So, I'm going to Nationals this summer. It will be my first meet... ever. I know I'm a really slow swimmer (part of that comes from being 5'2") and will likely be the slowest one in my events.
But I still want to do it!:D
I'm swimming 50 ***, 100 ***, and 50 free. I had to take 2mo off this spring because our van broke and it took us a while to get it fixed, so I wasn't able to swim from mid-March to mid-May. I'm back in the water now and am building up my training to swimming 5 days a week (in another week our Masters group will be meeting 5:30-7a M-F). Right now we're swimming short course still but when we switch our schedule, we'll be switching pools and swimming long course.
I had to time myself last week so I'd have my seed times for registration. In the past week I've already taken 6sec off my 50 *** - which, I think, is pretty good progress.
I'm not expecting to win my heats or get any awesome times at Nationals, but I'm super excited to be going and am anxious to see how much I've improved my own times.
Has anyone else been the slowest swimmer out there before? Any tips on staying positive? :blush:
Bonus goal 1 – Keep your goggles on when (and if) you dive
This would be a good one for me! I plan on working on (learning) dives with my coach when we start swimming at the LC pool. I've never even stood on the blocks, let alone jumped off them! :afraid:
5' 1" tall, swimming those same events (among others), in the 45-49 age group at Summer Nationals. This is gonna be awesome...You will have a blast.
Awesome! I'll be in the 30-34 age group. :)
No matter what, act like you won.
I don't think I will be able to not feel/act like I won! It was only a couple years ago on Twitter that I mentioned I wished there was a 'swim team for adults' and, of all people, Mel Stewart told me to check out my local Masters group! Now I get to go swim in the Olympic Trials pool.. how cool is that!? :banana:
Bonus goal 1 – Keep your goggles on when (and if) you dive
This would be a good one for me! I plan on working on (learning) dives with my coach when we start swimming at the LC pool. I've never even stood on the blocks, let alone jumped off them! :afraid:
5' 1" tall, swimming those same events (among others), in the 45-49 age group at Summer Nationals. This is gonna be awesome...You will have a blast.
Awesome! I'll be in the 30-34 age group. :)
No matter what, act like you won.
I don't think I will be able to not feel/act like I won! It was only a couple years ago on Twitter that I mentioned I wished there was a 'swim team for adults' and, of all people, Mel Stewart told me to check out my local Masters group! Now I get to go swim in the Olympic Trials pool.. how cool is that!? :banana:
