I am a member of a long established masters team, although we have been relatively quiet until the past 18 months.
Problem:
We are getting more and more adults who cannot swim. They want to compete in triathlons and they can barely swim 25 yards,and we are currently set up is meters. This is drawing our coaches attention and they seem to have found a cheaper way to get an adult swim lesson. Stroke development and general help are not an issue; this is almost complete lack of swimming skills.
Question:
How does your club/team advertise swimming and divide or set a limit on the skills a swimmer needs to have to complete a masters workout?
Where is this knowledge obtained?
What is your teams limit?
Thanks...
Parents
Former Member
...This is drawing our coaches attention and they seem to have found a cheaper way to get an adult swim lesson...
I doubt that club membership is cheaper than lessons. The last masters club I belonged to was about $500 a year, whereas lessons are about $60 for 8 lessons in this city.
It's more likely that they are reading online triathlon forums in which someone advises them to join a masters club to improve their swimming. What the people giving this advice don't seem to realize is that most clubs are set up for people who already know all the skills. In my personal experience, people who don't come from a swim racing background get very little benefit from a masters swim club.
...This is drawing our coaches attention and they seem to have found a cheaper way to get an adult swim lesson...
I doubt that club membership is cheaper than lessons. The last masters club I belonged to was about $500 a year, whereas lessons are about $60 for 8 lessons in this city.
It's more likely that they are reading online triathlon forums in which someone advises them to join a masters club to improve their swimming. What the people giving this advice don't seem to realize is that most clubs are set up for people who already know all the skills. In my personal experience, people who don't come from a swim racing background get very little benefit from a masters swim club.
