Afraid to swim anymore

After returning from the trip, I was ready to resume swimming. I got into the swimming pool at the club and started swimming. In fact, I was a little bit wondering: Can I still swim? Don't worry, let's swim. I swam and swam, and when I reached the first distance I could swim, 7 meters, I stopped involuntarily and didn't dare to swim anymore! I swam back from where I stopped, but nothing happened. When I swam again, I stopped daring to swim at 7 meters.

I plucked up the courage and swam again. This time I was a little better and could swim halfway, but I was scared again in the pool. After being drowned, I hurriedly grabbed the lane line in the pool, calmed down a little, and then rushed to the shore in a hurry and grabbed the stone slabs on the shore. Only then did I calm down.

What’s wrong with me? The swimming pool has not changed, and the movements are still the same. Why can't I swim?

I know this is psychological. My swimming ability is not strong enough and I cannot swim a distance of 25 meters freely, which arouses the fear of death caused by being frightened by being flooded in the swimming pool and calling for help in the past. Because I am not confident enough to swim 25 meters in a coordinated manner, and the deeper I swim, the deeper I swim. When I feel that I am too weak to stand in the water, I cannot safely step on the bottom of the pool, so I swim from shallow to deep. Will be afraid. On the contrary, 7 meters is a distance that I am very confident about, because after practicing enough times, the memory of my muscles and brain is strong enough, and I can stand safely immediately when encountering a situation.

After I figured this out, I changed my strategy and swam from deep water to shallow water. First of all, I could use my feet to push hard against the wall of the swimming pool to swim several meters, and then I used my inherent swimming ability of 7 meters. In addition, the shallower the water, the higher the safety factor in my mind, and I easily swam 25 meters. I felt confident. , and continue swimming like this to strengthen your confidence. Therefore, you can see that there is a woman in the swimming pool who always swims from the shallow water area to the deep water area on the shore, and then from the deep water area to the shallow water area, back and forth. That is me.

I think when I accumulate enough courage, I will definitely swim from shallow water to deep water.

That day, I met an older sister again. I told her my troubles, and she said, it’s okay. You can swim and I’ll be by your side. After that, she swam away while talking to herself. After hearing this, I felt very comforted, so I swam with her. This time, I swam from the shallow water to the deep water without any worries, because I thought she would save her if something happened. I.

In this way, I feel a little more confident. When I swim, I will pay attention to see if there is a coach nearby. If there is, I will not worry. In fact, there are always more than two coaches doing safety protection work next to the swimming pool.

Another time, I heard the coach next to me saying to his students: You should put your hands together in front of you and float in the water for a while. First, it can save some arm strength, and secondly, You can leave your strength to your legs to swim farther. Exhale and lift your head before rowing with both hands. Don't row too wide. I suddenly heard it. The reason why I was in a hurry was because my movements were not coordinated with my breathing. If I tried harder, my breathing would become more rapid, and I would feel that I was not strong enough, and my breathing would become even more rapid. It was a vicious cycle. Then, I followed the coach's instructions and swam again. Sure enough, this time was the easiest swim I've ever had. I GET IT.

In the future, I will follow the coach's instructions. , swim calmly and effortlessly, continue to exercise your muscles and brain, and let the correct swimming posture be imprinted on your brain and muscles.