Prakriti,
It may be a case that you are suffering from performance phobia.

It depends on person to person where an individual feels the nerves at the time of performing on competitions but fails in them as he feels nervous and forgets about the techniques one should follow.

Try to concentrate on swimming only and don’t think at the time of race that you are at some competitions, think as if you are at some practice race and are just going there to have some fun. Don’t pressurize yourself with thoughts like what if I loose, these things make you nervous and you tend to think of it more you try to avoid it.

Just make sure you are relaxed and calm and just aim towards reaching the end point rather than thinking you have to reach first before anyone else, am sure you will win.

Answered by Jateen Gutta , an ibibo Master, at 3:39 PM on October 07, 2008

U DO WELL IN UR PRACTICES WHICH MEANS U HAVE A POTENTIAL BUT U R NOT ABLE TO DELIVER IT WHEN REQUIRED.THE ONLY REASON IS THAT U ARE BECOMMING NERVOUS AT THAT TIME AND NOT GIVING UR BEST.
JUST BE RELAX HAVE COUPLE OF DEEP BREATHS AND GIVE UR BEST,U WILL DEFINETLY IMPROVE AND ALSO KEEP PRATICING BECAUSE PRATICE MAKES A MAN PERFECT. I HOPE U WILL DO THE SAME AND ONE DAY REPRESENT INDIA ON A BIG STAGE,,,,,,ALL THE BEST

Answered by abhinav , an ibibo Citizen, at 2:45 PM on October 02, 2008

Regardless of your stroke choice, it is important to understand that technique is critically important - the wrong technique will likely cause injury and hinder efficient progress through the water. You will improve your swimming performance most readily by eliminating resistance. Stroking furiously in the water does not necessarily propel you faster, it only exhausts you faster! Even if you are a recreational swimmer, you will benefit from this advice. Swim speed, or velocity, is the product of Stroke Length (SL) and Stroke Frequency (SF). Increasing the SL (distance traveled per stroke) requires that you first learn to reduce resistance to forward progress. After perfecting a position of low resistance, you can then add power to your stroke. This power originates in the hips and is translated up through the torso to the shoulder. SF is not as important as SL. World class swimmers are not fast and efficient because they take frequent strokes. They are fast and efficient because they travel further in the water with each stroke. The following tips should help you maximize SL, improve efficiency, and minimize risk of injury.

Answered by Satyakam , an ibibo Master, at 7:59 PM on September 29, 2008

u have to improve your confidence and consantration in your performance. u should compite with a good swimmer in practice time. your confidence will be improve.

Answered by Shubham , an ibibo Citizen, at 5:10 PM on September 29, 2008