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
Originally posted by kaffrinn
One more personal observation, as a backstoker. I've always been bad at the backstroke start grabbing the blocks, even at the more elite level, so I've always done them by grabbing the wall
But you should concede you're really in the minority here. I don't recall ever seeing anyone in age group, high school, or college doing a backstroke start by grabbing the wall rather than the block.
Originally posted by kaffrinn
One more personal observation, as a backstoker. I've always been bad at the backstroke start grabbing the blocks, even at the more elite level, so I've always done them by grabbing the wall
But you should concede you're really in the minority here. I don't recall ever seeing anyone in age group, high school, or college doing a backstroke start by grabbing the wall rather than the block.
