Empowering Athletes Like You to Lead

Lead Sports Co. helps teen girl athletes build confidence, leadership skills, mental strength, and healthy performance habits through transformational summits and expert-led online courses.

The Lead Summit
The Lead Academy

Save the Date:
The 2027 Lead Summit will be September 3-6, 2027

Choose Your Lead Experience

  • An all-inclusive in-person weekend with Olympians, expert sessions, team-building, meals, lodging, and connections with other female athletes.

    EXPLORE THE SUMMIT

  • Flexible online courses in confidence, nutrition, sport psychology, and leadership that athletes can complete independently or with their team.

    EXPLORE THE ACADEMY

What Parents and Athletes Say After the Lead Summit…

  • This past week has changed [my daughter] in so many ways and I think in some ways she doesn't even realize yet. But I can see it in her walk and posture and I hear it in her voice. I can't wait to see her in the pool.

    2025 Lead Parent

  • The Summit is like an empowering girls slumber party, but cooler. The speakers are so welcoming, comforting, and encouraging, and the speakers shared lots of awesome stories and useful tips that I'll remember and use for long time! To be honest, I was a little nervous to go at first, but the whole experience was so much better than I could have ever imagined!! I'll definitely be returning next year.

    2025 Lead Swimmer

  • My daughters had the best experience ever. This was amazing and possibly life changing. And I don’t mean for swim necessarily - the girls they met + the adults they met + sessions they attended — they heard and learned so much. They were overwhelmed by how sweet and kind everyone was + how incredibly cool and approachable everyone was with them too.

    2025 Lead Parent

Building Confident Leaders is a Team Effort.

Bring Lead programming to your team, club, or LSC through group Summit participation, Academy team licenses, and customized leadership and athlete-development experiences.

    • Dive into the Lead Summit, our flagship in-person weekend.

    • Explore the Lead Academy course to level up your skills.

    • Catch up with all the latest on the Lead Blog.

  • Give your athletes practical tools to build confidence, strengthen mental skills, develop leadership, and support one another as teammates.

    Explore Team Programs.

  • Create a shared development opportunity for female athletes in your LSC.

    Explore LSC partnerships.

2026 Lead Speakers

  • Lilly King, an American swimmer, wearing a black swimsuit with an American flag and TYR logo, smiling with arms crossed, standing against a light purple background, with text indicating she is a three-time Olympian and WR holder from Minneapolis and Houston.
  • Anna Peplowski, wearing a U.S. Olympic Team jacket, smiling and holding a silver Olympic medal with a lanyard around her neck, standing against a white and blue background with text indicating her name and titles.
  • Photograph of Abbey Weitzeil, a female swimmer, wearing a swim cap and goggles, smiling and resting her chin on her arm in the pool.
  • Kelsi Dahlia smiling in swimming pool with goggles, wearing swimming cap, with text about her being an Olympian and former AR holder in Minneapolis.
  • Professional photo of Dr. Megan Cannon, a sport psychologist, with her arms crossed, smiling, wearing a white blazer and red top, against a blue background, with her name and title below, and locations Minneapolis and Houston.
  • A professional headshot of Coach Christen, a confidence coach, with her name and titles, and the cities Minneapolis and Houston.
  • Professional headshot of Brittany Miller, a sports nutritionist, smiling and wearing a black hoodie with a swimming logo, against a plain background with text "Brittany Miller Sports Nutrition Minneapolis".
  • A woman with shoulder-length hair smiling, wearing a mauve top and a gold necklace, with a blue background behind her and white background around
  • Professional sports recruiting profile graphic of Peyton Curry, a college swimming recruiting expert, with her photo in athletic attire against a light background.
  • A smiling female athlete in a black swim cap and swimsuit giving a thumbs-up, with goggles on her forehead, against a blue background, with text indicating her name as Phoebe Bacon, a two-time Olympian from Houston.
Group of five female swimmers standing together by the pool, wearing matching purple shirts with 'Lead Summit' written on the back,, at an indoor swimming competition.
Swimmers in a swimming pool competing in a race, wearing swim caps and goggles, with lane dividers visible.
Group of five women standing together indoors in front of colorful backdrop, smiling, with curtains and potted plant behind them.
Swimmers line up at an indoor pool, wearing swim caps and goggles, with blue and white pennant flags overhead.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair is holding a microphone and speaking at a conference or event. She is wearing a sleeveless green top and beige pants. Behind her is a pink and orange backdrop with white graphics and text. There are green plant
Group of young girls in swimming caps and goggles celebrating in a swimming pool, raising their hands and smiling.
Group of eight young women standing together at an indoor swimming pool, smiling. They are wearing casual clothes, mostly matching maroon T-shirts with the Minneapolis skyline and the words 'Lead Summit,' and one wearing a blue T-shirt with 'Florida
A woman with brown hair tied back, holding a microphone, standing in front of a large colorful sign that reads 'Lead Summit' with a cityscape graphic and 'Minneapolis' below, as she speaks to a group of children sitting on the floor.
A swimmer in a red swimsuit and goggles swimming in a pool, reaching for the water with one hand, while people stand on the pool deck in the background, some watching and others preparing for their turn.
Swimmers in colorful swimsuits and swim caps lined up at the edge of a swimming pool, preparing to dive in for a race or swim practice, with spectators and officials standing nearby.
Two women participating in a panel discussion at the Lead Summit conference, sitting on chairs with a backdrop of cityscape illustration and the event name. One woman is wearing a striped top and the other a white T-shirt with red text, surrounded by
Swimmers competing in a race in an indoor swimming pool, wearing swim caps and goggles, with lanes marked by yellow and red lane dividers.
Four young female swimmers in swimsuits and swim caps, smiling at the camera inside an indoor swimming pool.
A woman with long dark hair smiling, sitting on a black chair with a microphone in hand, surrounded by green plants and a partially visible orange sign in the background.
Swimmer doing a backstroke in a swimming pool with competitors and spectators in the background.
Swimmers with white swim caps and swimsuits gathered around a coach holding a stuffed animal dog in an indoor swimming pool area.
A female swimmer in a blue swimsuit holding a clipboard and water bottle, wearing a white swim cap and goggles on her forehead, smiling and gesturing with her hand, in a swim facility with industrial shelving in the background.
A group of girls and women posing together for a photo inside a room with a blue wall that has the word 'JOLYN' printed multiple times. Some are holding plush toys, and they are all smiling. The girls are wearing casual clothing, with some in gray an
A woman in a white blazer and skirt speaking into a microphone at a conference, with a decorated backdrop displaying "Lead Summit" and "Minneapolis, MN." Audience members are seated and listening.
Swimmer in a swimming pool during a race, wearing a white swim cap and goggles, with water splashing around while competing.
Group of young women sitting cross-legged on a rug in a circle, participating in a discussion or activity in a brightly lit room with large windows and curtains.
Swimmers group pose at the edge of an indoor swimming pool.
A woman with long hair smiling and speaking into a microphone during a presentation at the Lead Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is wearing a white shirt and jeans, and facing an audience of young women who are listening. There is a large colorf
Swimmers in swimsuits and goggles preparing on starting blocks at an indoor swimming pool.
Swimmers, wearing swim caps and swimsuits, listen to a female coach in a pool area.
Swimmers in black swimsuits preparing on starting blocks at an indoor swimming pool for a race.