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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Your definately ready.
I did lap swim for a year; '04, building up to 4,000 yrd average workouts. No prior history on any team just self coached and taking workouts off this web page.
I just started with the master group that I've been swimming next to for a year. We swim less distance than I usually swim but much more intense. I've only trained with them four times and have shaved off 13 seconds off my 200 free. The people are great, the coach helps alot and I've lost 3 lbs in a week.
Your definately ready.
I did lap swim for a year; '04, building up to 4,000 yrd average workouts. No prior history on any team just self coached and taking workouts off this web page.
I just started with the master group that I've been swimming next to for a year. We swim less distance than I usually swim but much more intense. I've only trained with them four times and have shaved off 13 seconds off my 200 free. The people are great, the coach helps alot and I've lost 3 lbs in a week.
