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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PS - Kyra, I will definitely let you know how it goes! And YAY for the breaststroke, you'll be great!
I think I've settled on the 50 back, the 200 free, and the 25 ***. Those three are right at the end, back to back to back (gulp), but the only one I'm really gunning for is the backstroke. I figure the 200 can be a nice medium pace without anybody getting their shorts in a knot, and the 25 is just for fun. I'm thinking about adding the 100 back at the beginning of the meet, but we'll see. I'm like Ohio in the election. Undecided until the last minute. (Oh please. I'm allowed to make fun of Ohio, it's my home state for cryin' out loud.)
Good Luck, Ky!
PS - Kyra, I will definitely let you know how it goes! And YAY for the breaststroke, you'll be great!
I think I've settled on the 50 back, the 200 free, and the 25 ***. Those three are right at the end, back to back to back (gulp), but the only one I'm really gunning for is the backstroke. I figure the 200 can be a nice medium pace without anybody getting their shorts in a knot, and the 25 is just for fun. I'm thinking about adding the 100 back at the beginning of the meet, but we'll see. I'm like Ohio in the election. Undecided until the last minute. (Oh please. I'm allowed to make fun of Ohio, it's my home state for cryin' out loud.)
Good Luck, Ky!
