Hi there... Im just a 15yr old that need help.. hehe
Former Member
Alright here comes a long a** story.....
About a year ago i was in Mass Bay Marlins MBM and i think i was an ok swimmer and stuff. And here is what happened. In are new season i started to get sick allot and i have no idea why i never use to get sick im always at the practices and stuff. Then Igot sick ok mised 3 days and fine i started catching up and for me its really hard to catch up whenever i miss like 3 days it takes me a whole week to get back into the fisical condition. So that kept hppening to me and i was pissed of i was tired i had to do all the school stuff. I was tired and pissed of at evrything. So then one of my favorite coaches leaves his name was Mike and he was mad cool and great at dry land and thats like my fav thing to do. Then new coach comes in another Mike and i did like him to but not as much, so then he leaves and then another mike comes in.. and he leaves so i get to stay witht his other coach Tracy, and she is a great coach and all but just.... i dont know i didnt have the same fealing for the swimming and stuff and the sets the dry land wasnt the same. I started to get sick allot, miss practices and stuff again. And there is this kid he is new on are team and when he came in he was alright i liked the kid he was cool and I was faster then in some events. Then over 3 month period he started to catch up to me. And i am always a hard core worker *some times i slack off ;)* but i mean i always tryed my best. So i tryed working harder and trying to stay ahead of him and stuff. Then next thing i know wham he shoots by me his 100 back times are exactly like myn around 1:00 or .59, his fly is like 103 when myn is .58 and catching up to me. In free his much faster then me in anything over a 100, and breastroke... im not even going to go into that. So i started working harder and we were about the same speed. Then in spring of 2001 the school is almost over je starts to beat me in 100back and 200back, i start to add time.. and stuff. So it is time for some seniors to moveup that coaches choose and most fo the time the fastest people and the most hard working people move up... well then i find out my friends got moved up to nationals *that kid that im talking about and other dude* and I DONT GET TO MOVE UP.. and thats my first time im being kept back, the reason.... You missed allot of practices and didnt work as hard plus we need to work on your freestyle and breastroke... and i was like COMMON i was sick!! Jeez i tryed my best like i always do in swimming... and if i move up ill have more people pushing me all the faster kids and ill have to keep up with them and stff so i think that would of helped allot... so no i do not get moved up. So yeah i am REALLY pissed i am coming to some of the practices and stuff. Right before the champs i get sick and i do really bad and they said they would move me up if i would do really good, and no i dont do good im overtired and still sick. That improves his timed by 11 seconds and more more more and more. I just cant believe it. So then my coach sas see you next season and i say ok and leave go for vacation back to russia and stay there. and after that they havent seen me since. It has been almost a yr or i dont even know *a long time* and i swam little with my high school team and here are my times..
OLD TIMES NEW TIMES Times of that fast dude.
200IM 2:15 2:22 2:06
100free .55 .57 .51 <
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Dmitriy,
Here is another thought for you. Have you considered how LUCKY you are to have another swimmer so close to your ability? Yes, it may be irritating that you were faster than this guy a few months ago. But, haven't you had some great races with him lately that you remember very well? I know you have, because you just spent some time telling the rest of us about them in this discussion group!
I can tell you that as an old fart with many fond memories of my younger swimming days, some of my best memories are the great races I had with other swimmers I knew well and competed against often. Consider that you can't have a Great Rivalry without a great rival. I'd bet you right now in a few years time some of your best "sea stories" will be about this guy who is making you a little nuts right now, and you will look forward to seeing him again if you get the chance.
Consider this true story. In the '96 Olympic Tom Dolan and Eric Namesnik went 1-2 in the 400 IM. Not only did they both swim for the U.S., they both swam on THE SAME COLLEGE TEAM at the Univ. of Michigan! Do you think maybe that Eric, the senior, was a little peeved when Tom, the freshman, showed up and took his best race away? But, do you also think that people have been for years talking about the year it was easier to win a silver medal in the Olympics than it was to be the #1 IM'er at the Univ. of Michigan?
I wholeheartedly agree with Jim, Greg and Jill that you should swim for your own satisfaction, and not beat yourself up because someone else is faster. Hey, even world record holders eventually get beat by some new guy. However, you can gain a lot of motivation and satisfaction from having a rival who will beat you, or lose to you about half the time. It makes your wins that much sweeter because they are not certain, and you know their worth. It makes your losses that much easier to bear because you know and respect swimmer who beat you. Stay with your old team, or find a new one as seems best to you, but this other swimmer should be your friend, not your enemy.
Matt
Dmitriy,
Here is another thought for you. Have you considered how LUCKY you are to have another swimmer so close to your ability? Yes, it may be irritating that you were faster than this guy a few months ago. But, haven't you had some great races with him lately that you remember very well? I know you have, because you just spent some time telling the rest of us about them in this discussion group!
I can tell you that as an old fart with many fond memories of my younger swimming days, some of my best memories are the great races I had with other swimmers I knew well and competed against often. Consider that you can't have a Great Rivalry without a great rival. I'd bet you right now in a few years time some of your best "sea stories" will be about this guy who is making you a little nuts right now, and you will look forward to seeing him again if you get the chance.
Consider this true story. In the '96 Olympic Tom Dolan and Eric Namesnik went 1-2 in the 400 IM. Not only did they both swim for the U.S., they both swam on THE SAME COLLEGE TEAM at the Univ. of Michigan! Do you think maybe that Eric, the senior, was a little peeved when Tom, the freshman, showed up and took his best race away? But, do you also think that people have been for years talking about the year it was easier to win a silver medal in the Olympics than it was to be the #1 IM'er at the Univ. of Michigan?
I wholeheartedly agree with Jim, Greg and Jill that you should swim for your own satisfaction, and not beat yourself up because someone else is faster. Hey, even world record holders eventually get beat by some new guy. However, you can gain a lot of motivation and satisfaction from having a rival who will beat you, or lose to you about half the time. It makes your wins that much sweeter because they are not certain, and you know their worth. It makes your losses that much easier to bear because you know and respect swimmer who beat you. Stay with your old team, or find a new one as seems best to you, but this other swimmer should be your friend, not your enemy.
Matt
