There are multiple different things that I hear during swim season. Thing like the sport isn’t that hard, you guys really don’t work, I can do better than you can. You hear this day in and day out when in swimming. This is not true at all. Swimming is one of the hardest sports because of it being a water sport. We don’t get people to sub for us, there’s no time-outs, and no one else can do your race for you. This sport is about pushing yourself to the limits without causing injury. The most common injury that happens is anything with the shoulder. This is why it is very important that you make sure that you take time to stretch before and after practice, and also to make sure that you do all of warm-up and cool-down. Pushing yourself in this sport doesn’t always happen behind the scenes. Most of the time the swimming that happens at meets is the best that we can do up to that point. If we have a hard practice the day before a meet, it is harder to try and push yourself even further than what you have been doing in the past since your muscles are still sore and even in pain sometimes. If something starts to hurt, that’s when you know that you need to do something about it. It could be anything from a couple stretches to having to get a doctor’s note to have athletic tape on during meets. Another hard thing to try and focus on a lot is when to stop for your own health. You want to be able to practice and be there for your team, but sometimes you can’t be there because you’re sick. That would cause more problems if you stay, you could end up getting more people on the team sick, and then the team is down more people. In the end, you just have to know your own personal limits and don’t push past them.
This article talks about how you can learn to love practice more, so that you don’t feel as wore out or tired at the end as much as you normally would.
How To Love Working Hard At Practice
This is our team picture from my freshman year.
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Swimming is a super hard sport that you have to be very involved with. The practices will push you to your limits, but that is how you will gain new skills. A very common saying is that practice makes perfect. I really hope to see you soon write about how swimming has changed you life, and how you will never forget your experiences.
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Swimming definitely is one of the hardest sports out of them all, and I have so much respect for swimmers. I hear about some of the stuff you have to do in practice, and it amazes me how some of you are still moving. Keep working hard!
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sound tough, about how many hours a week do you put in swimming?
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For in the pool practice it’s 2 hours everyday. We do hits for the full amount of time at least 1 or two days a week. Then for the meets they last about 2-3 hours. We usually have anywhere from 1-3 meets a week.
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I agree with you Sarah, swimming is a physically tiring sport. Are all of your practices hard? Or are there days at practice where you have a fun day and play any sort of games? I’m curious to know.
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Usually we don’t have any easy practices, especially during the main season. Once we get towards the end they get a little bit better though to prepare for sections.
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Wow, I never really knew how hard swimming is you really have to put up with a lot.
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I like how you talked about how you like the challenge because I think it’s challenging enough to swim one lap in the pool. Cant imagine a whole practice
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I like that you included a picture of what the team looks like. I give the swimming team mad props for kicking butt! You guys do work very hard and you deserve to get credit for it.
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I have heard so much about how hard swimming is and how hard your practices are. When my friend was in swimming she said the practices were super long and she was always sore. Swimming seems like a difficult sport that I don’t think I could ever do.
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You’re right swimming is definitly one of the three hardest sports our school has.
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