Hey,
I haven't had a good swimming workout since December 2002 when my High School swim team fell through. Thats about 8 months without a good workout. I was pretty good in high school a few county appearances and almost a state. I swim all the strokes and I want to improve but I know that I will need a lot of work also. I want to start swimming again this year in college and maybe join the University swim team by next year. My question here is does anyone have any good tips for someone who has been out of swimming for awhile and to stay motivated while swimming? And my second question is does anyone have good swimming or dryland workouts or tips that I could use to make the college team by next year? You could email me at mfruth1625@hotmail.com...
Thanks,
Matt
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Matt, I don't think you will make as much progress swimming/training by yourself as you would if you joined a team. If you don't want to do that, have you ever considered private coaching? I live in a very small town where there isn't a masters team--the closest one is a little over an hours drive. I work one-to-one with a local coach, once a week. She also gives me workout suggestions for the rest of the week. I have made considerable progress this way because each coaching session is tailored just for me--ablosutely nothing to hold me back! This option, however, is not the cheapest thing, and might be out of reach for a college student. I'd look into it though, that costs nothing.
Matt, I don't think you will make as much progress swimming/training by yourself as you would if you joined a team. If you don't want to do that, have you ever considered private coaching? I live in a very small town where there isn't a masters team--the closest one is a little over an hours drive. I work one-to-one with a local coach, once a week. She also gives me workout suggestions for the rest of the week. I have made considerable progress this way because each coaching session is tailored just for me--ablosutely nothing to hold me back! This option, however, is not the cheapest thing, and might be out of reach for a college student. I'd look into it though, that costs nothing.
