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:
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:
Here are some tips for keeping your goggles on during starts. I picked these up from Ande, here on the Forums:
1. Put Vaseline around your eye sockets where the goggles make contact with your face. You will get better suction, and, as an extra bonus, it will help protect your skin from irritation.
2. Make sure your strap is snug and you have good suction around your eyes.
3. Put a second cap over your cap and goggles, and pull the front of the cap over the top edge of your goggles. Another option (which I now do, because two caps make my head too hot and gives me a headache) is to put your goggles on first and your cap OVER the strap.
4. When you dive off the blocks, tuck your chin, look back at your feet throughout your dive, and get your arms tight against your ears for a tight streamline. Upon entry, you will not only be quicker; your goggles will stay in place.
Ever since I took Ande's advice, as well as advice from other Forumites, I have never had a mishap with my goggles on starts.
Good luck!
:cheerleader:
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:
Here are some tips for keeping your goggles on during starts. I picked these up from Ande, here on the Forums:
1. Put Vaseline around your eye sockets where the goggles make contact with your face. You will get better suction, and, as an extra bonus, it will help protect your skin from irritation.
2. Make sure your strap is snug and you have good suction around your eyes.
3. Put a second cap over your cap and goggles, and pull the front of the cap over the top edge of your goggles. Another option (which I now do, because two caps make my head too hot and gives me a headache) is to put your goggles on first and your cap OVER the strap.
4. When you dive off the blocks, tuck your chin, look back at your feet throughout your dive, and get your arms tight against your ears for a tight streamline. Upon entry, you will not only be quicker; your goggles will stay in place.
Ever since I took Ande's advice, as well as advice from other Forumites, I have never had a mishap with my goggles on starts.
Good luck!
:cheerleader:
