With the encouragement from this board and a desire to drop some pounds and become a better swimmer I think I will be going to my local Masters practice this Friday morning dark and early. I'm extremely nervous about this. They said they do about 3500 yards a workout. I have never been on a swim team. I have never been formally taught how to swim. I swam laps a year ago for 2 months and loved it but at best I could do a mile in an hour. I'm nervous b/c I don't want to waste these peoples time. Will they have time for me to build up my endurance and work on my stroke? Will a coach help with this? I was thinking that I needed to reach a certain level before joining but based on this board and a guy on the team I'll never reach that level and I should just do it. Are my reservations about going completely ridiculous? ARE THEY ALL GOING TO LAUGH AT ME???:)
"ARE THEY ALL GOING TO LAUGH AT ME???:)"
no not all just some of them
seriously you are where you are
and
you can do what you can do
find the right lane and try to keep up
If they are too fast move to a slower one
when you're starting out
there's no rule that you have to do the whole practice
just do what you can and work on improving over weeks and months
a coach should help
also you might ask some of the better swimmers to give you tips
sometimes when I see a swimmer doing incorrect technique
I'll ask them if if they'd like a swimming tip.
You're not being ridiculous, you just have a few fears.
Show up
Dive in
Begin
Improve
happy laps to you,
ande
Originally posted by agameofyou
With the encouragement from this board and a desire to drop some pounds and become a better swimmer I think I will be going to my local Masters practice this Friday morning dark and early. I'm extremely nervous about this. They said they do about 3500 yards a workout. I have never been on a swim team. I have never been formally taught how to swim. I swam laps a year ago for 2 months and loved it but at best I could do a mile in an hour. I'm nervous b/c I don't want to waste these peoples time. Will they have time for me to build up my endurance and work on my stroke? Will a coach help with this? I was thinking that I needed to reach a certain level before joining but based on this board and a guy on the team I'll never reach that level and I should just do it. Are my reservations about going completely ridiculous? ARE THEY ALL GOING TO LAUGH AT ME???:)
"ARE THEY ALL GOING TO LAUGH AT ME???:)"
no not all just some of them
seriously you are where you are
and
you can do what you can do
find the right lane and try to keep up
If they are too fast move to a slower one
when you're starting out
there's no rule that you have to do the whole practice
just do what you can and work on improving over weeks and months
a coach should help
also you might ask some of the better swimmers to give you tips
sometimes when I see a swimmer doing incorrect technique
I'll ask them if if they'd like a swimming tip.
You're not being ridiculous, you just have a few fears.
Show up
Dive in
Begin
Improve
happy laps to you,
ande
Originally posted by agameofyou
With the encouragement from this board and a desire to drop some pounds and become a better swimmer I think I will be going to my local Masters practice this Friday morning dark and early. I'm extremely nervous about this. They said they do about 3500 yards a workout. I have never been on a swim team. I have never been formally taught how to swim. I swam laps a year ago for 2 months and loved it but at best I could do a mile in an hour. I'm nervous b/c I don't want to waste these peoples time. Will they have time for me to build up my endurance and work on my stroke? Will a coach help with this? I was thinking that I needed to reach a certain level before joining but based on this board and a guy on the team I'll never reach that level and I should just do it. Are my reservations about going completely ridiculous? ARE THEY ALL GOING TO LAUGH AT ME???:)
