SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
Competition is an exciting and enjoyable experience though sometimes a daunting one. Walking out of the changing rooms for the first time into a new pool where you're aiming to show your best can leave young swimmers a little nervous. Even older more experienced swimmers can get overawed by the situation of major meets in new environments away from home if they are not prepared for the situation or potential situations that await them. It can happen to the best of people. Hopefully, what follows will answer some questions. This will put you in the position where you go into a competition confident, and able to give your best throughout the day and be able to compete to your optimum level and avoid some of the pitfalls.
What is competition?
It is a contest in which people compete, both against the clock and against other competitors.
It is an opportunity to test your abilities against others.
An opportunity to see how close you get to your personal goals. There may be one winner of the race, but many winners and successes within the race.
It is an opportunity to test those skills that you have learnt and practised in training, to use the fitness that you have developed optimally over all the weeks of work so that you can maximise your performance in your entered event.
It's a fun social gathering and carnival of swimmers, officials, coaches and parents to celebrate the enjoyment of the sport of swimming. This can be forgotten by some involved who have to cope with the pressure from the other three parties, that swimming can be one of the most rewarding and enjoyable of sports, which brings out the best in people.
Enjoy the experience!
