Thanks to everyone who replied to my post requesting info on participating in my first meet. Now, I have one more question: how do I choose which events to enter? I am currently a VERY SLOW swimmer. My 50 free times are on par with my teammates' 100 frees. My 200 free takes nearly four minutes, though competitive times in my age group are in the realm of 2:30 - 2:50. You get the picture. My dead grandmother can swim faster than me!
Despite my severe lack of speed, I have been strongly encouraged to participate in an upcoming meet. How do I choose an event since I am bad at everything? (Don't tell me to chose an event that I'd enjoy; I have no idea what that might be.)
Any suggestions?
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Originally posted by Swimmer Wannabe
Thanks for responding. Several people have said "swim what you can legally." Since I have never raced, I don't know what I can swim legally. What are common reasons for disqualification besides false starts?
A brief summary of some of the illegalities:
You must touch the wall with two hands simultaneously for breaststroke and butterfly turns.
In breaststroke the elbows cannot come out of the water - the recovery is, for the most part, under the water. In butterfly the hands come out of the water - the recovery is said to be above the water.
The kick in both these strokes must be simultaneous and symetrical.
For your first meet I would concentrate on the two-hand touch if you choose to swim *** or fly.
You can swim anyway you want in freestyle, and you can touch the wall anyway you want, but you MUST touch the wall - if you do open turns, you will most likely touch with your hand, while with flip turns you will touch with your feet.
Originally posted by Swimmer Wannabe
Thanks for responding. Several people have said "swim what you can legally." Since I have never raced, I don't know what I can swim legally. What are common reasons for disqualification besides false starts?
A brief summary of some of the illegalities:
You must touch the wall with two hands simultaneously for breaststroke and butterfly turns.
In breaststroke the elbows cannot come out of the water - the recovery is, for the most part, under the water. In butterfly the hands come out of the water - the recovery is said to be above the water.
The kick in both these strokes must be simultaneous and symetrical.
For your first meet I would concentrate on the two-hand touch if you choose to swim *** or fly.
You can swim anyway you want in freestyle, and you can touch the wall anyway you want, but you MUST touch the wall - if you do open turns, you will most likely touch with your hand, while with flip turns you will touch with your feet.
