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!
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Not sure what you're looking for here Mary . . . most teams are exactly that. I'm not aware of any masters team that doesn't have a range of swimmers (range of skill, range of speed, range of fitness, range of attitude) . . .
We've got national caliber/record holders . . . fast ocean swimmers . . . mediocre ocean and pool swimmers . . . fitness swimmers who never race . . . triathletes . . . and people who work hard to make it up and down the pool . . . we've got swimmers in their early 20s fresh out of Div. I swimming . . . and swimmers in their 80s . . .
We all swim together (at the same time) . . . just not in the same lanes . . .
People who have a history of competition . . . and "late bloomers" . . . (read no competitive history as an age grouper, HS or college swimmer . . . thus forever doomed and specially marked . . . but I digress . . . and I'm just kidding . . . it's an inside joke familiar to those with some history on this board)
People who swim 4500 to 5000 in an hour and a half workout
People who swim 3000 to 4000 in an hour and a half workout
People who show up late
People who leave early
People who swim 500 in a workout
I'm guessing that this fits most masters teams out there that are of any size . . .
Is the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) an exception to the rule? I doubt it. Any comments?
Not sure what you're looking for here Mary . . . most teams are exactly that. I'm not aware of any masters team that doesn't have a range of swimmers (range of skill, range of speed, range of fitness, range of attitude) . . .
We've got national caliber/record holders . . . fast ocean swimmers . . . mediocre ocean and pool swimmers . . . fitness swimmers who never race . . . triathletes . . . and people who work hard to make it up and down the pool . . . we've got swimmers in their early 20s fresh out of Div. I swimming . . . and swimmers in their 80s . . .
We all swim together (at the same time) . . . just not in the same lanes . . .
People who have a history of competition . . . and "late bloomers" . . . (read no competitive history as an age grouper, HS or college swimmer . . . thus forever doomed and specially marked . . . but I digress . . . and I'm just kidding . . . it's an inside joke familiar to those with some history on this board)
People who swim 4500 to 5000 in an hour and a half workout
People who swim 3000 to 4000 in an hour and a half workout
People who show up late
People who leave early
People who swim 500 in a workout
I'm guessing that this fits most masters teams out there that are of any size . . .
Is the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) an exception to the rule? I doubt it. Any comments?
