I started swimming Masters as soon as I could at 25(this was before 19 and then 18 year olds could swim Masters-I'm 57 now.)
I gather this is not what most people do. Swimming was the only thing that allowed me to retain a veneer of sanity in college and med school so I was ecstatic at being with an organized group of swimmers at the first opportunity.
Originally posted by scyfreestyler
I am surprised at how many other people there are on here besides myself with no prior swimming background. That speaks well for the organization and the sport that it can draw in members and competitors with no prior experience.
I don't give that credit to USMS, never heard of it. I give the credit to the woman who was coaching the little Y time at the time. She was also my kids coach(still is), and she kept telling me I should join Masters. I kept telling her I could not swim, and she did not believe me since my kids swam so well. So after pestering me for a year, I decided I would take lessons. My daughter was 7 and I thought I would be able to swim laps while she swam summer rec club. I took 10 weeks of adult lessons at the Y, and swam on my own during the summer, and joined Masters in the fall. The coach was funny, she told me later, after I was swimming much better, that she had not believed I could not swim.....until she saw me swim for the first time!:D
Originally posted by scyfreestyler
I am surprised at how many other people there are on here besides myself with no prior swimming background. That speaks well for the organization and the sport that it can draw in members and competitors with no prior experience.
I don't give that credit to USMS, never heard of it. I give the credit to the woman who was coaching the little Y time at the time. She was also my kids coach(still is), and she kept telling me I should join Masters. I kept telling her I could not swim, and she did not believe me since my kids swam so well. So after pestering me for a year, I decided I would take lessons. My daughter was 7 and I thought I would be able to swim laps while she swam summer rec club. I took 10 weeks of adult lessons at the Y, and swam on my own during the summer, and joined Masters in the fall. The coach was funny, she told me later, after I was swimming much better, that she had not believed I could not swim.....until she saw me swim for the first time!:D
