I have a question about why so many people on my swim team are so much faster than me. I have been on a year round swim team for over a year, and have been swimming competitively for about 4 years.
I am still always the slowest on my team, and I get lapped so many times during practice. It is so frustrating! I go to practice almost every day, and work just as hard as them.
Are some people just born fast vs. slow in swimming and there is nothing you can do to change your natural speed? Is speed something you can achieve with hard work?
Why is everyone so much faster than me? What can I do to become fast like them?
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I realize that I have improved the 4 years since I have been swimming and am proud of my improvments, but I would just really like to achieve my potential in this sport.
I know that I am probably doing something wrong with my technique or something else if everyone is always swimming circles around me. I am not comparing myself to them, I just want to know everything I can do to improve and achieve my potential in this sport.
Thanks for the replies!
I realize that I have improved the 4 years since I have been swimming and am proud of my improvments, but I would just really like to achieve my potential in this sport.
I know that I am probably doing something wrong with my technique or something else if everyone is always swimming circles around me. I am not comparing myself to them, I just want to know everything I can do to improve and achieve my potential in this sport.
Thanks for the replies!
