I'm a triathlete and I am scared of swimming in the ocean, how can I over come my fear?
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Why after you spend some time in the pool or at the beach you get really hungery?
GO SWIN IN THE OCEAN! best way to remove ur fear is to face it!I need know what to do about my dtr almost drowing in swim class. should i get an attny?
Take a boat about 20 miles out and jump off and play keep up with the boatAnyone ever gone skinny dipping at the beach?
There is only one way to overcome any fear and that is to face them head on. Go swim in the ocean until the fear is no longer their.When you do dolphin kick, do you bend your knees?
watch jaws, with surround sound, on a big screen, and make sure there is a fish tank in the room...just suck it up, its like a lake but salty
Only do triathlons that involve swimming in a sea. Then you should be fine.
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Try not to think about the hundreds of man-eating sharks circling underneath you. The ISAF estimates that due to global warming, shark attacks will increase 5000% over the next 3 years. Do you wanna have your limbs ripped from your body? If not, stay out of the water.Also, check out the website below
What part of swimming in the ocean do you fear?
Is it the fear of sinking and drowning? A bit of logical thinking will fix that.
Is it the fear of creatures from the deep? I don't know if this can be fixed. Maybe looking at statistics will help there.
Is it the fear of being swept out to sea and not making it back to shore? Learn how to read the sea to spot danger areas.
Is it the fear of deep dark water, ie. the unknown? Don't know if this can be fixed without hyno-therapy.
Break your fear down into its components so you can figure out where its coming from - maybe a childhood trauma or a memory of a scary movie when you were a child. Best way to overcome fear of the ocean is to know it.
Oh, and the last thing you want to do is be dumped in the middle of the ocean ... been there, and I have never been so scared in my life, I thought my heart would just stop working.
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If you don't have this fear while swimming in a pool, start small. Swim parallel to the shore until you get comfortable being in the open water. Then you can work toward swimming further out. If you have a lake available nearby, I would suggest starting there as it is typically less threatening. There are a couple of resources that I would recommend:1. Open Water Swimming DVD
2. Tri Guide to Mental Training
Both resources offer good, sound advice on how to overcome fears in training & racing. They are available at velogear.com. I bought both for my wife, who has fears of open water swimming but is great in a lap pool. It has done wonders for her confidence and performance.
Good Luck!
Hi,
I strongly suggest the following link : http://www.totalimmersion.net . I used their method, and improved greatly my technique, and the way I fell in the water. Before using ”Frestyle made easy”, I was constantly fighting the feeling of sinking. The DVD and the book helped me a lot. I’m 34 and didn’t know to swim before. A friend of mine , who competes in master division, show some tricks, but what really made the difference was the “freestyle made easy” DVD. I made a bet with my friend, that I’ll be able to swim a certain distance in a certain time till the end of the year , and I won 3 months sooner.
At total immersion they have a DVD specifically conceived for thriathletes. I hope that helped.
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You must give up. There are sharks over there... And huge waves, and storms, and... Judging like this, you will give up everything.More Questions & Answers...