Alya | Triathlon & Swim Coach | Dubai🇦🇪

Most swimmers don’t panic in open water because they are “bad swimmers.”
They panic because open water changes your breathing, heart rate, visibility, and sense of control 🌊

In the pool you always see the wall, the line, and the bottom. In open water your breathing becomes rushed, your heart rate spikes, and many swimmers start fighting the water instead of relaxing into it.

A few things that help almost everyone 👇

• Never start too fast. Let your breathing settle first.
• Focus on a long exhale into the water — this helps calm the nervous system and lower heart rate.
• If you feel stressed, don’t swim harder. Slow the stroke slightly and relax the shoulders and neck.
• Keep the head low when breathing and sighting to maintain better body position.
• Focus on rhythm before speed. Relaxed swimming is usually faster and more efficient 🏊‍♀️

Open water swimming is not only fitness.
It’s breathing control, pacing, confidence, and learning how to stay relaxed even when conditions change.

Save this for your next open water session 🤍
Send it to a swimmer who needs this 🌊

Thanks to the best video maker @david.gym.uae

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