Canadian Nationals 2004

Hello, I'm new to the website and the existence of masters swimming. I am currently training to join a masters club in my area but right now I'm alone in the sense that I don't have anyone who can give me insights about what it is to be competitive. I was wondering if anyone could help me with finding out about some questions I have. If I understood correctly, someone above mentioned that there is not mandatory qualifying time necessary to be able to enter the nationals in Canada in 2004. But I was wondering what might be respectable times to be competitive? Browsing the forums I also noticed that there seems to be discussions about long distance swimming and I am interested in short distance swimming. I think I am more of a sprinter so to speak than long distance swimmer. Would there be anything along those lines for me? If so, what might be some respectable competive times and distances I should work for? All replies or insights very much appreciated, Schenk

Hello, I'm new to the website and the existence of masters swimming. I am currently training to join a masters club in my area but right now I'm alone in the sense that I don't have anyone who can give me insights about what it is to be competitive. I was wondering if anyone could help me with finding out about some questions I have. If I understood correctly, someone above mentioned that there is not mandatory qualifying time necessary to be able to enter the nationals in Canada in 2004. But I was wondering what might be respectable times to be competitive? Browsing the forums I also noticed that there seems to be discussions about long distance swimming and I am interested in short distance swimming. I think I am more of a sprinter so to speak than long distance swimmer. Would there be anything along those lines for me? If so, what might be some respectable competive times and distances I should work for? All replies or insights very much appreciated, Schenk