7 Ways I Got Over My Fear of Swimming in Open Water | Triathlon Taren
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2017
- Triathletes who are scared or panic while open water swimming will love these techniques for reducing fear and anxiety while swimming in open water or during a triathlon. Learn these tips today!
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One tip that worked for me, on my first open water swimming I was very nervous, what I did to overcome the fear was start with breast style and mix with freestyle, after some minutes I switched to freestyle and could finish the race.
Good call, do whatever it takes to settle in
Cool
Briliant tip. This is exactly what I'm going to try tomorrow for my second time only in open water. I think it will help a lot. Cheers.
That is a great tip. Thanks so much for sharing.
This helps give some tips on ease my fear. I did a half ironman last year and swam in the lake only 4 times one being the actually Ironman. Two of those times I had panic attacks in the middle of the lake. This year I’m training for a full, was supposed to go do an open water swim twice and backed out both times because of how in my head I am. It’s so hard to stop thinking what’s underneath me
Not going to lie, this is exactly what I needed for my first triathlon coming up in less than a week. The open water swim has been racking my brain every night. It's a bit comforting to know more experienced swimmers even feel a bit nervous. OWS are just something new that I'm going to have to tackle. Oh and the technique tips on the bigger waves will probably be a life saver for me! THANK YOU!
Do it lots and you'll learn to love it!
I know this is an old video, but I just found it. ;) Love your content, Taren! Very relatable and I have already learned so much from you since I found ya a couple months back. I'm getting back into triathlon after taking a 1.5 year hiatus. Running and biking are first loves for me, but swimming something I am learning to love. Actually getting excited about open water swims in the future as my technique in the pool improves. Thanks again for being awesome!
I've found these tips really helpful after my first time in open water last weekend. The cold took my breath away (I'm in the UK) and it left me breathless after only a few strokes of crawl. I was in a local lake (not sea) with an experienced coach but despite this (and being very confident in a pool), it really took me by surprise. I'm swimming again in the morning and I think the one tip I will take away from this is to relax... I was quite tense with the cold and because of the cold and not relaxing, I forgot to breathe when my head was down and instead held my breath. I've never had a panic attack in water but my experience last week was the closest I've been to that. I wasn't relaxed, I felt restricted in my breathing and it ruined my progress that first time. At least now I know what to expect. I will most definitely be looking into meditation over the next 12 weeks leading up to my race. It's also made me consider race tactics, like leaving the group to swim comfortably by myself. Thanks again.
I sure wish I had this video two days ago before my first Triathlon! Thank you!
Hah.. and they thought Nessie lived in Scotland.
On a very different note, I've lost 18.2 pounds (Yes sounds excessive but it was expected under the circumstance) over the last two weeks. I'm below 300 for the first time in years and my knees and hips are loving me for it. Progress toward training continues. It's exciting.
Nice Walt, keep going!
There is nothing like open water swimming. Thanks for sharing and congrats on facing your fear. Be safe and have fun everyone. If ever in San Francisco make sure to come and see us.
Another awesome video. Can you make a video explaining all the logistics you guys have prepared for the long swim? How many boats? How are the 3 of you swiming together or each one at its own pace? Safety precautions, etc.
Sunday I will take part to my first Triathlon and I'm watching this because I'm pretty scared by open water swim especially by other people swimming next to me and splashing my face while I'm breathing. Fingers crossed...
Thank you Taren! After suffering a panic attack and hyperventilating to the point of coughing up blood mid swim during my first triathlon, I admittedly had some trepidation of jumping back in. I've used several of the methods and techniques you've shared in previous videos and can now swim a mile continuously in OWS.
PS, your daily content is like triathlon crack. Your "average Joe" personality breaks through the barriers that would otherwise leave people intimidated by the big bad tri monster.
Awesome progress, keep at it and you'll eventually be like a fish. Thanks man!
have only seen this video of his and have to agree. your "average Joe" description hits the nail on the head. Very comfy with him vs one of those people who's going to "make sure you know" they're an athlete.
