Hi,
I've been following this forum for more then a year and this is my first post here.
My daughter is 9 years old and she has been swimming for 2 years. For the last 8 months she's been training 4 days per week; half-hour dryland, one hour pool. She is a happy swimmer and they have great friendship within the team. Her free and breaststroke styles are quite fine. Her short-course(25m) 50meter times are: Free 40 ; Back 48 ; *** 51 ; Fly 50
But whenever she's in a meet, her stamina drops clearly at around 35m. As for the freestyle, her 25meter time is around 16 seconds. She usually turns before her friends, falls behind at last 15meter. It disappoints her.
How can we help her to build up her endurance?
What should we have her eat before the meet? Should we take her out for jogging, hiking, biking or any other physical activity? All suggestions and hints are appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I'm not sure if you realize that United States Masters Swimming is the governing body for swimmers 18 and over. People on this site are usually adult swimmers themselves - some who have been swimming since childhood, many who started as adults. Though some here know about USAS, this is probably not the ideal place to discuss being the parent of a USAS swimmer. Some of us who swam as kids aren't big fans of parents seeming to live vicariously through their kids' athletic endeavors. The best parents are supportive but let their kids own their own swimming experience. No fun when mom or dad is telling you or the coaches what to do. Especially when that parent has little to no swimming knowledge. You may or may not think this applies to you - but it may explain some of the responses you are getting.
I'm not sure if you realize that United States Masters Swimming is the governing body for swimmers 18 and over. People on this site are usually adult swimmers themselves - some who have been swimming since childhood, many who started as adults. Though some here know about USAS, this is probably not the ideal place to discuss being the parent of a USAS swimmer. Some of us who swam as kids aren't big fans of parents seeming to live vicariously through their kids' athletic endeavors. The best parents are supportive but let their kids own their own swimming experience. No fun when mom or dad is telling you or the coaches what to do. Especially when that parent has little to no swimming knowledge. You may or may not think this applies to you - but it may explain some of the responses you are getting.
