Intrepid Water

I got an urgent message from one of my swimmers, she was spiraling about cold water temperatures ahead of her race. What if it’s colder than expected? What if I can’t handle it?

I know that feeling intimately. I refused to get in the water before I swam the length of Loch Ness. I was afraid that if I did, I’d psych myself out before I even started.

That experience lives in how I coach.

When a swimmer comes to me scared, I ask them to feel what’s actually happening in their body — the heat it generates, the blood moving, the engine running — and start there. Because when you stop fighting sensation and start getting curious about it, something shifts. You stop spending energy on resistance. You free it up for movement. For presence. For the next stroke.

And that capacity doesn’t stay in the water.

It shows up in hard conversations. Sitting with uncertainty. Letting go of outcomes you can’t control.

The conditions are never yours to control. Your relationship to sensation is.

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What happens when coaching becomes less about fixing and more about helping someone notice?

I’ve had the privilege of coaching Heidi for the past few years and this conversation feels especially meaningful to share.

Heidi’s story is a beautiful reminder that sometimes the real transformation isn’t becoming “better” at swimming — it’s learning how to listen to yourself differently while you’re in the water.

I hope you enjoy the latest episode of

swimmastery

What a joy to work with this group of swimmers to reframe how we show up in the water so we can safely swim for the rest of our years.

Even speed comes from this place of curiosity and connection to ourselves, our bodies, and the water thanks to !

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