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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Anyway, the American record I think for a 10 year old girl is 26.something, so a 27 might land you in the top 25 in that age group. This guy was called into swim on a college team. Personality I think the coach should have look for someone with swimming experiance but this young man was called in order to save a swim program. So, 27 isn't that bad for someone swimming for only 3 weeks. I know 30 something lap swimmers that don't do that. And the best I probably could have done in a 50 yard freestyle would as a teenager is 29 something. I knew a friend of mind that did a 25 something only swimming during the school year and in his home pool by his JR year of high schoool. A 21 or 22 year old guy has more upper-body strength and can drop to a 25 or 24 faster.
Anyway, the American record I think for a 10 year old girl is 26.something, so a 27 might land you in the top 25 in that age group. This guy was called into swim on a college team. Personality I think the coach should have look for someone with swimming experiance but this young man was called in order to save a swim program. So, 27 isn't that bad for someone swimming for only 3 weeks. I know 30 something lap swimmers that don't do that. And the best I probably could have done in a 50 yard freestyle would as a teenager is 29 something. I knew a friend of mind that did a 25 something only swimming during the school year and in his home pool by his JR year of high schoool. A 21 or 22 year old guy has more upper-body strength and can drop to a 25 or 24 faster.
