Overcoming Fear in OWS- Managing Real Fears and Dangers

by | 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....

Overcoming Fear In OWS- Removing Irrational Fears

by | 30 Jul, 2011

Overcoming Fear in Open Water Swimming Part 3 of 8 – Removing Irrational Fears There’s an internet world of advice out there for all sorts of mental ailments and fear. I will simply present some ideas that may appeal to those who don’t feel they need...

Overcoming Fear In OWS- Separate Phantoms From Real Fears

by | 30 Jul, 2011

Overcoming Fear in Open Water Swimming Part 2 of 9 – Separate Phantoms From Real Fears We want to take a daunting or even a seemingly insurmountable challenge and break it down into small, more easily conquered pieces. This is a simple approach to tackling all...

Overcoming Fear in Open Water Swimming – Introduction

by | 30 Jul, 2011

Overcoming Fear in Open Water Swimming Part 1 of  9 – Introduction We can find a lot in books and on the internet from amazing swimmers who’ve accomplished big feats in open-water (OW). They are truly inspirational. But they can also seem to operate on a...

A Natural Reward For Facing Fear

by | 7 Jun, 2011

I felt it was time to return to my swim route out along the cliffs. I start where the 40m cliffs that hold up the downtown part of the city, meet the Konyaaltı Beach stretch. Instead of heading West where all the bathers play, I headed East along these cliffs, where...
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