Fear of open water is not always rational or easy to understand. Learning coping strategies and specific techniques can transform your open water experience so we’re going to be a bringing you some tried and tested tips to help you quash those fears!
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It can make no difference whether you’re a weaker novice swimmer or at the other end of the spectrum, someone who has swam competitively in a pool all your life, the fear of open water is not always rational or easy to understand.
Learning coping strategies and specific techniques can transform your open water experience so we’re going to be a bringing you some tried and tested tips to help you quash those fears.
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How have you overcome your open water fears? Leave us a comment!
I know this sounds silly but my biggest fear connected to these deep waters – come from a scene of Nemo. The one where they were swimming through sea mines attached to seemingly infinite long chains going down into the unknown. If I see a Buoy or something else connected to a chain — if I see that chain – I panic hardcore
I have a dream of being a navy seal and I do good with everything like push ups pull-ups sit ups and running and I’m great at swimming but the fear I have of open water is the only thing i am worried about trying for the seals I already know no matter what I am going to do it but I would rather do it and not be scared than do it and be absolutely terrified the entire time and can’t show it
Do you have any tips for swiming at night in murky sea or lakes ?
Well, you show a lake….did you consider open water full of cargo vessels of up to 400,000 tons and with no brakes? The other thing I noticed is that you move your legs and foots in circles for floating, while is better the bicycle move to push down (according to what the experts say)
those who are afraid of the toilet hole or those who close their eyes before rinsing off shampoo- RIP
The water at my beach is clear enough so that you can see stuff in it but not clear enough to identify it
I used to be an incredibly confident swimmer, did comps as a kid and stuff. I swam in the sea regularly and had no problems unless the current was so strong that I was stuck still using full strength and had to get a life guard to bring me and my friends back. That's not what entirely scared me though. I started getting a worse fear after being stung two times, almost stepping on a stone fish once and a huge stingray another time. A poisonous shell I almost picked up and fish with painful spikes– basically anything that hurt me or almost killed me is why I am now absolutely terrified to swim in the ocean or lakes again. What if one day a box jellyfish is around and I die, yknow? Maybe there are safer waters than the ones in Australia, but if I can't clearly see through the water or if I'm alone I won't be comfortable at all.
Needless to say, I should consider using your techniques regardless. I just always remember that if I die or get injured in the water- it's because it's the sea creatures home, not mine.
I can swim well in water for any depth
I am able to swim in sea too, but when i look down, i just cannot help it, it is like fear of dark….
Still…i always go to beach and swim in some deep water. But i just cannot relax and look around…
I want to overcome this too, still looking for methods to overcome this.
I like pools
I just get scared of being dragged down and dieing it makes me think of what my family would feel
I just completed my first triathlon. The swim was in a calm, small, shallow lake with staggered start. Couldn't have been any easier, right? Well, I pretty much panicked and had to breaststroke much of it. Miserable experience. I will vow to overcome my fears and practice ows before my next try. Good to know I'm not alone though. Thanks for the videos!
I actually had a few bad experiences where I tired out in open water and almost drowned. One of them I accidentally aspirated some water and started choking and coughing while simultaneously being winded and exhausted. That was a terrible feeling. It was hard not to panic.
Did he say fear of open water is irrational? I think that is one of the dumbest statements I’ve ever heard from a reasonably intelligent human being. If you tire out in open water and you are not a skilled swimmer, you are in serious danger of drowning. I think that is a very rational fear of a very real possibility. Now, that doesn’t mean that fear can’t and/or shouldn’t be conquered, but saying that fear is irrational is just nonsense.
I'm genuinely afraid of sharks cuz we have pretty common attacks where I am on the Atlantic ocean…
Thanks for the tips. How much does the tow buoy cause drag? Get in the way?
I do not live near a beach. However, I do go to the beach for vacations. The most recent time my family and I were at the beach my dad had gotten stung by a stingray. I have never been comfortable going into the water once I couldn’t see my feet, which wasn’t even closed to my knees because of the water at the oceans I go too. I couldn’t go farther than my ankles ever sense I was 8. The only way I got over my fear was by thinking I only have one life, so I should live it. I had to understand that the ocean is a home to many animals and that it’s normal if I saw a small jellyfish or stingray.
