Coach Tracey Baumann on How to Make Swimming Easier
I found this definition of swimming on the internet…
“Swimming is moving your body through water (a moderately viscous fluid) that’s either still (as in a swimming pool), turbulent (as in the ocean), or somewhere in between. If you’re swimming completely under the surface (for example, scuba diving), you’re moving through relatively still water; other times, you’re going to be moving along at the more turbulent interface between air and water, with your legs, arms, head, and body moving from one element to the other and back again, speeding up or slowing down as they cross the border.”
This was interesting to me. Prior to stumbling across this definition, I hadn’t really thought of swimming this way before – as moving limbs back and forth between a viscous fluid and air. It is just something that my body does in water.
Whether you’re an accomplished marathon swimmer or just looking to spread your wings to see what’s possible, there’s something to be learned from this episode.
SwimMastery founder and Master Coach Tracey Baumann talks with me about why swimming can seem so hard for some and yet easy for others. Even if swimming comes easily to you, you’re sure to benefit from our conversation on how to make terrestrial beings efficient in the water.
Tracey talks about that addictive feeling of engaging in, what I call “the process of continuous improvement”. Do you look forward to each and every opportunity that you can get in the water to explore and learn?
If not, I highly recommend you listen closely and be sure to order a copy of Tracey‘s recently released book, ‘The Swim Mastery Way’ from Amazon or find a SwimMastery coach near you. Check out the show notes for links to these resources.
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