How not to get bored swimming lap after lap without stop?
Former Member
Some of you swim like 3km or 10km without stop. It's good feat, but even when I swim for 200m I get bored, so I wonder how come you don't get bored immersing yourself underwater doing the same basic thing repeatedly for an hour or more? If I walk long distance I can still have views to look, but swimming in a 25m pool??
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Former Member
Sing underwater. Or hum. But, usually, sing... no SwiMP3. I'd like to think it's helped my breath control and built lung capacity -- don't know -- just excuses, really, to do what I want to do anyhow. I've also been guilty of being so "one with the water" that I've fallen asleep on many occasions, only to have coaches yell at me on long swims when everyone else stops but me (autopilot). Not the best way to work on technique, but on the other hand, I certainly wasn't bored!
Sing underwater. Or hum. But, usually, sing... no SwiMP3. I'd like to think it's helped my breath control and built lung capacity -- don't know -- just excuses, really, to do what I want to do anyhow. I've also been guilty of being so "one with the water" that I've fallen asleep on many occasions, only to have coaches yell at me on long swims when everyone else stops but me (autopilot). Not the best way to work on technique, but on the other hand, I certainly wasn't bored!