I love swimming but one time while i was in deep waters i decided to dive without goggles. So I do that and then open my eyes and there was a big rusty anchor like 15 centimetres in front of me. I was so scared that i reached the beach in 5 seconds.
I am just missing the shark profile from Jaws 🙂
Id say im a good swimmer but I have learned very quickly that im terrified of everything thats not a shallow swimming pool. My boyfriend surfs and windsails and i want to be involved as it looks so much fun but i cant bring myself to do it. Sick of sitting on the beach while he has all the fun (even though im happy on the safety of land 🙃)
I live by the beach and i swim almost everday. I take my diving mask with me all the time. But the thing is,I only swim in shallow water. The fear of seeing marine animals like sea crates or sea snakes holds me back from going deeper esp when i am alone. Im now here in youtube helping myself find videos about overcoming this fear. I will be patient. I hope you do too.🌍🌊
What if your afraid of water in general
i was haveing scare but now no am just 11years old but becuase of their support i swim in oceans i am not scared now.
“Keep your head above water”
– can’t see below me, am scared now
I'am very curious of what kind of fears people experience thinking of swimming in open water….?
Mine is more an irrational one too….To be dragged down by something at my feet, or suddenly stumbling at a dead body what imerges to the surface, not knowing what is under the water and fear for jellyfish or other water creatures…. I swim 3 times a week in water wich is pitch dark. My fears certainly are less in water where i can look at the bottom…or when the water is more clear. Beside that , I do loooove to swimm underwater with my whole body and face….i am most scared about the feet part when I am vertical…. And I feel already more relaxed to read a lot of people have the same fears about what is down below and the not knowing…very existential ones I imagen 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Let me tell you once as a child I went to the beach and into the water with a floaty of course
Then seaweed got caught on my leg and I started to drown. Luckily my mum saved me but I’ve been scared of swimming ever since
I’ll be sure to use these 😀
It’s the other people swimming around me at the start of a tri that freaks me out. Swimming alone in open water is just fine for me.
"The fear of open water is irrational." Proceeds to wear a wetsuit, swimming cap and goggles!
1. The claim about floating is not true. Skinny people sink. This is especially true in big waves.
2. Open water has biting fish, stinging jellyfish, sharp stones, crabs, etc. Some places even have sharks.
3. Open water is usually cold. 15 celcius is very different from 22 celcius. Water leads heat much better than air, so temperature differences are more significant. 8 celcius in the water is horrible compared to 8 celcius on land. (I'm assuming no wetsuit or clothing.)
4. There is no lifeguard.
5. There can be currents.
6. Large waves can be difficult to swim in, and difficult to land in, on rocky shorelines.
Anything that touches me in water other than water scares the shit outta me 🤣
Reading the comments here, for the first time in my life I don't feel alone with my fear of swimming in open water. I don't even try since I was around 12 and saw a shark fin not so far from where I was.
Well the intro didnt help 😂
I live in VERY rural Kentucky and I’ve watched too many Forensic Files to NOT be afraid of bumping into “something” 😭😭😭
Im here cause of Subnautica.
Also I think it’s a perfectly rational fear when our open water doesn’t look like yours! Yours is clear!
by learning to scuba dive
I just want to play subnautica..
I'm scared of being on ships
this video: "tips to overcome open water fears''. Also the first shot: big open water
I don't agree with such fears being irrational… at least not when it comes to swimming in the sea. Even in the least suspected areas we've had sharks, orcas and whales get lost. It doesn't even have to be a huge animal like that… you could encounter jelly fish, get tangled up in seaweed, or simply get caught in a stream or get smashed against the rocks… the tide, wind and waves can change very quickly. Also make sure to stay out of the water when there's sea fog, or storm clouds.
Yall trying to tell me my fear is irrational?