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?
1) Contact the registrar of the nearest LMSC in Michigan.
2) They'll help you find a club to swim with- most clubs have all levels from beginning swimmers to former Olympians. If the team has a coach they will help you at the workout.
3) My first meet ever (I was 9) I signed up for the 50 and 100 free because I didn't know the other strokes. After your first workout, ask the coach to help you determine what times to enter.
4) Masters is cool, because local meets (not LMSC championships or Nationals) allow you to deck enter the day of the meet. I do this often because I never know if I can go until the last minute!
5) Masters meets are fun, usually the more people the more fun, and this is the most nonjudgemental group of people anywhere :)
6) You can swim unattached.
7) At meets, there is a warm up period in the morning, races/events that are numbered (odd women, even men) and races by heat (seeded by time- the fastest in the last heat).
Hope this helps. I've been swimming for 25 years, so if you have more questions I'd be happy to help, you can e-mail me. :)
1) Contact the registrar of the nearest LMSC in Michigan.
2) They'll help you find a club to swim with- most clubs have all levels from beginning swimmers to former Olympians. If the team has a coach they will help you at the workout.
3) My first meet ever (I was 9) I signed up for the 50 and 100 free because I didn't know the other strokes. After your first workout, ask the coach to help you determine what times to enter.
4) Masters is cool, because local meets (not LMSC championships or Nationals) allow you to deck enter the day of the meet. I do this often because I never know if I can go until the last minute!
5) Masters meets are fun, usually the more people the more fun, and this is the most nonjudgemental group of people anywhere :)
6) You can swim unattached.
7) At meets, there is a warm up period in the morning, races/events that are numbered (odd women, even men) and races by heat (seeded by time- the fastest in the last heat).
Hope this helps. I've been swimming for 25 years, so if you have more questions I'd be happy to help, you can e-mail me. :)
