Victoria Hinz "Flow"

Flow is the loss of ego, being in the zone, having heightened senses, and being fully immersed in your activities. I have experienced flow in sports. In high school, I was on the school swim team. I swam competitively beginning in fourth grade. At the age of 9, I didn't experience flow. I was easily distracted by the cheering and would always look to the lane next to me to see if I was in the lead. In high school things changed, and I got more serious about swimming. I would experience flow during meets. I was not long distracted my cheering, and if friends would ask if I heard them yelling, I would have to say no. I wouldn't look to the other lanes to see where I was in relation to others. I was in the zone. I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just swimming. Flow took over.