Don't
Panic
When
Someone
Passes
You!
Do
you
feel
a
tremor
of
desperation
go
through
your
mind
when
a
swimmer
passes
you
in a
race?
Relax!
You
never
have
to
feel
this
again.
Believe
it or
not,
even
when
you
feel
like
you
are
about
to
die
from
fatigue
and
pain
during
a
race,
you
still
have
the
capacity
to
find
power
and
energy
that
you
do
not
even
know
you
possess!
This
is
because
your
mind
has
the
amazing
capacity
to
release
power-laden
adrenalin
into
your
system,
which
is a
bit
like
a
fuel
injection
for a
car.
This
huge
energy-source
is
available
to
you
during
those
times
when
you
feel
like
you
will
not
be
able
to
swim
another
stroke,
or
when
someone
passes
you
and
you're
wondering
if
you
will
be
able
to
keep
up
with
them.
The
first
point
is
not
to
panic
when
someone
passes
you.
Panicking
will
only
make
you
try
too
hard,
and
you
can
lose
your
stroking
rhythm
this
way.
Simply
relax
and
know
you
have
this
energy-source
available
to
you
to
speed
up
and
pass
them
when
the
time
is
right.
Now,
the
next
thing
to do
is to
get
your
mind
to
release
that
extra
boost
of
adrenalin
into
your
body.
This
is
done
in
two
steps
(which
you
can
later
join
into
one,
once
you
get
really
good
at
it).
When
someone
passes
you
(and
you
need
extra
energy),
the
first
thing
to do
is to
imagine
or
visualize
your
body
becoming
energized
with
power.
It
doesn't
matter
whether
you
actually
feel
this
power
or
not,
just
pretend
you
do.
Feel
this
power
coursing
through
your
veins,
and
flowing
though
your
body.
Next,
imagine
that
you
can
feel
this
energy
transferring
into
your
strokes,
which
are
becoming
more
and
more
powerful
with
each
stroke,
beginning
to
move
you
through
the
water
faster
and
faster.
That's
the
two-step
plan
for
accessing
your
natural
adrenalin
- by
firstly
feeling
your
body
energized
with
power,
and
then
imagining
that
energy
is
injecting
power
and
speed
in
your
swim.
This
process
commands
to
your
subconscious
mind
to
release
adrenalin
into
your
body,
which
will
provide
that
extra
energy
you
didn't
know
you
had -
and
this
will
happen
very
quickly
once
you
get
the
hang
of it
. So
when
you
need
an
extra
boost
of
power,
you'll
need
to
fire
up
your
imagination,
because
the
secret
is to
'feel'
your
body
going
faster,
before
it
actually
is!
Your
imagination
has
to be
able
to
create
a
sensation
that
isn't
even
there
yet!
This
provides
the
mental
trigger
which
activates
your
body's
adrenalin
and
gives
you a
boost
of
energy.
This
is a
fact
of
human
physiology,
so
don't
doubt
this.
If
you
haven't
read
any
of my
earlier
tips
about
the
huge
benefits
of
visualization
(or
mental
rehearsal),
just
know
this;
it is
one
of
the
most
effective
methods
to
influence
your
swimming
known
on
this
planet.
Do
not
underestimate
its
ability
to
turn
around
your
results.
The
key
to
being
able
to
'feel'
energy
(that
isn't
even
there
yet)
lies
in
your
imagination
- and
when
you've
mastered
this,
you'll
have
energy
every
time
you
need
it.
So
how
do
you
feel
energy
that
isn't
there
yet?
Practice
it in
training,
until
you
have
it
mastered
for
the
meets.
Once
you've
mastered
this,
your
competitors
will
begin
to
feel
more
uneasy
when
they're
ahead
of
you
than
they
are
behind
you!
Soon
you
will
begin
to
feel
like
you
can
turn
around
any
race.
Nothing
will
seem
impossible
anymore
in
the
pool,
because
you
will
be
capable
of
things
you'd
not
imagined
before.
Eventually
you
might
even
begin
to
see
an
overtaking
competitor
as a
welcome
challenge
instead
of a
threat.
These
passing
swimmers
will
force
you
to
swim
an
even
better
time
than
you'd
have
normally
done
without
them.
Turn
everything
into
a
positive.
If
don't
pass
you,
great!
This
means
you're
out
in
front,
without
a
problem.
And
if
they
do
pass
you,
even
better!
This
will
bring
out
the
absolute
best
in
you.
Know
that
you
will
rise
to
the
challenge,
in
times
where
the
others
would
sink
from
view.
One
day
you
may
even
begin
to
feel
a
little
sympathy
for
the
poor
souls
who
dare
to
overtake
you,
because
you'll
know
they
don't
have
a
chance!
The
key
lies
in
your
mind,
and
your
imagination.
Begin
working
with
them
today
in
training,
and
turn
them
into
powerful
allies
for
the
rest
of
your
swimming
career.
"The
Mind
controls
the
body,
and
the
mind
is
unlimited".
The
best
of
success,
Craig
Townsend
"These
'Mind
Training
for
Swimmers'
tips
are
written
by
Craig
Townsend
from
It's
Mind
over
Matter,
who
runs
mental
training
programs
from
Sydney,
Australia.
You
can
subscribe
to
his
free
swim
tips
at
his
website
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to
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tip
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Craig
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