I'm new to the whole masters swimming thing. I retired at 15, but I'm back and ready to kick some serious booty and have lots of fun. After hearing about nationals I am so pumped, but I am confused. What do you need to do to qualify? Are there certain times you need to qualify? (I'm 24 (next month) and I'm a sprint free girl). Also, have dates been selected yet? Any info any of you can provide would be awesome.
Oh, and worlds, how does that work? I'm so excited to be back in the pool, I find myself longing to be in the pool when I have more than 24 hours off.
Thanks!!
For Nationals, you get 3 (individual) events automatically. You can swim up to 3 more, if you make the qualifying times. (Just look at the nationals from this year to see the times that were needed.) Depending on the time-line, the 6th event may be dropped. The seed times you enter are on the honor system, so unless you swim significantly off the NQTs, you don't have to "prove" your times. There are also 4 relays (medley and free, mixed and single-sex). Some people who go to Nationals only swim relays.
You get to see many new faces from across the nation. See some of the people that you saw on TV from past Olympics. (Gary Hall Jr and the Race Club went to the SCY Nationals in Indianapolis.)
I don't see the link, but the next short course yards will be in May in Ft. Lauderdale, and long course meters will be August in Mission Viejo.
I suggest looking at some of the other "Nationals" threads, and at previous Nationals (left sidebar, under "Competition"). Or talk to your local Masters team.
For Nationals, you get 3 (individual) events automatically. You can swim up to 3 more, if you make the qualifying times. (Just look at the nationals from this year to see the times that were needed.) Depending on the time-line, the 6th event may be dropped. The seed times you enter are on the honor system, so unless you swim significantly off the NQTs, you don't have to "prove" your times. There are also 4 relays (medley and free, mixed and single-sex). Some people who go to Nationals only swim relays.
You get to see many new faces from across the nation. See some of the people that you saw on TV from past Olympics. (Gary Hall Jr and the Race Club went to the SCY Nationals in Indianapolis.)
I don't see the link, but the next short course yards will be in May in Ft. Lauderdale, and long course meters will be August in Mission Viejo.
I suggest looking at some of the other "Nationals" threads, and at previous Nationals (left sidebar, under "Competition"). Or talk to your local Masters team.
