2011 Look Back ++ 2012: Look Ahead
Now is the perfect time to look back and look ahead
2011: Look Back
What did you accomplish in 2011?
What were some of your best swims?
In Meets
In Practice
What were your goals?
How'd your results compare with your goals
What did you learn in 2011?
What else should you ask and answer?
2012: Look Ahead
What would you like to accomplish in 2011?
What are your goals?
What are your plans?
How are you going to train?
What events are you going to race?
What meets do you plan to go to?
What would you like to learn in 2012?
What else should you ask and answer?
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Why do you swim?
I joined masters in 2011 after about a 40 year break from organized swimming. This has been a huge positive in my life. No matter how much I have on my mind when I wake up, I feel great and peaceful after our morning 2500-3000 yd workouts. Actually I try to schedule difficult meetings right after swim.
In addition to being a lot slower than I was overall, I discovered that my kick, which had been what I did best, had really deteriorated. Flip turns once were automatic, but, unlike riding a bicycle, it seems that I have to learn how to do them again.
My goal for 2012 is to go under 30s in the 50, which I believe is a NQT for me. I know I can do this with a little more from the kick and turning the turn into a positive instead of a negative. So the plan is to work on the turn and SDK, getting some help from our coaches, do a lot of kick sprints, and start a little lifting. I'll do the 50 and 100 free and the 50 fly in meets. I never could do those "distance" events longer than 100 and I'm not gonna start now.
Best to all....Tom
I joined masters in 2011 after about a 40 year break from organized swimming. This has been a huge positive in my life. No matter how much I have on my mind when I wake up, I feel great and peaceful after our morning 2500-3000 yd workouts. Actually I try to schedule difficult meetings right after swim.
In addition to being a lot slower than I was overall, I discovered that my kick, which had been what I did best, had really deteriorated. Flip turns once were automatic, but, unlike riding a bicycle, it seems that I have to learn how to do them again.
My goal for 2012 is to go under 30s in the 50, which I believe is a NQT for me. I know I can do this with a little more from the kick and turning the turn into a positive instead of a negative. So the plan is to work on the turn and SDK, getting some help from our coaches, do a lot of kick sprints, and start a little lifting. I'll do the 50 and 100 free and the 50 fly in meets. I never could do those "distance" events longer than 100 and I'm not gonna start now.
Best to all....Tom
