Hi,
I know that this is going to sound kind of weird, but here goes.I currently swim/train on my own.I swim 4 times a week doing 2000/2500 metres a session.However, I have noticed that although I have introduced drills into my training programme,I feel that I am not really progressing as much as I should with the amount of training that I am doing.I am very seriously considering joining my local Masters club at Beckenham,in the UK.My question is this.What kind of drills would a Masters club do?Would they help me work on my stroke length?Would I be able to see a significant improvement in my swimming to make the committment worthwhile?Also I am scared that I will not be as good a swimmer as most of the others and that I will lag behind and look stupid.How do I overcome all of these negative emotions going through my head?
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I was swimming just like you about 3 times a week, about the same distance, and also getting nowhere. Then I finally joined a local masters group this month (June). I have worked out with them only 7 times ( 3 times a week) and have already improved my freestyle stroke mechanics so much that its almost a complete revision. I'm getting more distance per stroke and enjoying the company and coaching. I'm a slow swimmer who never was part of a competitive swimming program before, but I feel at home with the group. Slow swimmers swim in different lanes from the competitive swimmers. If it's too crowded then you could be in a lane with a fast swimmer and they will just swim around you. Join up, it's great fun and a better workout at about the same distance or less than you are already doing.
JT
I was swimming just like you about 3 times a week, about the same distance, and also getting nowhere. Then I finally joined a local masters group this month (June). I have worked out with them only 7 times ( 3 times a week) and have already improved my freestyle stroke mechanics so much that its almost a complete revision. I'm getting more distance per stroke and enjoying the company and coaching. I'm a slow swimmer who never was part of a competitive swimming program before, but I feel at home with the group. Slow swimmers swim in different lanes from the competitive swimmers. If it's too crowded then you could be in a lane with a fast swimmer and they will just swim around you. Join up, it's great fun and a better workout at about the same distance or less than you are already doing.
JT
