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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The meet that I am going to is in a meter pool (25m), but the pool that I swim in is yards. So when I sending in my seed times, so they know where to put me, should I add a few seconds to my yard times? Or should I swim a little farther than the actual race and get my times that way, so for like a 50 free, swim a lap and a half to get the extra distance and use that time? Or should I just indicate that the times I sent in are in yards? Thanx!!
~Kyra
p.s. There are no meter pools in my town where I could swim and just get my times that way.
The meet that I am going to is in a meter pool (25m), but the pool that I swim in is yards. So when I sending in my seed times, so they know where to put me, should I add a few seconds to my yard times? Or should I swim a little farther than the actual race and get my times that way, so for like a 50 free, swim a lap and a half to get the extra distance and use that time? Or should I just indicate that the times I sent in are in yards? Thanx!!
~Kyra
p.s. There are no meter pools in my town where I could swim and just get my times that way.
