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 rules are available online:
http://fina.org/swimrules.htmlfina.org/mastersrules.html
USMS rules are at:
http://www.usms.org/rules/
There are no rules on breathing. You need to break the surface by 15 meters in free, back and fly, you are allowed one pull and one kick before surfacing in ***.
Steph, backstroke is not necessarily back crawl, almost anything you swim on your back is legal backstroke.
The rules are available online:
http://fina.org/swimrules.htmlfina.org/mastersrules.html
USMS rules are at:
http://www.usms.org/rules/
There are no rules on breathing. You need to break the surface by 15 meters in free, back and fly, you are allowed one pull and one kick before surfacing in ***.
Steph, backstroke is not necessarily back crawl, almost anything you swim on your back is legal backstroke.
