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Coping with Retirement: Finding Your Motivation Outside the Pool<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about it.<\/p>\n

And by \u201cit,\u201d I mean the word that all chlorine dwellers dread. Retirement.<\/p>\n

I mean, sure, I would be lying if I said that I had not fantasized about it once or twice in the middle of a grueling set or that I had not contemplated hanging up my tech suit for the last time after a bad race.<\/p>\n

But I would also be lying if I said that my retirement from swimming was not one of the hardest or scariest things I have ever done.<\/p>\n

While this probably sounds rather dramatic<\/em>, before this experience, my life was simple and organized. I had clear goals, and I knew what I had to do to achieve them. I had a purpose.<\/p>\n

But without swimming, I suddenly lacked these things.<\/p>\n

It felt as if this major part of my life had been carved out by a dull butter knife, only to be replaced with uncertainty.<\/p>\n

But that feeling did not last forever, and I have since found solace in my decision to leave competitive swimming.<\/p>\n

So, I am here to tell you that it does<\/em> get better.<\/p>\n

But not without hard work.<\/p>\n

And not without redefining what motivates you to succeed beyond the pool.<\/p>\n

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There was once a point in my life where all that mattered was getting to practice, strengthening my mental game, and above all else \u2013 getting that next cut for a championship meet.<\/p>\n

And then one morning, it all changed.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, I woke up and did not have to go to the pool.<\/p>\n

There was no coach telling me to rub the sleep out of my eyes, suit up, and, for-the-love-of-God, hop in that freezing water for an 800 freestyle warmup already.<\/p>\n

Even though I once dreaded those 5:30 a.m. practices before school, I realized that I suddenly missed them.<\/p>\n

I missed the long sets, and I missed showing up every day just to stare at that unwavering black line alongside my teammates.<\/p>\n

I missed working toward a goal.<\/p>\n

But mostly, I missed the grind<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But just because I was no longer a competitive swimmer, and it had been weeks since I had put on my practice suit, that did not mean I no longer thought of myself as an athlete.<\/p>\n

In fact, it was quite the opposite.<\/p>\n

In reality, I still ate, trained, and tried my best to look like the athlete I envisioned.<\/p>\n

No matter how hard I tried, I knew that I could not shake the invisible force that pushed me to do these things. I mean, who could blame me? After all, I had been an athlete for as long as I could remember.<\/p>\n

But I also knew that if I wanted to successfully transition away from swimming, something was going to have to change.<\/p>\n

I had to shift what motivated me to be an athlete.<\/p>\n

While I know this sounds silly, especially since I was no longer an athlete in any literal sense, it was true.<\/p>\n

As soon as I began to look at exercise as a way of maintaining my health, rather than an evil sidekick to competitions, I regained my motivation to work out.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, I no longer dreaded going to the gym.<\/p>\n

Instead, I looked forward to working out.<\/p>\n

After months of avoiding it, I found myself wanting<\/em> to jog on the treadmill because I knew it was going to make me feel good and help maintain my health<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although I no longer train in a pool every day with the hopes of dropping time or getting another cut, that does not mean I have forgotten about the importance of exercise or maintaining a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Instead, it has showed me the power that regaining my motivation<\/a> can have, which goes beyond just finding the desire to work out in the absence of competitive swimming.<\/p>\n

So, I suggest that you find what motivates you to succeed beyond the pool, because that knowledge will make you unstoppable.<\/p>\n

All commentaries 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":"

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