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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thanks everyone for your encouragement!
Today the coach from the team in Alameda called me and I went to swim tonight. I had fun, but it was hard work having not been in a pool in many many years and having never had any formal swim training. But the coach was great and helpful and pointed out things from the very start to work on which is just what I need. While I wasn't able to swim 200 yards without stopping I probably swam more than that in total tonight, so I didn't feel like a complete loser. How did I forget how to breathe?
In other news, I had no idea that I had muscles in the back of my upper arms! ;) I wonder if I will be able to comb my hair in the morning or put on mascara!
Brian, I am still going to come up and swim with the manatees. :)
thanks everyone for your encouragement!
Today the coach from the team in Alameda called me and I went to swim tonight. I had fun, but it was hard work having not been in a pool in many many years and having never had any formal swim training. But the coach was great and helpful and pointed out things from the very start to work on which is just what I need. While I wasn't able to swim 200 yards without stopping I probably swam more than that in total tonight, so I didn't feel like a complete loser. How did I forget how to breathe?
In other news, I had no idea that I had muscles in the back of my upper arms! ;) I wonder if I will be able to comb my hair in the morning or put on mascara!
Brian, I am still going to come up and swim with the manatees. :)
