How does a master swimming race work? I think I might want to try a race once just for the fun of it.
I am doing swimming right now to help build fitness for my main sport of road bike racing, that first race is the last weekend in March.
I am 30, what is the average of a masters swim racers? Do you have to be on a team and/or club to race or can you race (like in bike racing) unattached? Are there skill levels, age groups, or are you grouped by event type (i.e. 50-yard freestyle)? Can you sign up day of?
What do most people do for their first race?
What is some general advice that goes a long way?
masters have swim meets where there are various events offered.
50, 100, 200, 500, 1650 free
50, 100, 200 fly
50, 100, 200 back
50, 100, 200 ***
100, 200, 400 IM
what you do depends on which events you're training for.
if your main sport is road bike racing, I'd think you might want to enter the longer events
It's probably best to sign up in advance
do the best you can, find out where you are then train a little more and try to improve.
happy laps to you,
ande
Originally posted by lexington476
How does a master swimming race work? I think I might want to try a race once just for the fun of it.
I am doing swimming right now to help build fitness for my main sport of road bike racing, that first race is the last weekend in March.
I am 30, what is the average of a masters swim racers? Do you have to be on a team and/or club to race or can you race (like in bike racing) unattached? Are there skill levels, age groups, or are you grouped by event type (i.e. 50-yard freestyle)? Can you sign up day of?
What do most people do for their first race?
What is some general advice that goes a long way?
masters have swim meets where there are various events offered.
50, 100, 200, 500, 1650 free
50, 100, 200 fly
50, 100, 200 back
50, 100, 200 ***
100, 200, 400 IM
what you do depends on which events you're training for.
if your main sport is road bike racing, I'd think you might want to enter the longer events
It's probably best to sign up in advance
do the best you can, find out where you are then train a little more and try to improve.
happy laps to you,
ande
Originally posted by lexington476
How does a master swimming race work? I think I might want to try a race once just for the fun of it.
I am doing swimming right now to help build fitness for my main sport of road bike racing, that first race is the last weekend in March.
I am 30, what is the average of a masters swim racers? Do you have to be on a team and/or club to race or can you race (like in bike racing) unattached? Are there skill levels, age groups, or are you grouped by event type (i.e. 50-yard freestyle)? Can you sign up day of?
What do most people do for their first race?
What is some general advice that goes a long way?