This could not come at a better time, my first time tomorrow evening. Good job.
i like being in the "churning"... its the only place you can draft! hey, i will take a free ride... Great tips, good luck swimming the river red.
Thank you 😊 great tips
Great vid! Thanks for the tips. I will be completing my first ever 70.3 Half Iron Man this Sunday!
Thanks for the vids. I find my fear is getting tired in the open water and not being able to get back to the shore. I do practice some in open water. Triathlons calm my fears because there are plenty lifeguards and volunteers. I know if I get tired there is someone close. I swim better knowing help is close.
Thanks for such a confidence-building video! I'll be competing in my first triathlon next month and my goal is to "stay within myself and have fun!" Already a strong swimmer 🏊🏾♂️ and cyclist I'd just just thought it'd be a swell way to fellowship with like-minded folks and enjoy good health...🙃
Hi Taren! I have learned that I do quite well when the water is clear, but if it's "dark" I FREAK OUT and absolutely cannot get myself to exhale fully under water. Are there any tips you can offer for getting over this? I though maybe I could try creating the habit of closing my eyes during exhalation so that I don't notice the darkness. All the lakes in my area (north Texas) are the opposite of clear. But when I swim in clear ocean on vacays, even with the waves I swim 100x better.
Me too! Have you gotten better? I hate dark murky water… especially in a lake when you can see just a hind of creepy weeds coming out of the dark deep. Hate it!
Hey Taren, First 70.3 for my this weekend! Thanks for all of your help!
Good luck, kill it!
Heck, I'm still afraid of deep water, but several of these tips apply there, too. Not sure if I'll ever get the nerve for an open water swim, but this is good stuff to keep in mind if/when I do.
i should have watched this video before my first triathlon - silly me! happy i found this, hopefully my next one will be better!!
The next one is always better!
Some great tips there. I hadn't heard of a couple of them before. I'm taking on Mont-Tremblant 70.3 this weekend. Same day as your swim .
Nice! Beautiful course, kill it!
Eric Taylor The only issue with Mont-Tremblant is that it spoils you for anything else. 😂 Hope it goes well! Love that race.
It was amazing. Crushed my Muskoka time by 45 minutes. Yeah, amazing location! i want to go back for an actual visit.
Eric Taylor Awesome! Congrats. I'm doing Muskoka in two weeks. 🤘
Good luck! That's a tough one but it looks like they changed the course somewhat for this year. Now, time to go watch Taren's Marathon Swim video!
Boa noite, adoro seus vídeos de natação .
Being from The Bahamas 🇧🇸 I’m used to at least 40 feet of visibility in water. Now living in America I have a hard time wrapping my head around these lake swims.
I was about to shoot you a comment on what helped you get over OW fear. THANKS!
I needed this a couple weeks ago before I did my first triathlon and open water swim and freaked out. Great advice, though. I plan on getting a few open water sessions before the next race.
Perfect, try for as many as possible. Comfort in open water is a great leg up on the competition
thanks
I admit I have fear of the open water, so this was helpful. I think the best tip is doing this with friends or a group. So I am going to check out open water training opportunities. One question that came up last summer. I had to wait quite a while for my group to go in the water. We were in the sun the whole time and it got hot in the wet suit, so the water took a while to get used to once it was my time. Any tips on what to do when you are overheated while waiting?
Ohhhh, tough one. unzip your suit and take off the top before you get sweaty. Once you're sweaty sliding a wetsuit on will be almost impossible
Hey Taren, have you ever done a vlog on meditation? I'd be very interested in hearing how you got started, what you do exactly, and how it helps you! I can see the benefit in it but find it difficult to not move and just sit...running is my "meditation"!
(I ask this because you touch on the subject briefly in this video!)
Great question, Carmen! Would you mind going over to triathlontaren.com/trainiask, and asking it there? This would be a great topic for an episode of the Trainiask podcast!
We practice open water in Florida. We have one we practice at that has manatees and the other has gators. Most are only 3 or 4 foot so little to no danger as long as it’s not breeding season.
