Thinking about doing my first meet in 2 years...but worried!
Former Member
I have moved to a new area (Arlington, VA), and I have gotten back into Masters Swimming training. I think I want to compete in an upcoming meet (Colonies Zone LCM Champs in Richmond on 6/22) but I am worried because my times are still WAY slow. I am thinking about competing in the 50 & 100 back and maybe 50 free.
My times are slow enough that I will probably finish not only LAST but DEAD LAST in the first heat. Any points that I get for my team (Arlington Masters - but no one from there is signed up yet) will be won by default. 1st-3rd place medals will be out of the question, unless I happen to win one because there is that few people competing in my age group. Which would be probably embarrassing given what my times will be.
Should I wait until the fall or even winter when my times are probably a lot faster? Or just compete anyway?
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Former Member
In addition to the posts about having fun and meeting people, which I fully agree with, why not treat this as a baseline from which to build. Points and places really don't matter. In fact, I'd argue that times don't really matter that much either. Just give it the best shot you can at this meet, evaluate, and it will help you to focus your effort on the things that you can improve...
In addition to the posts about having fun and meeting people, which I fully agree with, why not treat this as a baseline from which to build. Points and places really don't matter. In fact, I'd argue that times don't really matter that much either. Just give it the best shot you can at this meet, evaluate, and it will help you to focus your effort on the things that you can improve...
