Hi! I'm new to swimming as far as proper stroke technique goes. Learned how to swim as a kid, though.
I'm currently taking the Stroke Introduction (Stage 4) class at the local YMCA. Figured it would be good to start with the basics and build up with a solid foundation from there. There are still two other class levels after Stage 4. Should I wait until I've maxed out of all YMCA offered levels before looking at joining the local Masters program?
Definitely check with the coach or try it out. Each masters club is different. The one I swim with, there is a lane where you can literally just bob up and down in. I've visited a masters team while at Chicago where every lane was pretty "advanced". Before I joined my team, I was swimming 3 days a week for 30 min. Zero flip turns, only freestyle, and at most 100m straight swimming. So yes, I started out in that you-can-just-bob-up-and-down lane the first week I started masters.
Definitely check with the coach or try it out. Each masters club is different. The one I swim with, there is a lane where you can literally just bob up and down in. I've visited a masters team while at Chicago where every lane was pretty "advanced". Before I joined my team, I was swimming 3 days a week for 30 min. Zero flip turns, only freestyle, and at most 100m straight swimming. So yes, I started out in that you-can-just-bob-up-and-down lane the first week I started masters.
