I stopped swimming at my freshman year of college. I am a sophmore in college now. I quit swimming because I hadnt improved on my times in years, was a very mental swimmer and just couldnt handle the stress of it.. I know i stll couldnt handle those things. But my point is I miss swimming like crazy. My life seems so differnt and incomplete without it and I dont know how to react to this. I miss being part of a team and in the best shape of my life and all those wonderful things the sport of swimming has to offer. I feel like i have no point in going to school anymore, when i was in high school i always wanted to go to college because of swimming and now that its gone i am so lost. I still know I would not be completly happy with my choice if i was swimming, but would it be better to have that extra stress then to feel like something that is such a big part of me is missing....
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I agree with the advice above. I quit my freshman year in college because I was burned out. Had I known I had options to keep swimming in some capacity, I would have kept on doing it. I was never extremely fast. But I still enjoyed it and did modestly well. Qutting is one of my biggest regrets.
See if you can find another team and find other ways to improve yourself in the sport other than times. Seems like lack of improvement was the factor that pushed you to quit. Maybe working on your weakest stroke, learning how to coach, officiate, etc.
I agree with the advice above. I quit my freshman year in college because I was burned out. Had I known I had options to keep swimming in some capacity, I would have kept on doing it. I was never extremely fast. But I still enjoyed it and did modestly well. Qutting is one of my biggest regrets.
See if you can find another team and find other ways to improve yourself in the sport other than times. Seems like lack of improvement was the factor that pushed you to quit. Maybe working on your weakest stroke, learning how to coach, officiate, etc.
