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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6. Beer
7. Opportunity
Maybe too intangible, and probably goes with desire/motivation, but the ability to recognize, or even create, a special situation and capitalize on it.
Could be a factor of weather, your competitors, the quality (or lack of?) the pool, plus other odd issues, and then the ability to see that "this one is unique and I'm going to take advantage of it". Desire and motivation kick in....I've seen motivated people that might be missing out on opportunities to swim fast that are right there in front of them, probably been there myself, though I would not put my times up in that "faster" catagory by a long shot.
6. Beer
7. Opportunity
Maybe too intangible, and probably goes with desire/motivation, but the ability to recognize, or even create, a special situation and capitalize on it.
Could be a factor of weather, your competitors, the quality (or lack of?) the pool, plus other odd issues, and then the ability to see that "this one is unique and I'm going to take advantage of it". Desire and motivation kick in....I've seen motivated people that might be missing out on opportunities to swim fast that are right there in front of them, probably been there myself, though I would not put my times up in that "faster" catagory by a long shot.
