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By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Since graduating college and becoming an official “swammer” I have transitioned my life from the pool to a classroom, where I assist sixth grade students. \u00a0Being around them has not only reignited my love for recess, Beverly Cleary books, and fun pencil toppers, \u00a0but has also taken me back to a much simpler time in my swimming career.<\/p>\n

You see, I LOVED swimming when I was 12. \u00a0I lived it, I breathed it, it was probably the main focus of my energy at the time. \u00a0But somehow along the way, things changed. \u00a0Swimming turned from something I got to do, to a chore, or even job, that I was forced to do. \u00a0I went from begging my mom to let me do a double to dreading morning practice. \u00a0I went from getting over a race that went poorly within a few seconds, to replaying every minute detail in a practice set that didn’t go well.<\/p>\n

What changed? \u00a0Some people might say that as I got older I became more realistic, but I would challenge that embracing our inner age-grouper (or even self) may allow us to accomplish things we may not have otherwise dreamt of.<\/p>\n

1. Unleashing Your Childlike Wonder<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien<\/p><\/div>\n

Remember the days when every practice was a mystery? \u00a0It was like this exciting adventure; what am I going to learn or do today? \u00a0It’s pretty easy to get jaded, purely because of the repetition the sport requires. \u00a0I recall very clearly that my “Oh, I bet practice is going to be fun” feeling transitioning to assuring myself that practice would be awful.<\/p>\n

We begin to think that we are all-knowers and thus become rather cynical in swimming. It’s not only that we lose a sense of wonder, but also that we begin to think we know what will happen. \u00a0We begin to create self-fulfilling prophecies.<\/p>\n

This practice is\u00a0always\u00a0<\/em>hard. I NEVER do well at dual meets. I ALWAYS swim slow in practice.<\/p>\n

What would happen if you didn’t put those limits on yourself? \u00a0If you could enjoy that hard practice, swim fast at a dual meet, and surprise yourself with speed during a hard set at practice?<\/p>\n

2. Why Not?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Fitter and Faster Swim Tours<\/p><\/div>\n

This next one ties in closely to my first tip, but with a little twist. \u00a0But first a quick story. \u00a0I once had a teammate who truly put no limts on herself or her swimming. \u00a0“Why not?” was basically the motto to her swimming career. \u00a0She was an amazing trainer and racer and held herself to very high standards. \u00a0While doing pace I would crank my head over to see if I heard correctly…..if she was going to hold that pace, her total time would be almost 6 seconds faster than her goal time.<\/p>\n

“Dude, why are you going so fast?” asked one our teammates.<\/p>\n

“If I’m going to go that time, I need to be this fast.”<\/p>\n

You see, to this teammate there was no reason why she would\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>be able to go that t minus six second time. \u00a0This teammate became one of the first NCAA qualifiers on our team. \u00a0The point is, my friend didn’t list all the reasons she wouldn’t be able to be fast; she was tired, she was too slow, she wasn’t tall enough, she wasn’t talented enough, no. \u00a0She simply asked, “Why not?”<\/p>\n

3. Letting Go of Failures<\/h2>\n
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One summer, I absolutely bombed my taper meet. \u00a0It was awful, especially after all the hard work I had put in, and the care I had invested in my swimming. \u00a0The next summer, as I stood next to my block at the same meet, at the same pool, the official blew the whistle. \u00a0I had a flood of memories, like a terrible flashback of how badly I had done before. \u00a0I was paralyzed with fear.<\/p>\n

Now, is this the ideal mindset to be in before a race? \u00a0Absolutely not. \u00a0But how many of us held on to memories like that as a child? \u00a0I could barely remember the last practice I had been to when I was 10, let alone a year prior.<\/p>\n

What if you let go of failures instead of letting them dictate your future? \u00a0What if you took away the lesson without internalizing the fear of repeating your mistake? \u00a0How much faster could you be? \u00a0More importantly…how much happier would you be?<\/p>\n

Embrace your inner child and have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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