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?
What is an appropriate warmup?
The best advice I've ever gotten about warmups is,
The purpose of a warmup is to prepare you, physically and psychologically, to race!
When your warmup is done, the next thing you are going to do, is dive in and swim your race. When you are physically and psychologically ready to do that, then your warmup is done.
There are probably as many different warmups as there are athletes. Personally, I like to swim 200-300 easy free, 200-300 easy back, a couple hundred ***, and some fly drills. Then I do some pace 50s, depending on what race I'm swimming. When I feel like I am physically and psychologically ready to race, I get out of the water. I like to get out at least 20-30 minutes before the race. YMMV.
What is an appropriate warmup?
The best advice I've ever gotten about warmups is,
The purpose of a warmup is to prepare you, physically and psychologically, to race!
When your warmup is done, the next thing you are going to do, is dive in and swim your race. When you are physically and psychologically ready to do that, then your warmup is done.
There are probably as many different warmups as there are athletes. Personally, I like to swim 200-300 easy free, 200-300 easy back, a couple hundred ***, and some fly drills. Then I do some pace 50s, depending on what race I'm swimming. When I feel like I am physically and psychologically ready to race, I get out of the water. I like to get out at least 20-30 minutes before the race. YMMV.