Jaws is in the pool
Hi Taren. Jim from Sheffield (UK) here. Great Chanel. Really love it. Recently I have been training for my first sprint, which is in York in 2 weeks time. I have been building up training times and distances as normal. My question is, what training programme would you recommend to 'maintain' race fitness for the next race after this one? Should I rest completely after, and then build up again to the next race, or maintain training at a certain level? Hope to hear back from you. Thanks. Jim
good luck jim i am training for my first tri i am doing the london sprint in 4 ish weeks will be interested to see if you get a answer as i am pondering the same question
Hi Jim, how much time is in between your next race and the one after?
Triathlon Taren Hi. Thanks for replying. I have my next sprint planned for early September, around 12 weeks after my first.
That's not a huge amount of time actually. Our sprint training plan is 15 weeks and you could look at that, nix the first three week block (because it's intended to gain a base of fitness, which you'll have from this first race) and hop into the race=specific training.
Nice one. Thanks Taren. 👍
Dude I am not afraid of the water but what I can get by being in it. Red river is pretty filthy. Kuddos to you for doing it.
Hi Taren. What is your expirience with goggles in long distance swimming in choppy water? Had you any issues in the past ( leackage, fogging etc?) In may case bigger goggles (as yours on vlog) starting absorbing water after 30min of swimming. Also in choppy water sometimes waves moves little by little mounting of goggles on head. Have you got any tips for that ?
Check out this goggle video and the vlog tomorrow for fogging tips ua-cam.com/video/SF1YXzrJeaE/v-deo.html
Triathlon Taren thank you
I live in Cairns- we have crocs jellyfish stingrays and sharks... But still get out there :)
I was afraid of the water for some time after bad surfing. And I'm a swimmer. It took me time to get my swimming groove again. Actually, I'm still looking for that swimming groove. I find teaching swimming (I'm a swim instructor) helped because my students vary from minimal skill to absolute fear. And I turned people with fear of the water into swimmers, or at least they passed their class and kept at it, which makes me happy. Now I gotta work on swimming 1.5 km in open water. Is Lake Ontario usually fine in the summer?
Sure. I train in Lake Ontario.
TheFlashCash™ sweet ill be there next month!
First open water tri for me is going to be from Alcatraz to SF.....in June
It’s just water
again ...BOOM
Finally had to dunk someone this past Sunday because he wouldn't give up his spot and he was in my line. You're right, better to be aggressive. Rubbin's racin.
Also, this past Sunday they came on the loud speaker because people had asked about gators and the answer was a classic "This is Florida, and it is a body of water. But you will likely not run into them." I laughed, not everyone did
Haha! Yeah man, I caught a lot of static when I said I dunk people, but it's inevitable when people won't move out of the way and they end up swimming off course in other swimmers' way.
jelly fish are the thing that makes me very nervous. Well anything that touches me in the water in general.
All good about tomorrow. Sorry my FB messenger is crashing. I'll message you tonight to confirm time zones. Awesome Shoe VLOg by the way
+Sarah Crowley haha, I like chatting with savvy social peeps because they’ll msg anywhere that works and trust it’ll get to me.
Watched this video, went for an open water swim the next day; right into the chop. Remembered the video, put my head deeper into the water; no more wave smash in the grill.
Ya man!
lol..fighthing those waves...been there
What about the Creature of the black lagoon????????
How can i improve to swim straight? I swam 2.4km instead of the 1.9 of the 70.3 half iron man
Learn how to sight properly, that's the key
Do you guys all swim at the same pace? How do you stay as a pack during an open water swim?
Nope. Pat swims out way faster than us, then Jacques, then I'm the boat anchor in behind. They stop and wait for me every so often
lol
Take care if you swim st-Lawrence river, you have a rough jump in the falls, but curiously, you will not be safer after.
I suppose I'm lucky coming from a swimming and surfing background... I only get scared when I see the teeth. :-D
Whatever happened to the tool who trademarked “trainiac”?
