Hey All! I would love to see the response from people on this question.
I am about to swim in my first meet in over five years. My preparation has been pretty good the last year or so. Plus, I am looking at this from a realistic standpoint of going out to have fun, swim again and see just where I am at in training. Not expecting lifetime bests or to light up the waters in my first outing.
When you all made the decision to race again(pool or open water) what were you feelings leading up the first meet? Excited, nervous,etc? And how did you cope with second thoughts, nerves, etc leading up to the meet, so you wouldn't have second thoughts?
Look forward to hearing other people's stories.
John
Originally posted by MichiganHusker
"I went to the local high school this a.m. to practice some starts w/ goggles (this is my biggest hangup and worry) and was told under no circumstances could I dive off the starting block because I was not on "the swim team."
I explained that I am on a swim team (ok so I am a team of 1), and that I had a swim meet tomorrow and I just wanted to do a start or two in a lane where no one else was swimming.
The answer was no way, no how. Grrrrrr. I hate rules.
So I asked for my money back and left."
I had the exact same experience happen, so.... when I went to another pool, I went up to the starting blocks the greatest distance from the guard and when I was ready, climbed up and did a start in about 2 seconds- too fast for the guard to say anything.
I recently joined a masters team and they allow us to use the blocks if the coach is there.
Good Luck and Have Fun !!
Originally posted by MichiganHusker
"I went to the local high school this a.m. to practice some starts w/ goggles (this is my biggest hangup and worry) and was told under no circumstances could I dive off the starting block because I was not on "the swim team."
I explained that I am on a swim team (ok so I am a team of 1), and that I had a swim meet tomorrow and I just wanted to do a start or two in a lane where no one else was swimming.
The answer was no way, no how. Grrrrrr. I hate rules.
So I asked for my money back and left."
I had the exact same experience happen, so.... when I went to another pool, I went up to the starting blocks the greatest distance from the guard and when I was ready, climbed up and did a start in about 2 seconds- too fast for the guard to say anything.
I recently joined a masters team and they allow us to use the blocks if the coach is there.
Good Luck and Have Fun !!
