hello everyone,
i recently saw a sign-up sheet for USMS at my gym and i would really like to check it out but wanted to ask if it really is for any ability.
most people who post here seem to have had some formal swimming training, even if it was 10 or 20 yrs ago. i never had a chance to learn from a coach or to join a swim team, i'm not even sure who taught me swimming. all i know about swimming strokes is what one can learn by observation.
i usually go to my gym's pool once a week or so and swim laps in what might most resemble a breaststroke. i'm a 25yr old female and i'm in good physical shape otherwise, but i think i might die a little if i were to jump into twice a week two-hour workouts.
i greatly enjoy swimming and would really like to join but not sure if my ability isn't just a tad below the necessary level.
thank you for any advice!
I'm like some others here, I did a triathlon at a pool and met some masters swimmers, then ended up going to 'try' out the program. That was about 8 years ago, and I'm still at it.
I hadn't done ANY formal swimming training prior to that, just swimming on my own basically for years. I think I started in the 2nd or 3rd slowest lane, and slowly moved my way on up. Although I knew how to swim and had done a bit on my own, doing sets with a team is quite a bit different, and certainly tired me out more at first.
Definitely talk to the coach, or just show up at a practice and talk to other swimmers, and see what it is like. I learned most from fellow swimmers.
Tim
I'm like some others here, I did a triathlon at a pool and met some masters swimmers, then ended up going to 'try' out the program. That was about 8 years ago, and I'm still at it.
I hadn't done ANY formal swimming training prior to that, just swimming on my own basically for years. I think I started in the 2nd or 3rd slowest lane, and slowly moved my way on up. Although I knew how to swim and had done a bit on my own, doing sets with a team is quite a bit different, and certainly tired me out more at first.
Definitely talk to the coach, or just show up at a practice and talk to other swimmers, and see what it is like. I learned most from fellow swimmers.
Tim