I love water, I love swimming but have this irrational fear of whats underneath me that i cant wear goggles ! Out of sight out of mind 😂 On my (uk) lake swim today something weird brushed against my bare legs - my pace got much quicker after that !!
I have a problem with breathing in open water
I think my biggest fear would be not being able to touch the bottom. I still fight leg/foot cramping sometimes and so I'll need to stop and stretch....
Shannon Brown that scares me too (well actually touching the bottom is also scary) I'm thinking of buying one of those blow up safety buoy / dry bags, they can carry your weight incase of a cramp or if you want to rest for a sec.
I like open water swim
Dude hell to the no
Hey Taren, what song is this?
Not sure Ben, it's all just music from an audio-bank... that one is over a year old, I don't know what it is!
Can anyone tell me the modem of his mountain hardware jacket?
It's a 2013 Mountain Hard Wear Desna Jacket
Triathlon Taren awesome! Thank you sir! Love watching your videos (from Sonoma, California)
I thought there was sharks in the pool too
James Cushen I was always afraid the bottom of the pool was going to open up into a never ending depth of darkness... scary
This is hilarious because I been training and doing tris here in Hawaii for 3 years and although i swim 3 to 4 times a week in open waters I always have that slight thought of what's around under or behind me lol. Happy to report that I have only seen a turtle near me while training. But only god knows what has been around me that I have never seen 😂😂😂
That turtle is probably an informant for a sea monster
Triathlon Taren well you see i refuse to think about it, but my boss is a local Hawaiian, and he has always told me, if you see a turtle at those hour of the morning near the beach they are swimming away from something 🤦♂️ 😬
Swimming in the ocean near Hawaii would be super sketchy for me. Prooooobably wouldn't do it lol
Lol typically funny how you swimmer's think. Honestly there are huge alligator gar, and alligators. Not to mention snakes and catfish. But no sharks. It's funny I just started learning how to swim, and found this channel.
every race I have done I see people on the swim, wide eyed and panicking. I was at a 5150 last Saturday and the lifeguards were pulling people in distress onto their kayaks. I do not, at all, understand how a person who is capable of swimming 1500m and is wearing a very floaty wetsuit can suddenly forget how to swim and start panicking. Do these people forget how to ride on the bike section? Do they forget how to run? I don't think so. So why is it that people freak out only on the swim? Makes no sense to me. Can you explain it, Taren?
David Mosier it's the other way around. You don't forget how to swim and then panic. How could you forget how to swim? No, you panic first and that makes swimming unbelievably hard. When your heart rate is already 180 from a panic attack, there's just not that much left to swim with.
TheFeldhamster an interesting idea.
David Mosier haha, not idea, me at my first every man's tri. A measly 200m swim and I felt like I almost ended up on the kayak. At the time I regularly swam 2K in the pool. With lots of ppl (our pool is always very crowded).
But this feeling of eww, I can't see what's down there totally freaked me out. Alternatively, being able to see what's down there and being afraid of it - waah, strange plants! - is just as terrifying. For other ppl it's often other things - eg getting kicked in the face by the many ppl around them, or swallowing water and not being able to cough it out. Doing more open water practice helps but I hoped for a better tip than "just relax" - if I knew how to, I'd have no problem.
I love swimming in lakes because there are no frequent turns like in the pool.
Totally!
i always thought that sharks were going to eat me,but know i feel more confident
Martiño Carbajosa sharks smell fear. 😈😈😈😈
bro, did you guys test the water for any nasty shit? You can really get sick
if Casey Neistat was an athlete...
+Andy Krull he is, an awesome one!
're charge your batteries bro
Drip the music
Beware the Kracken!
do we pee at the same time ...ohhhhhh
Brian Power no one will notice ;)
Noooooooo ...ya cut me deep , man ...deep :-)
you got the approval of a swimmer :P
Check out this video, this will help you get a race nutrition strategy down pat ua-cam.com/video/xrLsMf7WuCQ/v-deo.html Start trying all kinds of things in your training
cheers Taren
The red river is gross, you're swimming over dead bodies