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Training for First Meet - How to Select Event?

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Greetings, all!

I joined US Masters Swimmers in April 2025, and have aspirations of participating in a swim meet by Summer 2026. So far I've been focusing on technique, consistency, and endurance (never swam seriously before joining), but I'm trying to give myself definable goals for the meet.

My husband is getting into running, and it feels like for runners there's a logical progression of doing a 5k, then 10k, then 10 miler, half marathon, full marathon, etc. Does something like this exist in swimming, specifically with the distance aspect?

My favorite strokes are free and breaststroke, so my plan is to train for those heats, but I don't know if it makes sense to do the 50 meter or a longer distance as a first timer. Could anyone share some advice about which distance makes the most sense to sign up for?

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    Unless your goal is to swim a 5K or 10K I wouldn’t worry about progressions. You have been swimming awhile and know you like free and BR, but do you like sprinting or do you like longer distances. Don’t swim 50s because they are short unless you are afraid you won’t finish. Otherwise swim 50s only if you like sprinting. 
    If you can finish a legal 200 BR you will probably find fewer people enter it than any free event. Only people who love BR enter it 

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    Unless your goal is to swim a 5K or 10K I wouldn’t worry about progressions. You have been swimming awhile and know you like free and BR, but do you like sprinting or do you like longer distances. Don’t swim 50s because they are short unless you are afraid you won’t finish. Otherwise swim 50s only if you like sprinting. 
    If you can finish a legal 200 BR you will probably find fewer people enter it than any free event. Only people who love BR enter it 

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