Fears – we all have them! And no,
we aren’t talking about the fear of heights or snakes. Swimmers have different types
of fears due to the competitiveness of the sport. Once it’s race time, these
fears creep right in!
1. Fogged Vision. At meets you are
surrounded by family, friends, and other swimmers who you want to talk to.
Unfortunately you can so wrapped up in conversation you lose track of time. And
yes, yes that is your heat up there on the blocks. Run!
2. False Start. After years and years of
training, this still happens! You get up on the blocks and wait what seems to
be an absurd amount of time to ‘take your mark.’ You finally get down, anticipating
the gun to go off. Whoops! You leaned forward a little too much and now you’re
in the water… disqualified. Better luck next time.
3.
Gear Failure.
The only thing worse than trying to beat your competition, is trying to beat
your competition without being able to see. In cases like this it’s great to
know how many strokes you have before hitting the wall. But, what about a suit
ripping? That may not be something you can come back from.
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