I Hate Swimming

[katinthehat]

Seriously, great big whine from me coming up.

I hate swimming.  I was all prepared to nail my swim this morning and forgot my stupid goggles.  So now I have to fit it in tomorrow.  (I wear contacts and didn't have any solution or a case with me, or I would have taken them out and just swam with no goggles and near blindness.)

And I'm so worked up about this Olympic tri, the swim portion specifically.  It's ten weeks away and I cried out of nervousness last night.  It's really quite ridiculous, to the point of I'm thinking about doing an Oly at the beginning of September and just quitting after the swim just to get the swim under my belt.  I'm actually looking for anyone that wants to do it as a relay so I wouldn't waste all that money.

I really want to be mad at my parents for not putting me on a swim team as a kid.

No need to respond to this.  I know I need to HTFU and put on my big girl panties and all that.

[joenali]

Swimming is so hard to learn as an adult. I commend anyone for doing it and sticking with it. So you had a bad day and didn't have the things you needed. Try again another day.

[Brit]

zoidberg's post inspired me to do my first "formal" swim in like three years today... Swimming is hard work! I feel really lucky that I swam a ton as a kid because I feel like I mostly just have to deal with being out of shape, I can't imagine stressing about learning to swim on top of sucking wind from being out of shape. I give huge props to all of the adults who learn to swim!

[shorty20]

I hear ya, swimming is really, really tough for me too. I've come a long way in the past couple of years, but it is still very difficult. It's just not intuitive for me.

It's okay to get upset too. I had a breakdown on my poor hubby before my first tri, I was so nervous and stressed. Like joenali said, keep trying!

[tuggyruns]

Jul 15, 2013 12:56:55 GMT -5 katinthehat said:

Seriously, great big whine from me coming up.

I hate swimming.  I was all prepared to nail my swim this morning and forgot my stupid goggles.  So now I have to fit it in tomorrow.  (I wear contacts and didn't have any solution or a case with me, or I would have taken them out and just swam with no goggles and near blindness.)

And I'm so worked up about this Olympic tri, the swim portion specifically.  It's ten weeks away and I cried out of nervousness last night.  It's really quite ridiculous, to the point of I'm thinking about doing an Oly at the beginning of September and just quitting after the swim just to get the swim under my belt.  I'm actually looking for anyone that wants to do it as a relay so I wouldn't waste all that money.

I really want to be mad at my parents for not putting me on a swim team as a kid.

No need to respond to this.  I know I need to HTFU and put on my big girl panties and all that.

I'll add that I hate swimming too...mainly because I WAS on swim team as a kid. I can't get my lazy arse in the pool unless that's my only choice. I came to the conclusion that the real reason I liked swimming is my friends.

[Wines Not Whines]

Swimming is hard! You can't breathe whenever you want!

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Jul 15, 2013 15:15:11 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Swimming is hard! You can't breathe whenever you want!

This is my main complaint.

I hate having to pay attention to my legs, arms, hands, etc. I can't just zone out, like with running.

[blndsnbrdr]

Swimming is incredibly difficult...at least for me!

I hate having to time and control my breathing so much and I end up panicking, although I know I'm not actually going to drown. Hate it. Rarely do it. I'm not even a "hang out by the pool" kind of person!

[mrs.jacinthe]

katinthehat - have you considered looking for an OWS competition in your area before your Oly? A decent sized OWS will have the same general feel (IMO) as a tri swim - especially with sighting in race conditions, dealing with other competitors, etc. If you can find one that's a legit mile or a 1.2, I think it will help get the nerves out as well as show you what you need to work on in the next 10 weeks.

That said, I applaud anyone who learns to swim or works on improving their swimming as an adult. Here's to a kick-butt swim tomorrow! You have GOT this.

[katinthehat]

Jul 15, 2013 23:23:30 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

katinthehat - have you considered looking for an OWS competition in your area before your Oly? A decent sized OWS will have the same general feel (IMO) as a tri swim - especially with sighting in race conditions, dealing with other competitors, etc. If you can find one that's a legit mile or a 1.2, I think it will help get the nerves out as well as show you what you need to work on in the next 10 weeks.

That said, I applaud anyone who learns to swim or works on improving their swimming as an adult. Here's to a kick-butt swim tomorrow! You have GOT this.

I have looked but they don't really exist here (or I'm not looking in the right place!)  I have found a monthly splash and dash informal race that I've joined up with.  I did it last month and it's held again this Friday night.  It was super, super helpful but only 400 m.

I also found another OWS coaching group that meets every Sunday at a different lake that I'm going to try next week.  I think it's more coaching and less "everyone just swim what you want" so I'm hoping that will be helpful.

[IIOY]

Jul 15, 2013 15:14:03 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

Jul 15, 2013 12:56:55 GMT -5 katinthehat said:

Seriously, great big whine from me coming up.

I hate swimming.  I was all prepared to nail my swim this morning and forgot my stupid goggles.  So now I have to fit it in tomorrow.  (I wear contacts and didn't have any solution or a case with me, or I would have taken them out and just swam with no goggles and near blindness.)

And I'm so worked up about this Olympic tri, the swim portion specifically.  It's ten weeks away and I cried out of nervousness last night.  It's really quite ridiculous, to the point of I'm thinking about doing an Oly at the beginning of September and just quitting after the swim just to get the swim under my belt.  I'm actually looking for anyone that wants to do it as a relay so I wouldn't waste all that money.

I really want to be mad at my parents for not putting me on a swim team as a kid.

No need to respond to this.  I know I need to HTFU and put on my big girl panties and all that.

I'll add that I hate swimming too...mainly because I WAS on swim team as a kid. I can't get my lazy arse in the pool unless that's my only choice. I came to the conclusion that the real reason I liked swimming is my friends.

LOL, this is me. I spent nine years as a competitive swimmer as a kid and teenager and you couldn't pay me to go near a pool these days because I associate it with two workouts/day and a three-hour 5:30am Saturday workout during which I completely starved. No thank you.