What are some of the swimming dreams you've had ?
In one of my dreams, I jumped into the pool feet first and for some reason the water was only 2" deep. For grins I ran across the entire length, did a somersault, and scrambled back on all fours. Got back and asked the coach what was up with the pool, that it would have been really cool if I had done a "real" 50 free in 8 seconds. They were all staring at me because there WASN'T anything funny with the pool - for some reason I was just able to move fast enough to not sink.
I get flying dreams repeatedly. But it takes a great deal of finesse, confidence, and focus to be able to do it. I start with a vertical leap working from 6" up to 15' with hangtime, then I "dive" into a horizontal position and do either breaststroke or butterfly. I can usually get about 400m before I tire. Then - I lose my touch and can't do it any more. But nobody else in the world can do it.
Lastly is the nightmare about getting into a health club pool wearing a brand-new Speedo, thinking the chemicals seem out of kilter, and then when I finish my workout and climb out, I realize that my swim suit has completely turned white and is see-through. Wait - that actually happened.
My swim dreams are usually about winter training trip practices with my old college team. Except it usually has a weird mix of other things thrown in: people I knew from high school and Masters on the team, the pool is the newer Carnegie Mellon pool (which I only swam in twice), and so on. And no fatigue during practice, which has yet to happen in real life. :drink:
I have dreamt about sleeping through a meet when I'm supposed to swim relays ... I am NOT a morning person and detest any meet that starts before 10:00 am. I may have to cancel my next meet because of this problem.
I dreamt once that I lost a contact in the middle of a race and literally smashed into the wall.
If I'm having a good dream, this involves swimming fly the way I used to. Now, on that score, I just live my "unfulfilled fantasies through my children" as Geek recommended.
Lastly is the nightmare about getting into a health club pool wearing a brand-new Speedo, thinking the chemicals seem out of kilter, and then when I finish my workout and climb out, I realize that my swim suit has completely turned white and is see-through. Wait - that actually happened.
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j/k hehe
i have swimming dreams all the time! especially during my hiatus.
i usually dream of past work outs or meets. one in particular I went back in time to swim a work out from my club team I swam with...I remembered it perfectly - who was there, our set, my suit. I woke up feeling so sad and nostalgic! I miss my club team!
I have dreams of flying swimming breaststroke,those are great. Before a meet(or sometimes before a presentation or some other performance) I'll dream I get to the meet and I forgot to shave down,or I have 1 min. to warm-up,or the famous noticing I don't have my suit on under my sweats. Those are not great.
I had another dream where I was swimming mile after mile of effortless, blazing fast butterfly. When I woke up -- the pillow was in one corner of the room, the covers were in a heap on the floor, and the cat was sitting in another corner of the room just glaring at me.
I raced Michael Phelps in a department store pool once. Doesn't everybody swim in department stores?:wiggle:
I have re-accuring dreams about swimming blazingly fast with no effort. *sigh* If only those would come true......
I had another dream where I was swimming mile after mile of effortless, blazing fast butterfly. When I woke up -- the pillow was in one corner of the room, the covers were in a heap on the floor, and the cat was sitting in another corner of the room just glaring at me.
:laugh2: That's one of the funniest things I've ever heard.
I have to say that Nancy's dream was a HOOT :D
The only dream I am having now is the 18 mile swim from Roatan to Utila that I am working towards. And stroke by stroke all I see is a blue abyss and then I see "shadows" below me and of course think SHARK!!! And then it is little Nemo who irritates the hell out of me until I hit sand at Utila. He is a bothersome nuisance and attaches himself to my swimming suit like a sucker fish and I can't get rid of him.
If only the swim goes like my dream (whew)!!!
Donna
It is strange that you would mention swimming in dreams. I have one reoccuring swimming dream where I check in fo my event, go through all the motions, get on the blocks and when I start I jerk myself awake. Since I was a kid I have had this dream and I have never found out what race I was in. The next was just last night, I dreamt I was swimming a 100 free. It ws so realistic i can still smell the chorine, feel the water etc. It was so vivid I have not stoooed thinkin about it all day.
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