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:
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Yes, I have been the slowest swimmer in my event! The first time I tried the 400 yard IM in high school, I was 16 year old. Since there were so few people interested in the event, they combined all of us together, so I was swimming with the 14-15 year old girls, who all kicked my ass. A little humiliating, especially when I puked in the gutter afterward. But in hindsight its kind of a funny story, right? So to stay positive, use humor! You made it by the skin of your teeth and get to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the club (watch the movie Caddy Shack) Embrace it! Congrats.
Yes, I have been the slowest swimmer in my event! The first time I tried the 400 yard IM in high school, I was 16 year old. Since there were so few people interested in the event, they combined all of us together, so I was swimming with the 14-15 year old girls, who all kicked my ass. A little humiliating, especially when I puked in the gutter afterward. But in hindsight its kind of a funny story, right? So to stay positive, use humor! You made it by the skin of your teeth and get to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the club (watch the movie Caddy Shack) Embrace it! Congrats.
