We have recently moved house, and are in the process of 'making it ours'. One of the many tasks is to create a kitchen/diner. It occurred to me during the week that I am not attempting to remove the supporting wall in the house on my own, nor will I be attempting to fit a new kitchen single-handedly. For both tasks, I'm hiring professional people.
So why am I not doing the same for a massive task like swimming the Channel? To be ignoring this issue seemed to be inviting myself to fall into every classic pitfall that many unsuccessful Channel swimmers must fall into.
Questions:
Reality check: Get professional help!
So, I have been in contact with Dr. Julie Bradshaw. Julie holds multiple world records for open water swimming, and has completed the Channel crossing twice - once at the age of 15, and subsequently completing the distance in butterfly! Julie has spent 35 years in the business of swimming, and runs a company called GetSet4Success.
Who better to coach me?
So why am I not doing the same for a massive task like swimming the Channel? To be ignoring this issue seemed to be inviting myself to fall into every classic pitfall that many unsuccessful Channel swimmers must fall into.
Questions:
- Why is the success rate of swimming the Channel so low?
- What is the dominating reason for failure?
- How do I go about mitigating against that dominating reason?
- Do I acclimatize now, and somehow manage to continue through the winter? Or do I wait until Feb/Mar, and then begin acclimatization with no need for a break?
- What are my chances of succeeding if I have no answers to the above questions?
Reality check: Get professional help!
So, I have been in contact with Dr. Julie Bradshaw. Julie holds multiple world records for open water swimming, and has completed the Channel crossing twice - once at the age of 15, and subsequently completing the distance in butterfly! Julie has spent 35 years in the business of swimming, and runs a company called GetSet4Success.
Who better to coach me?
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