Every single time I practice in the pool I start off in a weird way - as if my muscles are asleep or something(I feels like I do not move what my potential allows me) and only some time throught he work-out it clicks and I start swimming faster , easier and smoother.That probably is nothing strange, 'cause obviously muscles need some warm-p first.
That brings me to the following question: at meets(any level - up to Olympics) do swimmers prefer to warm up somehow(maybe go for a short swim) and is that even possible to do, i.e. are there usually certain areas for that?
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
That brings me to the following question: at meets(any level - up to Olympics) do swimmers prefer to warm up somehow(maybe go for a short swim) and is that even possible to do, i.e. are there usually certain areas for that?
Absolutely. At every meet there is always a general warmup preceding the competition. This allows everyone to get into the competition pool and warmup, practice starts, sprints, etc. In most cases there will also be an area for cool down or warmup during the meet. This case be a separate pool, diving well, etc. Obviously if there's only one pool available they can't do this, but will schedule breaks every so often to allow swimmers to warmup.
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
That brings me to the following question: at meets(any level - up to Olympics) do swimmers prefer to warm up somehow(maybe go for a short swim) and is that even possible to do, i.e. are there usually certain areas for that?
Absolutely. At every meet there is always a general warmup preceding the competition. This allows everyone to get into the competition pool and warmup, practice starts, sprints, etc. In most cases there will also be an area for cool down or warmup during the meet. This case be a separate pool, diving well, etc. Obviously if there's only one pool available they can't do this, but will schedule breaks every so often to allow swimmers to warmup.
