I'm a soon-to-be masters swimmer and I need some advice
Former Member
hey,
Ok, I used to swim competitively in high school, but never swam with USS, but now that I'm graduated and off to college, I am going to start swimming again after a long year break. Now here's my question:
Are the Masters practices usually less intense than those of the "younger" workouts?
I've looked at the times of a couple master's meets and they are considerably slower than what I thought they would be...(no offense). I just want to make sure that if I am going to do master's swimming, that I won't be bored out of my mind with easy workouts.
How do the master's and USS compare?:confused:
Parents
Former Member
Yes, there are less intense because they are a lot of middle age people and seniors in the mixed with more beginning swimmers. What you should do is get into a more advance group at a local masters group. These people can cover 4,000 yards in an hour. People like Paul Smith and some others swim at high levels. He is in his early 40's and can swim a 100 meter freestyle around 54 and a 100 yard around 44 or 45 seconds. I image that is a faster time than a lot of kids at your high school did. On the other hand, there are ex- age group swimmers including myself that can be beated by 12 year olds.
Yes, there are less intense because they are a lot of middle age people and seniors in the mixed with more beginning swimmers. What you should do is get into a more advance group at a local masters group. These people can cover 4,000 yards in an hour. People like Paul Smith and some others swim at high levels. He is in his early 40's and can swim a 100 meter freestyle around 54 and a 100 yard around 44 or 45 seconds. I image that is a faster time than a lot of kids at your high school did. On the other hand, there are ex- age group swimmers including myself that can be beated by 12 year olds.
