{"id":335603,"date":"2023-04-23T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=335603"},"modified":"2023-04-25T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T23:45:30","slug":"7-reasons-why-a-swimmers-strength-is-unmatched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/7-reasons-why-a-swimmers-strength-is-unmatched\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons Why a Swimmer&#8217;s Strength &#8211; Physical and Mental &#8211; is Unmatched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Maggie Lasto, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The sport of swimming requires high levels of both physical and mental strength, calling to a special type of person. If you know a swimmer or are one yourself, you can consider yourself lucky. Swimmers affect the people around them and can teach us all life lessons. Here are seven reasons why swimmers are some of the strongest people you will meet.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>1. They don\u2019t escape pain &#8211; they welcome it.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Swimming is not easy. Unless it&#8217;s taper time, you rarely hear the words, \u201cI feel great!\u201d spoken on a pool deck. It\u2019s a sport where throwing up at practice is a point of pride and labored breathing is a sign that they left everything in the water. When their face is burning hot, their arms feel heavy, their legs wobbly and a sharp pain hidden beneath their ribs, this is when a swimmer will say they\u2019ve had a great practice. This is what they strive for. As Olympian <strong>Katie\u00a0Ledecky<\/strong> says, &#8220;I just like the feeling of a hard workout.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>2. They know that the \u201ceasy way out\u201d isn\u2019t an option.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Swimmers know how to push themselves. When their lungs are burning going into a turn, they hold their breath to make that breakout stroke, knowing that next turn will be a little easier. When they\u2019re exhausted at 5. a.m., they jump in the ice-cold pool anyways, knowing practice will only make them stronger. It is moments like these when we are able to ignore the negative voice chirping in our head and believe that we become successful. The video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lKHq0JJTBFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rise and Swim<\/a> captures the essence of what it means to truly be immersed in \u201cthe grind\u201d.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>3. Perseverance is their key attribute.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Day in and day out, swimmers chase best times, strive for qualifying cuts and reach for competitors seeded above them; yet, in just .01 seconds, these goals can be crushed. Competitive swimming gets its name for a reason &#8211; swimmers love to race and hate to lose. They will keep working towards those times every practice and every meet until they succeed. Setbacks and losses motivate them and fuel their desire to work even harder.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>4. Sleep? They don\u2019t know it.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_127354\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127354\" data-attachment-id=\"127354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/withering-potential-a-coach-foe-a-swimmers-folly\/fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2-e1605050432388.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,746\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ian MacNicol&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Ian MacNicol&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2-1024x694.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127354\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"fran-halsall-tired-exhausted-2015-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-127354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Ian MacNicol<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Waking up in the pitch black to attend practice before morning classes mixed with afternoon workouts, meets, lifting, homework, studying, eating, clubs and everything else college swimmers are required to complete in a day, there is little time for sleep. Swimmers function at such high levels and push their bodies past their limits, even while sleep-deprived. They learn to squeeze puffy eyes into goggles, tired bodies into tight suits and bed-head into swim caps. When their peers and friends are tucked in their sheets sound asleep, this is when swimmers get to work.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>5. They don\u2019t get days off.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_121251\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121251\" data-attachment-id=\"121251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/snow_girls\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/snow_girls.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,596\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"snow_girls\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/5\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nUNH Girls in Snow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Emily Magnavita &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/snow_girls-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/snow_girls.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121251\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/snow_girls-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"snow_girls\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-121251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Emily Magnavita<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the sport of swimming, there is no such thing as a day off. College athletes train year-round: often twice a day, six days a week. Day after day, they make the water their home, swimming laps up and down the pool repeatedly. Many teams even practice through the holidays, swimming during Thanksgiving break and going on training trips in the winter. Due to practice, swimmers miss countless birthday parties, family gatherings, events with friends and an excessive amount of other occasions. It takes a strong-willed person to miss out on all these fun and exciting memories in order to make themselves better at something they love. According to<em> 60 Minutes<\/em>, <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> practiced every day for five years prior to winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>6. They&#8217;re self-confident.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_288798\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288798\" data-attachment-id=\"288798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-short-course-swimming-championships-113\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aleksandra-Urbanczyk-Euro-Championships-2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,666\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Foto Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;URBANCZYK Aleksandra POL\\n50m Women Butterfly SemiFinal\\nCopenhagen 14-12-2017 Royal Arena \\nLEN European Short Course Swimming \\nChampionships - Campionati Europei nuoto vasca corta\\nFoto \\u00a9 Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1513270936&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Foto \\u00a9 Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;European Short Course Swimming Championships&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"European Short Course Swimming Championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/16\/17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Foto Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aleksandra-Urbanczyk-Euro-Championships-2017-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aleksandra-Urbanczyk-Euro-Championships-2017.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-288798\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aleksandra-Urbanczyk-Euro-Championships-2017-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-288798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Foto Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s what you do with the rough patches that will define the athlete that you\u2019ll become,&#8221; says Olympic gold medalist <strong>Dana Vollmer.<\/strong> Swimmers spend the majority of their time with their heads in the water, their senses deprived, and only the voice in their head keeping them occupied. They know that they can push themselves past their limits, overcome challenges, and accomplish amazing things. They know how hard they\u2019ve worked, the time they\u2019ve put in, and how far they are still going to grow. In a sport like swimming where you break your own boundaries constantly, you also learn more about yourself than you ever thought possible.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>7. When busy and overwhelmed, they push through.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Swimmers know how to balance a busy work load and can manage even the craziest of days. With four to five hours a day spent in the water and the weight room, it is crucial that they use their time wisely. Practice allows them to let go of what is causing them stress for a little while and requires them to focus on the task at hand. By learning to prioritize their daily tasks, they are able to accomplish more and keep their mind healthy at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>A swimmer is a unique type of person who is far stronger than most people you know. The next time you watch a swim race, meet a swimmer or read about someone\u2019s accomplishments, consider what it took them to get where they are. That swimmer is doing the things most others refuse to and knows what it feels like to be let down. That swimmer has overcome more obstacles in their life than imaginable and is working to better themselves. A swimmer is physically strong but mentally stronger. Remember that and work towards it!<\/p>\n<p><em>All commentary are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Maggie Lasto, Swimming World College Intern. 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