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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Congrats on your first swim meet going so swimmingly Seagurl!!
I am having my first meet on April 9th and 10th ....and then (hopefully if I qualify that is??) I will be rushing my times in from this meet to enter SCY Nationals just before the deadline (April 14th).....It will be my first swim meet in 18 years.....After reading some of the posts here I am feeling more than a little nervous about it to say the least! I know I'm not yet in the type of shape I want to be in for this meet (or for nationals for that matter)....I will have to really step it up from here on out to try and muster myself into some kind of acceptable shape before the big meet (the big unknown that is!!)
Wish me luck,
newmastersswimmer
Congrats on your first swim meet going so swimmingly Seagurl!!
I am having my first meet on April 9th and 10th ....and then (hopefully if I qualify that is??) I will be rushing my times in from this meet to enter SCY Nationals just before the deadline (April 14th).....It will be my first swim meet in 18 years.....After reading some of the posts here I am feeling more than a little nervous about it to say the least! I know I'm not yet in the type of shape I want to be in for this meet (or for nationals for that matter)....I will have to really step it up from here on out to try and muster myself into some kind of acceptable shape before the big meet (the big unknown that is!!)
Wish me luck,
newmastersswimmer
