This has probably been covered before, and I know what the "organization" would say, but I want the truth from those of you that are serious members. If I showed up, a 29 year-old mom of three who is about 30 lbs overweight but was once a good swimmer and has continued lap swimming all these years since high-school and would take her committment seriously, to your practice and wanted to join, how would you feel? What if you had to pass me by a few times because I slowed you down? But...at the same time you saw me working hard in my ability and pushing myself farther and fasther each day - would you snicker behind my back, would others? Should I continue swimming on my own and trying to get in shape before I join?
It is ok to be honest. I would tell you the truth. And please, don't yell at me for worrying about what others think.
Thanks everyone!
If you swam in high school and have continued swimming lightly since then, you would be one of the faster swimmers at my practice.
A fair fraction of practices are split by ability so yo do whatever you can.
Do you thinnk the local masters practice is like the local USS club team? Did you look at the top ten times and now think you need to be close to those times? Well that's not what most practices are like. Practices included everything from really fast swimmers to triathletes to people just beginning, you'll fit right in,
If you swam in high school and have continued swimming lightly since then, you would be one of the faster swimmers at my practice.
A fair fraction of practices are split by ability so yo do whatever you can.
Do you thinnk the local masters practice is like the local USS club team? Did you look at the top ten times and now think you need to be close to those times? Well that's not what most practices are like. Practices included everything from really fast swimmers to triathletes to people just beginning, you'll fit right in,
