I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets nervous about swimming in meets. Right? :blush:
I don't worry so much about how I will compare to the other swimmers. Luckily, I don't have to worry about that because I can't even come close to them. I know that I'm really only competing with myself. Do those of you who are top-notch swimmers get nervous about not winning? I just worry about not doing well. I worry about messing up and looking stupid. I worry that I will look like a fool and have to remind myself that Masters swimmers are wonderful, non-judgmental people. :D
The thing that sucks is that I work my butt off (and I know I've gotten better!), but I have a tendency to get bummed as the meet gets closer because I feel like I still have SO far to go. Maybe I'm just too hard on myself. I swam on Thursday and felt LESS ready than I did two weeks ago. I don't know if my nerves just affected my swimming or what... Anyway. I often end up feeling like 'Why am I doing this?' as a meet gets closer rather than 'Let's do this!'. Today I'm getting my gear ready to go and trying to just remind myself that I'm only competing against myself and I KNOW I've improved since my last competition (last summer) - and that's the whole point, right? :agree:
What do you all get nervous about before your meets?
I use James for that. :bolt:
Same here!
Seriously, just remember to relax as much as possible, try to visualize your race ahead of swimming it (feel of the water after the start, speed into the turns, strong finish, etc), then have fun zooming through the water!
:cheerleader:
I use James for that. :bolt:
Same here!
Seriously, just remember to relax as much as possible, try to visualize your race ahead of swimming it (feel of the water after the start, speed into the turns, strong finish, etc), then have fun zooming through the water!
:cheerleader:
