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Mastering Open Water Swimming: Overcoming Fear and Enhancing Skills

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Dive into the essentials of open water swimming with this comprehensive guide. Learn how to let go of the fear of the unknown, prioritize safety, and select the right materials. Discover techniques for effective sighting and turning, including the efficient corkscrew turn for speed. Gain insights into racing, including the nuances of drafting, and access valuable resources to enhance your swimming journey. Embrace the challenge of open water swimming while maintaining a focus on safety and skill development.

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Mastering Open Water Swimming: Overcoming Fear and Enhancing Skills

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  1. Outline • Let go of your fear • Safety • Materials • Sighting • Turning • Racing • Conclusion • Resources • Appendix

  2. 1) Let go of your fear • Natural to fear the unknown • Comfort extends to frequented ponds • Fish are more afraid of you than you are of them • Finding a swimming partner catalysts comfort

  3. 2) Safety • Never tread over another swimmer • Never swim alone • Swim in 9°C+, any colder risks your health • Learn competency in a supervised area (ex/ lifeguard) • If unsure, swim parallel to the shoreline • Review all standard swimming safety protocols

  4. 3) Materials • Swimming Goggles • Swimming cap • Wetsuit • Legs are more buoyant • Back is effortlessly arced • Upper body activity • Slower stronger arm entry/higher arm attack angle

  5. 4) Sighting • Sighting gives visual confirmation that you’re on the right track • Use the largest object visible and mark your target from that • Safety precaution • Typically every 3-5 strokes

  6. Insert sighting video

  7. 5) Turning • The fastest way to make a tight turn in swimming is a corkscrew turn • Rotate your body as if spinning and maintain a frontcrawl stroke with crossover • Allows swimmer to take a 90+ degree bend without sacrificing speed

  8. INSERT TURNING VIDEO

  9. 6) Racing • Excluding triathlons there are 5 open water swim races in Newfoundland (see appendix) • Drafting increases speed and saves energy but sacrifices position

  10. Safety Review

  11. 7) Conclusion • Let go of your fear • Safety • Materials • Sighting • Turning

  12. 8) Resources • Theme idea: Swimming Powerpoint. (n.d.). Slide World. Retrieved July 23, 2012, from www.slideworld.com/ppt_templates/Download-powerpoint-templates.aspx/Human-swimming-4454 • References: Mead, M. (n.d.). Safety Tips for Open Water Swimming. Amateur Endurance. Retrieved July 23, 2012, from www.amateurendurance.com/swim-training/article/safety-tips-for-open-water-swimming/ Kent, H. (n.d.). Open Water Swimming Tips for Triathletes: Overcoming Your Fears. Tri-Newbies Online. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://www.trinewbies.com/tno_swim/tno_swimarticle_04.asp

  13. 9) Appendix Water Safety Course: http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=16253&tid=067 Local Swimming Series: http://splashndash.ca/index.php/splashndash-open-water-swim-series-registration/view/course/11

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