Hi everyone, my first post here!
I have no experience in any formal swim training/competition whatsoever. Like alot of people, i was interested to attempt a first tri-athlon and therefore I dragged myself to the pool.
My experience in swimming was from elementary school, swimming everyday in HK (beach)- is that the same as open water, not sure what the difference is. Everyone said that open water swimming is different from the pool, does swimming at the beach count?
Anyways, I am fairly good with breaststroke endurance wise, I haven't really count or time myself, but my guess is I can do 30x 50meters okay.
However, I can't do other strokes. Don't know what's wrong with me coz i cannot get pass 25 yards with the crawl (breathing becomes difficult). Not sure if this is aerobic related or just my technique coz i can do it with breaststroke.
I really want to polish my front crawl and from all i read, everyone recommends the masters swims. Can i join the masters if i can barely do 25 yards of front crawl? I don't want to having to stop and cause traffic jam in the slow lane all the time.
Should I just practice in the pool until i can do 100meters before joining the masters so that I won't upset anyone?
Most Masters programs will probably allow you to try a practice or even just view one before joining.
I believe for the most part, provided you have a proactive masters coach, joining a team is the way to go. The support from other swimmers is priceless as you are trying to develop as a swimmer.
I joined a team after only 3 months of swimming on my own and made more progress in 3 weeks swimming with a team than I did in the preceding 3 months.
I think there are motivational limitations when swimming alone and you certainly will not benefit from the critique of experienced coaching and experienced swimmers as you would in a Masters swimming program.
Check out some programs in your area to see which is the best fit for you.
Good luck!
Most Masters programs will probably allow you to try a practice or even just view one before joining.
I believe for the most part, provided you have a proactive masters coach, joining a team is the way to go. The support from other swimmers is priceless as you are trying to develop as a swimmer.
I joined a team after only 3 months of swimming on my own and made more progress in 3 weeks swimming with a team than I did in the preceding 3 months.
I think there are motivational limitations when swimming alone and you certainly will not benefit from the critique of experienced coaching and experienced swimmers as you would in a Masters swimming program.
Check out some programs in your area to see which is the best fit for you.
Good luck!
