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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/31126/return-meet-to-go-or-not-to-go</link><description>Just looking for some general guidance/input or how other folks are handling returning to competition... I started back to swimming at 54. I did a personal masters best (35.11 SCY) in 50 breast and 25 breast (15.47) at a few weeks shy of 61. Now I just</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291542?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:34:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:dfab6681-b49c-4519-9409-6a6e5107af1c</guid><dc:creator>orca1946</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We should be in this for fun at this point. I sure am after rotator cuff problems and foot/ankle surgery!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291514?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2021 22:59:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7c8fec73-2fc6-4904-bb32-77bb127b33b0</guid><dc:creator>02ER5</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hey 35 seconds is a lot faster than me. I did 50 seconds at 50 yard breastroke So, you are cooking for your age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291482?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:02:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:42fcafe1-0478-4abe-bce1-b4f0007a8b64</guid><dc:creator>Allen Stark</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Listen to your body. Sorry you will miss this one,but it won&amp;rsquo;t be the last&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291480?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:22:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f4f8c293-8b09-481f-92b7-92b93f4272f1</guid><dc:creator>skiboy58</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Alas, shortly after writing this, I had a lower back flareup...spasms. The next day, I went to workout anyway, and strained my hip flexor, making it extremely painful to do breaststroke, my main event. I did swim again today, and tested the breaststroke, and it still hurt, so I stuck to freestyle, and to a moderate pace. I will be sitting this one out after all in the interests of rest and recovery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291472?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:54:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:28d0eb2f-e8de-4c5d-b186-09105399fd77</guid><dc:creator>Karl_S</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;As an adult, going to a swim meet is a great privilege. In the blink of an eye life can take that away. If you can make it, go and have fun.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291470?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:35:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f0b8eff7-cee6-4887-9ed3-30b217d4e77e</guid><dc:creator>Benjamin v.d.W.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;What Allen said.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="emoticon" data-url="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/emoji/263a.svg" title="Relaxed"&gt;&amp;#x263a;&lt;/span&gt; Have fun &amp;amp; enjoy whatever happens in your lane. You&amp;#39;ll get valuable feed back in any case and going to a meet may inspire you in ways not imaginable right now.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Return Meet: to go or not to go</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/291469?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:50:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c12bd238-6403-4bcd-a7d9-1fb4d1ad09bf</guid><dc:creator>Allen Stark</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;A swim meet with low expectations can be fun.Don&amp;#39;t expect to be fast, just enjoy the ambience of a meet. This will give you times to beat as you can workout more. It may also give you information about what you need to work on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>