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Overcoming Fear In OWS- The Mindset Of An OW Swimmer

by Coach Mat | 13 Aug, 2011

Overcoming Fear In Open Water Swimming The Mindset Of An Open-Water Swimmer By no means do I want to suggest that there is a Correct Mindset for an OW swimmer, and that others are wrong. With the variety of humans and sports out there, there are also a variety of...

Overcoming Fear In OWS- Familiarity With Your Self

by Coach Mat | 13 Aug, 2011

Overcoming Fear In Open Water Swimming Part 8 of 9 – Familiarity With Your Self Along this sub-theme of increasing Familiarity as part of the strategy for overcoming fear in OW, I would like to point you inward. As in the previous sections this also is not an...

Overcoming Fear In OWS- Familiarity With The Environment

by Coach Mat | 4 Aug, 2011

Overcoming Fear In Open Water Swimming Part 7 of 9 – Familiarity With The Environment The third part of our strategy is Familiarity: Familiarity with the environment (water, surrounding terrain, and weather) and familiarity with the swimmer (yourself) that is...

Overcoming Fear In OWS- Focus For The Mind

by Coach Mat | 3 Aug, 2011

Overcoming Fear In Open Water Swimming Part 6 of 9 – Focus For the Mind Your mind needs positive, productive, prioritized things to dwell on while you are swimming, especially under stress (voluntary stress of racing or in fearful situations). Again, what you...

Overcoming Fear In OWS- Automate Good Technique

by Coach Mat | 1 Aug, 2011

Overcoming Fear In Open Water Swimming Part 5 of 9 – Automate Good Technique Good technique enables you to swim with control over your speed and energy consumption, and to do this without injury. But to be of value under a stressful OW situation, that technique...

Overcoming Fear in OWS- Managing Real Fears and Dangers

by Coach Mat | 1 Aug, 2011

Overcoming Fear In Open Water Swimming Part 4 of 9 – Managing Real Fears and Danger Fear is suppose to be a healthy response to danger. We don’t want to do away with the necessary triggers and healthy responses to it. We need it to survive and to succeed....