Hey y'all! I'm new to the board--well, I've been lurking, but I finally decided to get an account and post. :)
I'm seriously considering starting to swim masters. I swam competitvely when I was a child, but I quit when I got to be a junior in high school (I'm 30 now). I did some lap swimming off and on through college as most of my jobs involved the pool (life guard, swim instructor, asst pool manager, asst swim coach). In November, I started swimming laps regularly. I try to swim 3x a week--which can be difficult since I work full time and I'm in grad school part time (taking 2 classes)--but I always manage 2x.
Anyway, I was swimming over Christmas break, and that's when I realized how much I miss swimming and miss competing. I have struggled with whether or not I am ready to begin swimming masters yet for almost a month now. At first, I told myself that I wasn't ready because I can't do a 100 fly without wanting to die at the end. I am able to swim 500 yds without stopping. The workouts that I do (ones that I've found online) are between 2,500-3,000 yds, and I swim for about an hour. What kind of yardage should someone who is swimming/practicing be able to swim? How do you know if you are "ready" or not? I definitely don't think that I'm ready for meets yet, but I would like to start practicing with a team.
Thanks for your suggestions!!!
Take care!
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Darlin', you'll be just fine starting with a team!
Our Master's team meets three times a week, and our practices are usually an hour long, between 2500 and 3500 yards each.
If you can do a 500 without stopping, and you can reasonably manage a 100 fly, then you're well above what a lot of people on teams do! The main thing with Masters is to ENJOY yourself, and let the skills come as they may.
If you competed in high school, and you're only 30, you're an old hat, and you'll be just fine. Good Luck!
Darlin', you'll be just fine starting with a team!
Our Master's team meets three times a week, and our practices are usually an hour long, between 2500 and 3500 yards each.
If you can do a 500 without stopping, and you can reasonably manage a 100 fly, then you're well above what a lot of people on teams do! The main thing with Masters is to ENJOY yourself, and let the skills come as they may.
If you competed in high school, and you're only 30, you're an old hat, and you'll be just fine. Good Luck!
