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!!
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New swimmer:
1 - A large number of Masters swimmers weren't high school or college competitive swimmers. Many of us got the bug later in life.
2 - You'll likely find your teammates are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet and will gladly help you.
3 - The 3 Masters teams I've worked out with have all had a wide range of abilities and coaches that work with each and every person according to their abilities.
4 - Have fun! Most teams have some serious goals of getting fit, competiting, etc..., but they all usually also just like having fun in doing the workout. Some of us actually get pushed a bit because we talk too much in the pool during our "rest" between intervals.
Good luck! As others said, you'll do fine...
New swimmer:
1 - A large number of Masters swimmers weren't high school or college competitive swimmers. Many of us got the bug later in life.
2 - You'll likely find your teammates are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet and will gladly help you.
3 - The 3 Masters teams I've worked out with have all had a wide range of abilities and coaches that work with each and every person according to their abilities.
4 - Have fun! Most teams have some serious goals of getting fit, competiting, etc..., but they all usually also just like having fun in doing the workout. Some of us actually get pushed a bit because we talk too much in the pool during our "rest" between intervals.
Good luck! As others said, you'll do fine...
