By Annie Grevers, Swimming World Staff Writer
If you’re anything like 98 percent of the swimming population, you tip your head back in dismay when your coach says “16 25s ALL underwater.” But underwaters do not have to be such a fearsome thing. Many of your frustrations grow from your mental approach to underwaters. Perhaps if we call them “mermaids” or “mermen” they’d be more fun? Nah. Then you’d just start holding mermaids and mermen in contempt.
So here are a few things to think about when you feel like you’re about to swallow your tongue because your lungs are so desperate for air…
Underwaters give you the opportunity to get even more intimate with those tiles on the bottom of the pool. You start to notice cracks in the tiny tiles that make up the T at the end of the lane. You see the same hair ball and begin to guess who the bulk of those hairs belong to. Rather than giving in to your mind’s first nudge that you need air, look for a specific mark in the pool. Maybe you have just started attempting to make it all the way across the pool. Find something on the bottom of the pool, maybe a grate or a hair tie down there that can be your temporary finish line. Make it a personal challenge to surpass that mark next time.
View full post on swimmingworldmagazine
Contact Swim.ae for swimming lessons in Dubai.
______________________________________________________________
Whatsapp number: +971 56 583 0067 (when sending whatsapp message pls mention code Swim1770)
Contact us : Fill in the form and we will get back to you asap.
Contact Trainer
______________________________________________________________
Swim.ae does all the relevant checks for you. All swimming instructors from swim.ae have the right visa and are fully qualified to train you.
Get in touch with us today, Private Swimming lessons are available in all parts of UAE.