About Me

I’m John. I’m a physical therapist, swimmer, strength coach, and swimming researcher. I split between the Bay Area and the greater Seattle Area.
I personally love swimming and started this website while receiving my doctorate at the University of Southern California (USC). At USC, I came across scientific articles on swimming which I found fascinating! After finding these, I decided to start a blog and share them online. Since then, the website has expanded and now we have an amazing group of contributors from all over the world, which all have the love of swimming and wish to improve the swimming community!

JOHN MULLEN’S STORY

Dr. John Mullen, DPT is a World-renowned expert and speaker in sports training and rehabilitation. He received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at USC, as well as the Josette Antonelli Division Service Scholarship, the Order of the Golden Cane, and the Order of Areté. At USC, he also performed research on strength training and rehabilitation. Dr. John has worked with over 30 Olympic and Professional athletes, helping them earn over 15 Olympic medals. He was also the editor of the book Swimming Science and was named one of the Best 3 Physical Therapists in Santa Clara in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

His dedication to research and individualization spurred him to open COR in 2011. Since 2011, Dr. John has been featured in Gizmodo, Motherboard, Stack Magazine, and much more.

He has worked with numerous colleges and teams regarding rehab and performance. He has also done sports performance consulting for teams China, the Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago and more.

Before his Doctoral program, Dr. John swam on an athletic scholarship at Purdue University. At Purdue, Dr. John was an Academic Honorable Mention All-American and was awarded the Red Mackey Award and R. O. Papenguh Award. He also won the Purdue Undergraduate business plan and elevator pitch competition, as well as 1st prize with the Indiana Soy Bean Alliance.

Dr. John was born in Centerville, Ohio and was a 24-time high school All-American Swimmer. Dr. John is still a swimmer and is a former Masters Swimming World and Pacific Swimming Record.

I currently have my own physical therapy and sports performance center in Santa Clara, CA (www.trainingcor.com), in Mill Creek, WA and consult with numerous college and club swim teams.

If you are interested in having me work with your team or consult with you, please email us at info@trainingcor.com.