Help! I'm going to my first practice ever for a master's swim team on Sunday morning. I've been swimming on my own since March and have worked up to 50 minute sessions-a little over a mile-3 days a week. I've never been coached or trained before, so the whole thing has me pretty intimidated. I've been reading the forum and from what I see, you all seem to recommend team training to improve. I'm over 40, still about 10 pounds heavier than I'd like to be but not in horrible shape. I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to keep up or that people will resent a slow untrained swimmer messing up their practice.
Any advice?
Thanks!!
I can only suggest the following:
1. Eat lots of garlic before practice, improves your swimming.
2. Wear big baggy trunks as that is how most USMS swimmers train between meets.
3. Big, snorkel type goggles are very popular now and most USMS swimmers have adopted them for training and meets.
4. A generous lubing of your head with baby oil is what most people are using instead of swim caps these days.
Have fun, you'll do fine.
I can only suggest the following:
1. Eat lots of garlic before practice, improves your swimming.
2. Wear big baggy trunks as that is how most USMS swimmers train between meets.
3. Big, snorkel type goggles are very popular now and most USMS swimmers have adopted them for training and meets.
4. A generous lubing of your head with baby oil is what most people are using instead of swim caps these days.
Have fun, you'll do fine.
