Hey guys and girls, im 14 and want to start swimming with my school swim team. I dont know how my families going to react to this they kind of think its a girly sport. How should i hanndle this and i need some tips on what type of swim suit and cap? What dry land training should i do? Should i shave?
Scott
Parents
Former Member
First don't shave. It will compound the girlie sport mentality for your family. Anyways, shaving only happens at the end of the season for 1 maybe 2 big meets...
Just be honest with your family. Granted swimming is not as rugged as lets say football, but the athletic abilities of swimmers are probably much more! Swimmers don't stop! There is weight training and running along with the laps and nutrition.
Try out for the school team and follow the recommendations of the coach for dry land training.
In terms of suits, most guys like the jammers suits down to the knees --those classic tiny Speedos are not the in thing anymore I suppose, and a standard classic swim cap is the laytex "US flag" by Speedo/TYR etc --I prefer black myself. I would recommend goggles also, Speedo makes some good ones, it's a trial and error thing to find the ones that work for you the best!
Good Luck!
First don't shave. It will compound the girlie sport mentality for your family. Anyways, shaving only happens at the end of the season for 1 maybe 2 big meets...
Just be honest with your family. Granted swimming is not as rugged as lets say football, but the athletic abilities of swimmers are probably much more! Swimmers don't stop! There is weight training and running along with the laps and nutrition.
Try out for the school team and follow the recommendations of the coach for dry land training.
In terms of suits, most guys like the jammers suits down to the knees --those classic tiny Speedos are not the in thing anymore I suppose, and a standard classic swim cap is the laytex "US flag" by Speedo/TYR etc --I prefer black myself. I would recommend goggles also, Speedo makes some good ones, it's a trial and error thing to find the ones that work for you the best!
Good Luck!
