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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Originally posted by Seagurl51
So it's time that I choose my events, the meet is a little over a month away! (I'm really excited!!) I was wondering how many events should I take for my first time. I was thinking of doing the 100 IM, 50 free, and 100 back. The only thing is that the 100 back is right after the 50 free. How much of a difference would that make in my race? Should I consider doing a different event so that they are farther apart? Thanks so much for all your help and support!!!
~Kyra
I see that you have already chosen, but I just wanted to add that the two events won't exactly be back to back for you. There are multiple heats in each, and there are separate events (usually) for men and women, so you'd probably have about 10 minutes to recover. And since there is no championship or life-and-death result on the line, it wouldn't be a tragedy if you either held back on the first of the two, or died 75% of the way through the second event.
But please don't reconsider what you have already decided at this point. Focus on your decision now and don't look back! Good luck!
Originally posted by Seagurl51
So it's time that I choose my events, the meet is a little over a month away! (I'm really excited!!) I was wondering how many events should I take for my first time. I was thinking of doing the 100 IM, 50 free, and 100 back. The only thing is that the 100 back is right after the 50 free. How much of a difference would that make in my race? Should I consider doing a different event so that they are farther apart? Thanks so much for all your help and support!!!
~Kyra
I see that you have already chosen, but I just wanted to add that the two events won't exactly be back to back for you. There are multiple heats in each, and there are separate events (usually) for men and women, so you'd probably have about 10 minutes to recover. And since there is no championship or life-and-death result on the line, it wouldn't be a tragedy if you either held back on the first of the two, or died 75% of the way through the second event.
But please don't reconsider what you have already decided at this point. Focus on your decision now and don't look back! Good luck!
