On February 20, I'm hoping to go to my first swim meet......ever! :eek: I swam on the team when I was younger, but I never competed. I'm incredibly nervous already and I have no idea what to expect because I have never been to a meet before. I swam with my friend who is a coach, and I have what seems like a lot of work to do on my strokes. How realistic is it that I be ready by February? Obviously I won't be at the top of the field, but I'm hoping to at least not make a fool out of myself. But what I really want to know is what to expect. How do I train, and how do I taper? When do I start tapering? Do I even need to taper? Any good pre-meet workout ideas? Any thing that anyone can suggest would be helpful!!! Thanx a bunch!!
~Kyra
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Thanks for you replies!! I called my friend shortly after I posted, she's a coach and has seen me swim so I figured she would know what events I should do. So I'm doing the 200 free, 100 ***, 100 IM, and 50 free. I wanted to do a back event, but I have a pretty bad cross-over that I'm working on, and she wasn't sure it would be a good idea to race so quickly after finding out that I have one (she just told me last week). I'm kind of sceptical about the *** event, but she said I have a good breaststroke so we'll see what happens!! Thanx so much for all your help!!
~Kyra
p.s. Steph~Good Luck in your meet!! Let me know how you do!!
Thanks for you replies!! I called my friend shortly after I posted, she's a coach and has seen me swim so I figured she would know what events I should do. So I'm doing the 200 free, 100 ***, 100 IM, and 50 free. I wanted to do a back event, but I have a pretty bad cross-over that I'm working on, and she wasn't sure it would be a good idea to race so quickly after finding out that I have one (she just told me last week). I'm kind of sceptical about the *** event, but she said I have a good breaststroke so we'll see what happens!! Thanx so much for all your help!!
~Kyra
p.s. Steph~Good Luck in your meet!! Let me know how you do!!
