There are certain problems that need to be understood by both beginners and experienced swimmers if they are to make their swim training more effective.
Swimming is a fluid sport: not just because it is done in water, but because it requires smoothly flowing movements that distinguish it from other sports.
Swimming is a tricky spot and it is particularly hard to correct technical flaws. Swim training teaches us how to move in the water and how to learn the right technique but, bearing in mind the density of water and the fact that these movements are often “unnatural”, a number of problems inevitably arise for swimmers of all standards.
Technique aside, there are other problems afflicting both experienced swimmers and people approaching the sport for the first time. In this article we will describe the 5 main problems all swimmers have to deal with.
1. Fear of open water
Three swimmers out of four are afraid of open water like lakes or the sea. And this fear does not come from any kind of phobia but the simple fact there is no blue line to follow as there is on the bottom of a swimming pool. The fear of open water comes from a lack of familiarity with these new surroundings and a feeling of insecurity due, for example, to the absence of any blue…
