Well, i am a student at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY that had the football team cut from the athletic program and instead had a swim team and a few other sports put in the program in its place. One day as i was working out in the gym this past september, the coach of the swim team saw me working out and asked me if i wanted to swim. He needed numbers more than anything since the collegiate competitive requirements are 11 participants a team. Mind you i am 5'7", 185 lbs, broad chest and shoulders with large legs. A running back figure. I have never swam before and i agreed to be on the swim team. The coach wants me to swim the 50 and 100 free and i like that for it is a fast twitch race more than slow twitch, and since i am a senior i don't really have time to increase my endurance and slow twitch. I was wondering if any of you had advice for me in my endeavour to become an excellent swimmer by february 2004, and hopefully win an event at the MAAC nationals. In my first meet on Oct. 11, i swam a 27.88 in the 50 free at Duquesne. If you couldn't tell by my hunting for a discussion ring and post, i am very intense and competitive, and am taking this very seriously. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hope to have some replies soon!
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About the best thing you can do is to pay attention and listen to your coach.
Tell him what your goals are, and he can help you.
In swimming, proper and fine tuned technique counts a LOT.
Much more than in many other sports.
You'll notice as you go on that there is only so much you can do by powering through things. The winning edge is in the technique.
So if the coach asks the team to do 'stroke drills' and stuff like that., don't get frustrated that you're not sprinting enough.
About the best thing you can do is to pay attention and listen to your coach.
Tell him what your goals are, and he can help you.
In swimming, proper and fine tuned technique counts a LOT.
Much more than in many other sports.
You'll notice as you go on that there is only so much you can do by powering through things. The winning edge is in the technique.
So if the coach asks the team to do 'stroke drills' and stuff like that., don't get frustrated that you're not sprinting enough.
