Debating doing College Swimming... Never Swam Competitively
Former Member
Here is the low down guys. I am a Sophomore at a pretty average division 1 university. I am a member of the cross country and indoor/outdoor track teams so i have been competitively racing for almost 6 years. I have never swam on a team before but... I want to! I feel as if I've gone mad. I want to try in college!! Next year, not this year, I need to get my base up i know that. off of 2 swims a week (500yards) i swim 500 yards free in 7:48 as of yesterday (you dont need to tell me how slow that is I already know). I am not afraid of hard work, swimming 2+ hours a day I can do that. I want to try! can anyone tell me what I need to do to see if i can get to around 5 flat in the 500 yard free? or a fast 1000 time it doesn't matter, just good enough to walk on the team. the weird thing is, i think I am a better swimmer than I am a runner. the pool just seems to click for me. can anyone help me out? I am willing to swim every day from now till next swim season to make this dream a reality! ...ps i'm a guy if that matters
1. Talk to the coach. Determine how fast you'd need to be to walk on. Some programs will allow slower swimmers on the team. Others don't have the space or just want to keep the roster to a specific number of swimmers.
2. Work on your technique. Get professional help with your stroke. It goes without saying you will have to workout hard in the pool to improve, but it's at least as important that you get the technique down. You've got zero chance with poor technique and now is the time to get it down before bad habits become ingrained.
3. Good luck!
1. Talk to the coach. Determine how fast you'd need to be to walk on. Some programs will allow slower swimmers on the team. Others don't have the space or just want to keep the roster to a specific number of swimmers.
2. Work on your technique. Get professional help with your stroke. It goes without saying you will have to workout hard in the pool to improve, but it's at least as important that you get the technique down. You've got zero chance with poor technique and now is the time to get it down before bad habits become ingrained.
3. Good luck!
