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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Kyra, how I learned to do the back to *** turn (it totally sucks) is go into the wall like you always do finishing backstroke. One arm straight behind you slightly turning onto that side. I like to go in with my left arm behind me. Then I kind of let my body curl into the wall keeping my right arm pointing toward the opposite end of the pool then I reach my left arm up and over and have it meet my right arm in front of me.
Does that make sense? You also can touch the wall with one hand and then flip turn - once you touch the wall legally you can do just about anything ...
This turn is the trickiest one.
Kyra, how I learned to do the back to *** turn (it totally sucks) is go into the wall like you always do finishing backstroke. One arm straight behind you slightly turning onto that side. I like to go in with my left arm behind me. Then I kind of let my body curl into the wall keeping my right arm pointing toward the opposite end of the pool then I reach my left arm up and over and have it meet my right arm in front of me.
Does that make sense? You also can touch the wall with one hand and then flip turn - once you touch the wall legally you can do just about anything ...
This turn is the trickiest one.
