How can I quit swimming without feeling like a quiter?

Question

I started competitive swimming this year. I used to take lessons when I was about 7 or 8. Then I stopped. I never did this much swimming ever. We swim 4-5 hours every day, Monday through Saturday. When I get home, all I do is change, eat something quickly and then go to sleep. Im getting tired of this because I dont have time for anything lately. But when I go to swim practice, I dont have any fun at all. Everyone else does except for me. I feel forced to go, yet noone is forcing me. Everyone tells me that this is just part of the training and that after a while, it will be easier and you will have fun. And I keep telling myself that so that I dont quit. But I feel bad when im there. Im one of the slower people. And I often get spoken to on how to do everything which is really fustrating because im trying my hardest. I really feel like quiting but I dont want to seem like a quiter. I guess one of my problems is that im the type of person whos really good at a lot of stuff. But ive found something that im not good at and Im not used to that. Im not having any fun at all. Should I just quit? And if so, how do I tell my coach? Ill be emberrassed to tell him because We just started this week and I dont want to seem like a quiter thats been defeated if you know what I mean. Or should I just stop going to the practices without letting him know that im quiting? Thanks so much in advance, guys.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Ask your coach: "I have no fun in swimming anymore. What can you, as a coach, do to help me have fun with it?"

So, if nothing changes, he will not blame you, as HE was the one who could not find a way to make you like swimming.

(4-5 hours is a lot for a beginner, you should perhaps simply reduce the training for some time).

Answer 3

Maybe this isn't the sport for you. If you aren't having fun then it is time for a change. Find something that interests you. Buck up and tell your coach that your heart isn't in it. He'll understand. My husband is a coach for tennis and soccer and one of his pet peeves are kids that play and don't give 100%. So be fair to both yourself and your coach and move on.  

Answer 4

you tired and didnt like it so what? just walk up to your coach and say sorry this isnt for me. If says your a quiter well what does it matter, just blow it off  

Answer 5

how long have you joined the class?

maybe you should  finish up your class your taking right now then stop for awile to find a more peacful relaxing hoby or ativity to get into it help me when i trained for martial arts!

a brake is a good idea if you feal tired & over worked trust me :)

Answer 6

Talk to your parents first, tell them you have no interest in swimming competitively. Then ask them to come with you to explain it to your coach.

Answer 7

Get a new hobby and forget all about it.........

Answer 8

If you have no more passion for the sport, then there's no reason to do it. You can either find another one, or not. It shouldn't make you feel like a quiter. A quiter would quit because they lost.

Answer 9

from experience, i really hated swimming when i started. sure i could swim, but i wasnt fast or anything. i know youre angry too because you cant really have a life while swimming. but in swimming, its easy to get out of shape. if you skip a few days and sit around and go back to practice, you will wish you got up and did something. i know its hard, but if you quit, chances are you will miss it. when i quit, i remember just coming straight home from school and doing my homework and once i finished i was BORED. think twice before you quit, you just started!

Answer 10

I'd give it at least two weeks before deciding to call it quits, especially if this is the first week.  Practice does make perfect.  You could talk to your coach and tell him your concerns.  He may have suggestions.  I know - swimming requires a lot of dedication.  I did it for several years.

If after two weeks passes and you don' think it's getting any better - then you can either come straight out and tell your coach what's up.  If you want to subside the feeling of being a quitter you could search for another activity and/or job that could immediately replace swimming.

Answer 11

All you do is tell yourself "I am not a quitter" over and over and you will believe yourself. Plus you are not a quitter you just want a new hobby.

Answer 12

Just tell your coach that you dont have time for swimming anymore. h**l, if hes a jackass about it Fk him, at least you wont have to see him everday, but most likely he will understand.

but listen, your not quitting, swimming is  just not your thing. People who succeed are the ones that pick up something they like and stick with it. If you DONT like it, then you better look for something else you DO like. Trust me I know about this. Its not quitting if you dont think what your doing is worth it.

I stuck with something I didint like for a LONG time and I payed the price, because I found something I do like and now I realize I could have spent all that hardwork doing what Im doing now

If you stick with swimming and you dont like it, it will break you emotionaly , and physically like it did to me.

Answer 13

I felt like that too, a few years ago, because of my coach, she would just sit there and make us swim.

I thought about quitting but i decided to join another team and now i love swimming again.

try looking for another team!

Answer 14

Pretend like ur still swimming

Answer 15

YOU ARE A QUITTER!!!!!!!

Answer 16

i know exactly what you mean...im not that fast and i HATE swim pratice. But once you start swimming in meets, all the c**p you went through seems worth it. Plus once the meets start you start to have a couple less hours of practice. Plus at the end of the season you do this thing called tapering where you take it really really easy and like rest for a week so you only swim like 3,000. That's what gets me through the practices...everything else to look forward to. So i'd say give it another couple of weeks and then if you want to quit, then quit. Just tell you coach that swimming is interfering with your school work.

Answer 17

Why don't you start something other than swimming that you think you will enjoy and then just be honest with your coach and tell him you don't like swimming and that you are starting something you do like.

Answer 18

dont quit

Answer 19

1 thing i know is to say its getting to easy for you and u would rather a sport more chalenging rather than swimming.or u can say ur getting way to bored of it and u want something more exciting.

                              hopes this helps

Answer 20

I'd give it another week or two, and if you really don't like it explain to your coach that you think swimming really isn't your thing. If you aren't having fun and you feel stressed out, you should tell that to your coach. I really think you just give swimming one more chance.

good luck!

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Answer 21

you're so stupid. get over yourself and do it anyway. Swimteam is the hardest sport i've ever seen. This is the first day i've been able to get on the internet since school/practice started. If you tell the coach you aren't having fun then he'll try and make it better for you, trust me if he's spending his time there coaching you he will try and make sure you have fun. So just quit being annoying and stuck up and suck it up. good luck♥