Before we get into all the details of stroke technique and how to train, let’s consider something possibly even more important: your mental approach to swimming. This might be a key advantage that our 11-year-old swimmer has over you: she swims without inhibition or self-imposed limitation. She doesn’t over-analyse, she’s not self-conscious and she doesn’t doubt herself. She looks forward to getting out of school, jumping in the water and having fun. Fun is a key part of the Swim Smooth philosophy because enjoyment really does have the power to make you a better swimmer. With enjoyment comes motivationand the desire to practice the right things on a consistent basis that will ultimately result in improved performance.
If swimming is currently a bit of a frustrating experience for you, or even a ‘necessary evil’ for triathlon, then of course you need to improve your stroke technique and possibly your fitness preparation too, which we will show you how to do in this book. But over and above that, a positive ‘care-free’ mental approach is so important, it could literally make the difference between you achieving your goals in the water or not. From time to time we will challenge you with coordinating an area of your stroke or perhaps undertaking a tough training set. We can’t promise you that it will always be easy but if you are ever tempted to think ‘I can’t!’ then take a leaf out of that 11-year-old’s book: clear your mind and just go for it! You’ll soon be on the way to more comfortable, more efficient and faster swimming as a result. Who knows, you might even show some 11-year-olds a thing or two in the water!
If swimming is currently a bit of a frustrating experience for you, or even a ‘necessary evil’ for triathlon, then of course you need to improve your stroke technique and possibly your fitness preparation too, which we will show you how to do in this book. But over and above that, a positive ‘care-free’ mental approach is so important, it could literally make the difference between you achieving your goals in the water or not. From time to time we will challenge you with coordinating an area of your stroke or perhaps undertaking a tough training set. We can’t promise you that it will always be easy but if you are ever tempted to think ‘I can’t!’ then take a leaf out of that 11-year-old’s book: clear your mind and just go for it! You’ll soon be on the way to more comfortable, more efficient and faster swimming as a result. Who knows, you might even show some 11-year-olds a thing or two in the water!
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