Swimming in your dreams

RE: Swimming in your dreams

The Fortress — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:59:28 GMT

This question may be more to the point than you suspect. Rats that solve mazes to earn food during the day have been observed to dream of running through mazes I will remember that I am a "rat" while mindfully practicing my SDKs.:)

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:37:50 GMT

I've only ever had one swimming dream, but I've had it a number of times. It's a dream of how I die: I'm in an open water race, swimming from east-to-west on a cloudless day with a beautiful blue sky. There is a bridge off to my left about 100 yards and I'm swimming along easily. All of a sudden, something takes me down (shark? hit by a boat?) and I am gone. Now, before, every race, Deb asks me if there is a section with an east-to-west traverse and a bridge there. She says if there is, I can't do the race. -LBJ Maybe it's just a really bad cramp? Perhaps you need to wait a bit longer between meals and swimming in your dereams?? ;)

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Former Member — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:26:47 GMT

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aquaFeisty — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:23:10 GMT

Sorry, but the most recent swimming dream I remember wasn't inspiring, just gross. As I've mentioned in other threads, we live across the street from a converted quarry turned pool. It closes Labor Day and sits full all winter until the Park District completely drains it, scrubs it down, and refills it in late April/May for the Memorial Day weekend reopening. During the winter, it is a haven for geese. I hate geese. I had a dream last spring where I was in a big wave of swimmers competing in an open water swim or triathlon and suddenly realized that the Park District had forgotten to drain and clean the water. The water was black and there was goose poop and gunk in it. NASTY!!! Then there were all these slow swimmers in the way and I was thrashing and trying to get to the side to get out. I think I nearly took my hubby's head off in bed. He was extremely sympathetic when I explained the dream though. (Needless to say I very closely watched the cleaning process last April.)

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:49:27 GMT

Odd how there is a few of us "Breaststroke Flying" in our dreams...I guess it's the subconscious going through the technique?? I dunno...I only ever had that dream once as a kid. It was vivid though...

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:29:30 GMT

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. Got Boost

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:13:49 GMT

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

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Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:46:04 GMT

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.

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:45:04 GMT

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......

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Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:39:09 GMT

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Allen Stark — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:53:51 GMT

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.

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:05:07 GMT

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!

RE: Swimming in your dreams

Former Member — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:01:29 GMT

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. :applaud: j/k hehe

RE: Swimming in your dreams

The Fortress — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:01:47 GMT

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.

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mattson — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:16:06 GMT

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: