Choosing your first meet.

Any thoughts? From my perspective, former swimmer, back for about a month, I'd REALLY like to swim a few meets. How did you choose? When were you ready? How did you choose events? How did it go? Also, maybe some commentary on those who have no competitive swimming background. How did you prepare? Just pick any meet, preferably a local one (local for me is 3 hours or less away) :) Depending on your age and how long you've been away from swimming can also dictate what you choose to swim. Pick 3 events, or maybe a full series of 5. Start out easy, like all the 50s, or challenge yourself with 200s. It's really up to you. No one will laugh at you for "doing poorly". Masters swimming is different to everyone. We all have our own top speeds, and as long as we're happy, we keep doing it. No big deal. I remember my first days back in the water after years out of the pool. Fly was a new concept to me all over again. It's amazing how you lose those swimmer muscles, but they come back quickly. It's trying to lose the :chug: & :bed: on the couch stuff that sets you back. Good luck.

Any thoughts? From my perspective, former swimmer, back for about a month, I'd REALLY like to swim a few meets. How did you choose? When were you ready? How did you choose events? How did it go? Also, maybe some commentary on those who have no competitive swimming background. How did you prepare? Just pick any meet, preferably a local one (local for me is 3 hours or less away) :) Depending on your age and how long you've been away from swimming can also dictate what you choose to swim. Pick 3 events, or maybe a full series of 5. Start out easy, like all the 50s, or challenge yourself with 200s. It's really up to you. No one will laugh at you for "doing poorly". Masters swimming is different to everyone. We all have our own top speeds, and as long as we're happy, we keep doing it. No big deal. I remember my first days back in the water after years out of the pool. Fly was a new concept to me all over again. It's amazing how you lose those swimmer muscles, but they come back quickly. It's trying to lose the :chug: & :bed: on the couch stuff that sets you back. Good luck.