I stumbled across the site looking for some workouts online. I have been sort of interested in getting into masters swimming but have always fabricated some excuse why I couldn't. I swam competetively since I was 8 through high school but stopped just short of the college level. I swam during my college days just to try and stay in shape and the coaches eyeballed me in the pool and wanted to know why I wouldn't try out. I was having too much fun in college to get up at 4AM and run. :) Although the swim team always had the best parties...
Anyway, I'm coming up on my 36th birthday and I am very out of shape. I am 6'2" and about 240. I've had enough of this. It's time to do something about this before I turn 40. I've laid out a two month plan to get back to the 2000 yards per session level, and believe me, it will take me 2 months.
At what point should I go ahead and join my local masters? Right now, I'd look silly trying to keep up in practice much less compete. Should I wait until I'm down to 200 pounds and swimming 6000+ yards a week?
BTW, 'Slimy" was my nickname as a kid because the disgusting water we practiced in out at the public olympic outdoor pool turned my hair green and gave it a nice slimy sheen. I'm sure you all have had similar experiences. :D Well, I don't have hair anymore so I can't complain about that. :mad: :D
hi slimy! welcome to our little slice of the swimming world. :D
don't worry about whether or not people are going to be a lot faster than you when you join a masters team! so many masters teams have the full range of ablilites (same with masters meets). i know on my team (big cat masters) we've got people who only learned how to swim 2 years ago the whole way up to a few of us who swam in college... no one is going to be annoyed or angry with you if you're slower than them- that's one of the most awesome (and honestly amazing!) things i've discovered in my 2 years of masters. most masters swimmers are happy that people share their love of the sport!
good luck with everything!
hi slimy! welcome to our little slice of the swimming world. :D
don't worry about whether or not people are going to be a lot faster than you when you join a masters team! so many masters teams have the full range of ablilites (same with masters meets). i know on my team (big cat masters) we've got people who only learned how to swim 2 years ago the whole way up to a few of us who swam in college... no one is going to be annoyed or angry with you if you're slower than them- that's one of the most awesome (and honestly amazing!) things i've discovered in my 2 years of masters. most masters swimmers are happy that people share their love of the sport!
good luck with everything!
