5 Tough Lessons Swimmers Learn erom Failure in the Pool

5 Tough Lessons Swimmers Learn erom Failure in the Pool
 
It’s something that is painfully familiar to all swimmers…
 
The end of the season has come, and it’s your final race of the championship meet. Your best event. You dive in, swim your heart out, only to touch the wall to see that you performed well below expectations.
 
Shockingly well below expectations.
 
With tears welling in your eyes, you approach Coach, who quietly gives you your splits. She’s smart enough to know that you need to decompress, so you walk off to the warm-down pool, shoulders rolled forward, and slump into the water.
 
What happened?