Mental Grit x Utah Swimming — Official Mental Performance Partner

Every Swimmer Trains Their Body. Utah Swimmers Train Their Mind.

Utah Swimming is the first LSC in the nation to make mental performance training part of being a member — for every athlete, parent, and coach, at every club, at no cost to you.

Trained, Not Born

Some Swimmers Just Seem to Have It.

Composure on the blocks. Confidence when the race actually matters. The toughness to perform through the struggle, not just after it.

It looks like personality. It isn't. It's a skill set — and like every other skill in this sport, it can be coached, drilled, and built. That's what this partnership makes available to every Utah Swimming family. That's Mental Grit.

Included With Membership

What Every Utah Swimming Member Now Has

Free, statewide, for all 30 clubs.

Statewide Masterclasses

Free sessions for parents and for coaches, one of each every season — live, and recorded if you miss one.

Workshops at Your Club

Two a year, one each season, for your team's 13-and-over athletes — booked whenever suits your calendar.

Coach Support

Tools, briefings, and a direct line for every Utah coach.

A Clear Referral Pathway

Mental performance training — with licensed clinical professionals one hand-off away when a need goes beyond sport.

Coach Last on Deck — and in Your Pocket

On deck at Swimposium, championships, and major events across the state. And between them, direct access right through this platform — ask him anything, privately, and he answers every one personally.

How This Works

Where Everything Lives, and How to Use It

A few minutes on what you now have, where to find it, and what to do first — whatever age your swimmer is.

The Coaches Behind It

Real Coaches, Not a Curriculum in a Box.

The people who will actually be on the calls, on the deck, and answering your questions.

Nate Last

Founder · Mental Performance Coach

I quit sports as a young athlete — not because my body gave out, but because my mental game did and nobody was coaching it.

M.S. Performance Psychology & MBA, University of UtahCo-author, Deliberate Discomfort — Amazon bestsellerContributor, Mission Six Zero — high-performance leadershipA decade coaching — hundreds of teams, thousands of athletes, parents and coachesCollegiate lacrosse, University of UtahThree Ironman triathlons · 16 half-Ironmans

Lauren Poole

MG Performance Coach

I swam through shoulder injuries, time out of the water and the rehab after — with a sport psychologist in my corner. I coach the thing I needed, for the sport I came from.

M.S. Sport & Exercise Psychology, University of KentuckyCertified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC)Mental Training Lab, US Military Academy at West PointFour-year Kentucky swimmer — team captain and record holderSEC champion · 6× All-American · 2× Olympic Trials qualifier

Private One-on-One Training

For families who want the deepest version of this work, there's a private 90-day training pathway with an exclusive Utah Swimming rate.

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