimming, I was terrible at soccer as a grade schooler. My parents threw me in the pool thinking it would be good for my ADHD and after 4 years of mediocre swim performances, in the 8thgrade I had a breakout swim where I dropped 6 seconds in the 100 back, earning my first Junior Olympic time.  I went on to become an All American in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle my Senior year of High School.  I also secured a 4 year scholarship at BYU for swimming where I specialized in backstroke and distance freestyle.  For Triathlon, my wife dared me to do a triathlon in 2019.  I entered the Fountain Valley Reverse Sprint triathlon where I fell off my bike in transition and then proceeded to pass 15 people over a 175yd distance to finish off the race.  Since then, I have competed in dozens of races and pride myself in being usually first out of the water, no matter what place I end up after the bike and run.  I have needed competition as a push to keep me active as a father and Triathlon gives me a great challenge.

Winning CIF my senior year in the 100 backstroke. Becoming an All American as a Senior in High School.  Breaking the 1:50 mark in the 200 backstroke as a Senior in College. Finishing my first 70.3 triathlon. Competing at BYU for 4 years in swimming and seeing my kids do mini triathlons themselves.

I’ve known about H2O Audio since their inception. My brother used their first models that used an Ipod Shuffle back in college while swimming for BYU. Many years later, I decided to give them a try and love their product. I also love the mantra of “Go Beyond” since I always encourage my swim clients to push past their own limits. Being able to store whatever song from whatever medium of music is a fantastic feature I don’t see anywhere else.

Pounding out an hour on the pavement or in the pool on your own is tough. The music makes the yards click by very quickly.

Trance/Electronic music is my go-to. Been a Techno junkie ever since High School rocking my self-made mix CD’s on a skip-protected CD player at swim meets. I also enjoy ska or 90’s punk rock while running, cycling or just doing yardwork. Listen Here.

There are times when that right song just pops on your playlist right before a tough interval and you visualize the song pushing you forward. I’m a fan of the “state of flow” theory and that, to me, is when the music and movement just flows together as one pulse pounding symphony.

Don’t compare your accomplishments to others. There are too many variables behind race result times. Continue to better yourself one increment at a time and you’ll find yourself continuing to be happy and motivated to get out on the race course one more time.

I strive to help anyone get faster in swimming by focusing on key principles of physics and fluid dynamics to help swimmers push water in the right
direction moving them closer to their goal times. I do free virtual technique reviews and livestreams for Team Zoot to help explain swim technique in easy to understand terms.