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:
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Former Member
Hmm -- I just got back from a practice that left me in pain, so it seemed pretty intense to me :).
In general, Masters practices ARE less intense than USS practices, for a number of reasons, including the age of the swimmers and the fact that adults can't spare as much time for practices as kids. But, like a lot of things in Masters, it depends on the club you train with.
Clubs in the New York area generally have lanes at practices with varying levels of intensity and ability. Those that emphasize competition -- which New York teams tend to be -- usually have some lanes that are extremely intense. My club, for example has lanes at widely varying levels, with two or three at near "college-level" intensity. (There's another very small team in the New York area whose workouts, I'm told, are almost indistinguishable from USS Senior workouts, because they work out with a USS team.)
On the other hand, some Masters clubs are more "fitness" oriented and not interested in competing. These clubs are likely not to be very intense. So I guess the answer is to check out the clubs in your area.
Hmm -- I just got back from a practice that left me in pain, so it seemed pretty intense to me :).
In general, Masters practices ARE less intense than USS practices, for a number of reasons, including the age of the swimmers and the fact that adults can't spare as much time for practices as kids. But, like a lot of things in Masters, it depends on the club you train with.
Clubs in the New York area generally have lanes at practices with varying levels of intensity and ability. Those that emphasize competition -- which New York teams tend to be -- usually have some lanes that are extremely intense. My club, for example has lanes at widely varying levels, with two or three at near "college-level" intensity. (There's another very small team in the New York area whose workouts, I'm told, are almost indistinguishable from USS Senior workouts, because they work out with a USS team.)
On the other hand, some Masters clubs are more "fitness" oriented and not interested in competing. These clubs are likely not to be very intense. So I guess the answer is to check out the clubs in your area.
