Swimming with Your Eyes Closed is a good way to prepare for swimming in murky water, and a good test of whether your stroke is balanced from side to side.

Push off and swim 3 to 5 strokes with your eyes closed.  Open your eyes when you lift your eyes to sight, then try another 3 to 5 strokes with your eyes closed.  

See if you can swim a straight line and not bounce off the lane ropes.  And be careful not to run into the wall!   If you’re doing this with a group, make sure you push off one at a time and that you stop and wait  for everyone at the end of each length.

If you always head to the right...or to the left... take this into account when you swim in open water.   You’ll probably need to make corrections.  It’s also a signal that something’s not balanced in your stroke and you can ask your coach to help with this.


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Swim with Your Eyes Closed