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:
I came in dead last in the 200 fly at both Nationals last year, and it didn't stop me from trying again this year :D There is certainly no shame in it. I look at it this way: most people don't have the guts to even attempt a 200 meter fly. (Actually, most people don't have the guts to attempt a swim meet at all!) This is one of my favorite things about masters. There's exactly as much pressure as you want, and if your swim is good for you, then everyone is happy.
I came in dead last in the 200 fly at both Nationals last year, and it didn't stop me from trying again this year :D There is certainly no shame in it. I look at it this way: most people don't have the guts to even attempt a 200 meter fly. (Actually, most people don't have the guts to attempt a swim meet at all!) This is one of my favorite things about masters. There's exactly as much pressure as you want, and if your swim is good for you, then everyone is happy.
