It is interesting when you hit this point "I forgot all about my swimming technique and just tried to keep moving and breathing, only turning my head to the left so I didn’t get hit in the face by the swell." For the most part it seems like after you describe the concept of FLOW ("in the zone"). Where you relied on instinct. So props to you for doing that.
I often teach my students that swimming is all about movement, not breathing, and the better we train the muscles the better we'll go. Breathing comes after the neuromuscular connection.
The biggest thing is avoiding panic, and I don't mean like getting all upset. Rather the feeling of "I need to breathe, I need to breathe" that we all go through. That sorta gets to the more advanced swimmer's mindset. I'm sure you've hit it before considering your blog. I have a lot of post ideas coming that go into this too. :)
It is interesting when you hit this point "I forgot all about my swimming technique and just tried to keep moving and breathing, only turning my head to the left so I didn’t get hit in the face by the swell." For the most part it seems like after you describe the concept of FLOW ("in the zone"). Where you relied on instinct. So props to you for doing that.
I often teach my students that swimming is all about movement, not breathing, and the better we train the muscles the better we'll go. Breathing comes after the neuromuscular connection.
The biggest thing is avoiding panic, and I don't mean like getting all upset. Rather the feeling of "I need to breathe, I need to breathe" that we all go through. That sorta gets to the more advanced swimmer's mindset. I'm sure you've hit it before considering your blog. I have a lot of post ideas coming that go into this too. :)