How do I stack up, and how can I improve?

I'm a sophomore in high school, and although I had no experience swimming competitively, I decided to go out for my school team (my school is so small that they don't cut for any sports). At the beginning of the season (about two weeks ago), we had time trials for the team. In that time trial, my time for 50 yard freestyle was 42.0 seconds. Yesterday, in the season's second meet, I swam competitively for the first time. I swam third in the 200 yard freestyle relay, and my individual time was 37.6 seconds. How do I stack up, and how can I improve? Thank you. By the end of the year try to get your 50 down to 30 seconds. That's about a time you should shoot for your first if you wanna be good at a 50 :D Also don't be afraid to try other events. I know in my league, theses only 11 in the whole league who can finish a hundred butterfly. If your league is similar to mine, try to finish a 100 butterfly and you will be guaranteed to contribute at least 1 point to the team! Does your high school have varvee?? varvee.com Also I want to see you do a 500 freestyle at a meet! That mental block is definitely one way to get fast quick.

I'm a sophomore in high school, and although I had no experience swimming competitively, I decided to go out for my school team (my school is so small that they don't cut for any sports). At the beginning of the season (about two weeks ago), we had time trials for the team. In that time trial, my time for 50 yard freestyle was 42.0 seconds. Yesterday, in the season's second meet, I swam competitively for the first time. I swam third in the 200 yard freestyle relay, and my individual time was 37.6 seconds. How do I stack up, and how can I improve? Thank you. By the end of the year try to get your 50 down to 30 seconds. That's about a time you should shoot for your first if you wanna be good at a 50 :D Also don't be afraid to try other events. I know in my league, theses only 11 in the whole league who can finish a hundred butterfly. If your league is similar to mine, try to finish a 100 butterfly and you will be guaranteed to contribute at least 1 point to the team! Does your high school have varvee?? varvee.com Also I want to see you do a 500 freestyle at a meet! That mental block is definitely one way to get fast quick.