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Over-Thinking And Under-Achieving ?

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Jul 08, 2011
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Many swimmers, particularly Overgliders, have a tendency to over-think and over-analyse when they swim. They feel a strong urge to focus on every single stroke of every single lap of every single session in case their stroke falls apart or somehow they will not achieve their potential in the water.

Of course it's important to work on areas of your stroke…

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