About.

Kara Lynn Joyce is a three-time USA Olympic swimmer living in Long Beach, CA. Kara competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics for team USA winning a total of four medals. As a swimmer for the University of Georgia, Joyce won 18 NCAA titles and set the American Record in the 50 yard and 50 meter freestyle.

In 2010 she moved to Denver to train with Olympic star, Missy Franklin, in an attempt to make her third Olympic team. Her journey has been captured in the beautiful film, "Touch the Wall” which has been screened globally in theaters and is available via blue-ray, dvd and amazon prime.

Coughlin, Joyce, Nymeyer, Torres. Beijing, 2008

In 2017 Kara founded the Lead Sports Co. for teenage girl athletes. Lead focuses on connecting female athletes with accomplished women in sports through yearly summits and regional seminars.

Over the last 4 years the Lead Company has grown from not only a yearly event, but an online community and Academy. The Lead Academy is the home base for teenage girl athletes, parents and coaches with comprehensive online courses in Leadership, Confidence, Sports Psychology, and more.

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Contact us to download your copy of Kara’s e-book “Developing a Championship Mindset”

This book is over 20 pages of detailed tips, stories and examples of how Kara Lynn excelled to become one of the best sprinters in the world for more than a decade. As a bonus, take this PDF to a print shop and have it bound into a book and gift it to the swimmer in your life!

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