An Analysis of the Role of Sports Psychology on Swimming Athletes' Performance from the Perspective of Sports Science
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Sports Psychology, Swimming Performance, Competitive Anxiety, Mental Toughness, Sports ScienceAbstract
Due to the characteristics of different individuals' bodies, differences in their physiology and biomechanics in the highly competitive field of aquatic sports are often very small. Therefore, sports science has begun to pay more attention to sports psychology in order to understand the necessary conditions for peak performance in sports. Provide all-round analysis of the impact of sports psychology on the performance of swimmers in this paper. Organise the exploration of how competitive anxiety and cognitive regulation strategies affect people's psychology in competition, and include aspects such as movement and speed. Based on the two types of anxiety, this paper believes that to improve performance in the water, one needs to reduce both types. In addition, this paper will examine the actual effectiveness of process-oriented goal-setting and deliberate imagery for automating motor skills under high-pressure conditions. In the end, the synthesis of these psychological systems shows that to reach a state of peak flow in water activities, one must have strong mental preparation. The paper proposes that future improvements in swimming performance will rely on a harmonious, multi-dimensional combination of psychological skills training with the larger system of physiological and biomechanical changes in sports science.
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