Hi!
I stumbled across this site while I was looking for some new interesting workouts and thought I'd look into it. I swam on community teams when I was young, and then varsity teams in high school. Now I'm a freshman in college and really missing the competition.
So I was wondering - how do you get involved w/ USMS meets? or teams? (if it helps, I'm currently in Souther CA, and spend summers in MA) Can anyone compete or do you have to be at a certain level? (according to this site, I'm a Masters Level 2) Can I compete in one state during the school year, and other during the summer?
Also, about how much/how often does everyone swim? Currently, I'm swimming about 3000yds 6x/week. Is this pretty average, or too low?
Thanks so much for all the information. I appreciate it, and hope you have a great day!
ashley
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!8,000 a week is good yardage by master's standards. There are so many different age groups and many people work full time, so few people are able to do 18,000 a week. In your age group, people with a swimming background are more likely to do that than mine-18,000. Master swimmers that can do a 100 yard free under 1:00 tend to do one hour workouts at 3,600 up to 5,500. Many of us middle age women do 2,400 to 3,800 in an hour.
!8,000 a week is good yardage by master's standards. There are so many different age groups and many people work full time, so few people are able to do 18,000 a week. In your age group, people with a swimming background are more likely to do that than mine-18,000. Master swimmers that can do a 100 yard free under 1:00 tend to do one hour workouts at 3,600 up to 5,500. Many of us middle age women do 2,400 to 3,800 in an hour.
