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.
I'm a sophomore in high school ... 37.6 seconds.
I can honestly say I know how that feels. I started swimming competitively in the summer before my sophomore year of high school, and in my first meet in our summer league, I went :35 for the 50 free, enough for second place in a meet against two small and unserious teams.
As it turns out, swimming's a sport that rewards effort as well as ability. And, keep in mind that, in swimming, sooner or later everyone loses: the people who enjoy swimming the most are those who are in it for more than the blue ribbons ...
I'm a sophomore in high school ... 37.6 seconds.
I can honestly say I know how that feels. I started swimming competitively in the summer before my sophomore year of high school, and in my first meet in our summer league, I went :35 for the 50 free, enough for second place in a meet against two small and unserious teams.
As it turns out, swimming's a sport that rewards effort as well as ability. And, keep in mind that, in swimming, sooner or later everyone loses: the people who enjoy swimming the most are those who are in it for more than the blue ribbons ...
